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Free printable engineering challenges for teens

Teen Engineering Challenge Lab

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AGES 12-17

Teen Engineering Challenge Lab

Ten safe build-test-improve challenges plus printable design and test pages for curious teens.

  • Ten safe build-test-improve engineering challenges
  • reusable design brief and test pages
  • low-cost materials and clear fair-test rules
  • a final reflection page for the next question

Build, test, improve, and explain what you learned

Turn curiosity into your next engineering test

A 16-page printable companion for Mechanical Engineering Explained for Teens. It includes a repeatable engineering design process, reusable planning pages, ten low-cost challenges, and a final reflection page.

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  • Ten challenges plus reusable planning and reflection pages
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Design brief worksheet with goals, constraints and a sketch area from the Teen Engineering Challenge Lab
Page 3: define a goal, constraints and a success test. Select the image to enlarge it.
Test and improve worksheet with prediction, observed result and next-change prompts
Page 4: record a test and decide what to change. Select the image to enlarge it.

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