Science · Engineering Design

Design Lab

The engineering design process: criteria and constraints, fair tests, using data to improve designs and trade-offs.

Grades 3–12Game show1–6 players or teamsNo student loginsWorks offline

Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.

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What students practice

Criteria and constraints, comparing solutions, fair tests, using data to improve designs, prototypes, trade-offs and decision matrices

Whole-class review on the smartboard, science centers, test prep, early finishers and sub plans. No prep and no student logins.

OAS 3.ESS3.1 · 4.PS3.4 · 4.PS4.3 · 4.ESS3.2 · 6.PS3.3 · 7.PS1.6 · 7.LS2.5 · CH.PS1.6 · PH.PS2.3 · ES.ESS3.2 · EN.ESS3.4 · EN.LS2.5

NGSS: 3-5-ETS1-1–3 · MS-ETS1-1–4 · HS-ETS1-1–4

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
Enter the players or teams, then press Start.
Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.