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Engage students in engineering with easy to use lesson plans

Teach Engineering Through Simple & Engaging Activities

Explore IEEE Try Engineering’s database of lesson plans to teach engineering concepts to your students, aged 4 to 18. Explore areas such as lasers, LED lights, flight, smart buildings, and more through our activities. All lesson plans are provided by teachers like you and are peer reviewed. View our complete TryEngineering lesson plan list.

Our lesson plans are easy to use and include student handouts and worksheets to print out. Select a category or an age range below to find lessons suitable for your students. If you have used any of our lessons, we want your feedback so please complete the survey below.

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Hands-on Activity Problem Solving14-18
Sustainable Energy Transition through STEM
 TryEngineering Hands-on Activity Sustainable Energy Transition through STEM Hey, your cell phone helps you make cool TikTok videos and Instagram stories. But do you know you can...
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Aerospace Engineering Materials and Properties8-10, 11-13
Take Flight!
Lesson focuses on flight and how the design of a glider will improve aerodynamic function. Teams of students explore the forces that impact flight and design, build, and test their...
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Architectural Engineering Materials and Properties8-10, 11-13, 14-18
Tall Tower Challenge
Lesson focuses on the growth of tall buildings and their structures. Students work in teams to develop the tallest tower they can build with limited materials that can support the...
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Mechanical Engineering Ocean/Marine Engineering8-10, 11-13, 14-18
Telescoping Periscope
Lesson focuses on the many uses of periscopes and how this simple device was designed and is used in many applications. Students work in teams to design and build their...
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Environmental Engineering Weather and Climate
Temperature Tactics
Temperature Tactics Lesson focuses on how thermometers have been impacted by engineering over time, and also how materials engineering has developed temperature sensitive materials. Student teams...
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Manufacturing Engineering Materials and Properties8-10, 11-13, 14-18
Tennis Anyone?
Lesson focuses on sports engineering and advanced materials development. Students work in a team to devise a racquet out of everyday materials that can consistently hit a ball to a...
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