Engineering STEM Lesson Plans & Activities

 You don’t need to be an engineer or technologist to introduce your students to the exciting world of engineering. With free STEM Lesson Plans from IEEE TryEngineering, you can bring hands-on, engaging engineering concepts into your classroom with confidence.

Let IEEE TryEngineering support your teaching journey with a robust library of peer-reviewed resources. Our lesson plans are designed by technical experts and educators, ensuring they are both accurate and classroom-ready. These resources include:

• Engineering lesson plans for kids across K–12 levels
• Hands-on design challenges with clear criteria and constraints
• Step-by-step instructions to guide students through each activity
• Strategies and tips created by teachers, for teachers

They also cover background STEM concepts. We dive deeper into science, math, or technology related to the lesson. This is an important part of the TryE lessons. You can even search the site on these key STEM topics, for example: force and motion, weather and climate, matter and energy, and earth systems.

Explore IEEE TryEngineering’s database of STEM education lesson plans to teach engineering concepts to your students, aged 4 to 18.

Discover STEM technology lesson plans covering areas such as lasers, LED lights, flight, smart buildings, and more through our STEM activities for kids. Lesson plans are peer-reviewed by a team of technical professionals and educators.