Dyson’s 44 Engineering Challenges
Dyson, yes, Dyson who manufactures vacuums, has put together 44 engineering challenges for young people to undertake during this time of quarantine.
Designers from the James Dyson Foundation have come up with a series of challenges to help kids learn at home during isolation.
Comprised of 22 science tasks and 22 engineering activities, the Challenge Cards can be completed by children using common household items such as eggs, string and balloons.
Wolfram Alpha Problem Generator
Practice makes perfect with the Wolfram Alpha Problem Generator. They have a huge database of problem types for you to springboard off. Additionally, their partner site, Wolfram Demonstrations offers 12,000+ interactive applications for education, research, recreation and more!
Matific
Matific is a free elementary math product that consists of engaging activities and games that teach students problem solving and critical thinking through discovery. They use game based principles to encourage students to learn through discovery, and we also have all the usual stuff schools may like such as worksheets, lesson plans, and of course real time reporting. Their concept-based challenges puts students into the role of mathematician and has them thinking like mathematicians.
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