By Liana Vazquez Science Projects to Do at Home Science projects can be a load of fun. Kids come home from school and have to tell you about the bean plant they are growing or the awesome ...

Students who build something "cool" are not necessarily engaging in engineering design. As teachers, we should find ways to guide our students towards thoughtful design instead of making cool stuff.

"When (the engineer) comes in and talks about all these jobs we can do in the future, like building ramps and other stuff. I helped design the part of the project where the ball gets into the hoop.