Engineering Challenges
In these challenges, have a go at building something and then testing your creation. Don't worry if it doesn't work first time! Can you improve your design, or choose better materials?
Engineering Challenges
Bridge
Boat
Coal Mine Rescue
Wheeled Vehicle
Ideas for Wheeled Vehicle Challenge
Here are some ideas of how to power your wheeled vehicle (adding power is a bonus challenge!). These are all external links and are just some of Susan’s favourites to get you started!
Balloon cars: Number 5 on promo video, for a fantastic book
Balloon cars: Video of the same design but without learning about the brilliant investigating and questioning skills that are in the book
Elastic band cars: Pdf of instructions
Elastic band cars: 10 minute video explanation
Creative Challenges
We challenge your creativity in these videos - what can you make?
Creative Challenges
Stained-Glass Window
Statue
Make a Map
Digital Challenges
Two different challenges - one is about exploring where you live online and the other is about using 3D software, which is something that engineers, architects and designers use all the time.
Digital Challenges
Explore Maps
3D Computer Challenge
Mystery Artefact Challenges
Put your detective hats on and see what you can work out (or guess!) about mystery artefacts (old objects) from our heritage collection.
Mystery Artefact Challenges
Week 10 Artefact
Week 12 Artefact
Week 14 Artefact
These ones are more tricky!
Library Challenge
This challenge has lots of different options for activities that you could do!
Hall Of Fame
See what other people have made for our challenges - aren't they fantastic!? Could your engineering feature here? It's not too late to share your creations with us on social media - just tag us and use #CommonGoodChallenge
