Design Challenges

STEM activities for curious families and classrooms

Technovation Families' free design challenges explore a range of science, technology, and engineering topics through fun, hands-on activities that promote creativity and problem-solving to find unique solutions.

Learn from the scientists and engineers who are creating the technologies of tomorrow, and use what you learn to build your own invention!

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All Design Challenges

Design a Sampling Aircraft

Design a Sampling Aircraft

Build an aircraft that can collect air samples.

Make a Nanostamp

Make a Nanostamp

Create a stamp to reproduce a drawing from a meter away quickly and accurately.

Build a Nanopipe

Build a Nanopipe

Create a tube that can separate different objects based on how you you build the walls.

Make Identical Quantum Dots

Make Identical Quantum Dots

Make spheres that are all the same size.

Build a Planting Machine

Build a Planting Machine

Build a machine that distributes seeds precisely.

Build a “No Wire” Circuit

Build a “No Wire” Circuit

Build a circuit using conductive everyday objects

Engineer a Safe Stopping Robot

Engineer a Safe Stopping Robot

Engineer a robot that turns itself off when it leaves a safe area.

Build a Neural Network

Build a Neural Network

Create a network that classifies information

Build a Parallel Processing Machine

Build a Parallel Processing Machine

Build something that can sort data through multiple parallel channels

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