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PRE-SCHOOL

Engineers design and research things that help us in our daily lives.  You can learn all about one of the most important engineering feats of our time – the airplane.  Put together different models and hear a little about its history.

Diverse group of elementary school aged kids giving thumbs up.

ELEMENTARY

What is is like to live at nano scale? Find out in NanoLand.

Check out this ad for Goldie Blox, an engineering toy for girls who like to build cool things–like a house-sized Rube Goldberg machine!

Build your own mission to space!

Check out what’s on DragonflyTV or Fetch with Ruff Ruffington!

Group of middle school aged kids wearing safety goggles conducting an experiment.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

What is light painting? Grab a friend, a camera and follow this link.
Diverse group of high school aged kids working on a child's electric car.

HIGH SCHOOL

Robots are getting more and more advanced.  Here’s one designed to carry heavy things on all kinds of surfaces: snow, ice, hills, rocks.  It was modeled using observations of animal movement.

Join in a National Science Fair for students interested in biotechnology, biology and related fields.  BioGENEius!

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Electricity and Circuits

Electricity and Circuits

This experiment shows that in setting up a circuit, we are able to convert electrical energy into kinetic energy. A circuit is a pathway of wires that allow electricity to flow. The flow of electricity is called the current. Current only flows when a circuit is...

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Hydrogels in the Kitchen? Hydrogels in the Body?

Hydrogels in the Kitchen? Hydrogels in the Body?

Believe it or not, we use a lot of chemistry to make the food we love to eat.  For example, polysaccharides are naturally occurring polymers found in algae, bacteria, citrus fruits, and other plants and animals.  Polysaccharides are used in foods to help change or...

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What To Do With Dirty Water?

What To Do With Dirty Water?

Water is important for all life forms on planet Earth. Water is in our bodies, and is used in every part of our lives. But water can also contain contaminants that make it non-potable, not healthy for us to drink. Contaminants can be: Physical: particles of soil or...

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Chemical Reaction or Mixture?

Chemical Reaction or Mixture?

Which is which? A mixture is created when two or more different substances are physically combined and can be separated back into its original substances. Examples of mixtures are: a bowl of different kinds of candy, a pile of different kinds of leaves, steel, sugar...

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How to Teach Your Kids Science and Engineering

How to Teach Your Kids Science and Engineering

Our K-12 Engineering Outreach Office Shares STEM Lessons You Can Do at Home We are all concerned about the current health climate, but for those who have children at home or know of children who are home, finding easy-to-do activities can be a challenge. UD K-12...

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“The Great Wave off Kanagawa” by Hokusai

“The Great Wave off Kanagawa” by Hokusai

At the University of Delaware's College of Engineering, we have researchers who study many forms of alternative energy sources. One source of energy that is being examined is the conversion of the energy created by tides and waves into electrical power. Using the...

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Visit the House that Engineering Built

graphic of a geodesic dome house
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