Today’s students are tomorrow’s engineers, scientists, and mathematicians. When students work as a group on building projects, they solve problems collaboratively by communicating their ideas while learning more about the world around them. The most common question teachers have about STEM opportunities is, “What are some STEM activities that are engaging and easy to implement in the classroom?” We’ve developed an exciting new resource just for that!

Our Build It! Interactive Engineering Project helps students practise project design and presentation skills with a fun activity. This activity engages students in all of the following:

• Students get to build an amusement park, waterpark, garden, beach, and city park in a digital format.
• Students will learn about science, maths, technology, and engineering through project-based learning to create their designs.
• Students will write to explain the reasoning behind their choices and how it affects the popularity of their design.

Build It! Interactive Engineering Project focuses on building your students’ creativity, confidence, and problem-solving skills. The project works entirely within Google Slides and makes an excellent National Science Week activity.

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Assign this interactive activity to Google Classroom. Please be sure to open in Edit mode, not Presentation mode. Students click/drag/drop to plan their projects. Accompanying each slide is a click-to-type interaction for students to explain their reasoning.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter collaborator.