Projects - Go Ahead And Try This At Home!

The main feature of Family Day is the numerous hands-on and minds-on activities.
This page features selected project descriptions from past years to be tried at home or school.

Local Groups

The Power Of Design - Change A Piece of Paper To Hold Thousands of Times Its Own Weight
The DC Society of Professional Engineers invites you to hold up over 30 pounds with ONE sheet of paper and some tape.

ASHRAE presents balloon tug-of-war, hot snakes spiraling, and a parachute that never falls:
Balloon Tug Of War - Are You Stronger Than Air?
Hot Snake Spirals - Description      Snake Pattern PDF
Hover Chute - Balancing The Forces Of Air and Gravity

Fun with water: The Navy presents Bouyancy, Cartesian Diver, and Flinker

Sun Central Activity - National Building Museum

ZOOM Into Engineering

Egg Bungee Jump - Save Your Egg From A Squishy Fate!
Keep-A-Cube - Help Me, I'm Melting
Paper Bridge - Paper Made Stronger!

More ZOOM Engineering And Science Activities (PBSkids.org)

ZOOM Projects ... Espanol, Francaise, auf Deutsch, ....
ZOOM translates into Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Malayalam, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German, Chinese --
Sorry, NO Ubbi Dubbi!

Design Squad (ages 9-12)

Hidden Alarm
Kinetic Sculpture
Pop Fly
Rubber Band Car

Helping Hand - Build A Grabber That Can Reach At Least Two Feet

More Design Squad Activities (PBSkids.org)