Engineering at Home

Pass the Peppers

Andre and Makayla have a problem. They want to bring peppers over to grandma, but taking the stairs is exhausting! This interactive story introduces the engineering design process as they design a solution to their problem.

Duration Up to 20 minutes

Age Range With help from an adult

Outcome Learn about the Engineering Design Process

Design your own way to pass the peppers

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Porches stick out from two side-by-side apartment buildings. On the left porch sits a girl with medium brown skin and dark hair. writing on a piece of paper. She is surrounded by potted tomato and pepper plants. She is talking to her grandmother, who stands on the other porch. On the right porch stands an older woman with light brown skin and a head-wrap. She wears a colorful patterned shirt and uses a walker.

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