Bay Area Discovery Museum

Use this page to brainstorm, draw, and revise your design ideas.

Think, Make, Try Four Section Planning Page

Learn about the Engineering Design Process, Think, Make, Try, to get ready to tackle some design challenges!

Think, Make, Try: Background for Educators

Title: Think, Make, Try: Discussion with Students

The Citrus Family needs your help—they are separated by a body of water and need to find a way to visit each other! Watch the video then see if you can Think, Make, Try to design a solution to the problem. 

Citrus Crossing Design Challenge

 The Billy Goats keep waking up an angry troll who lives under the bridge they cross daily! How can we design a solution that keeps them safe and keeps the troll asleep?

Billy Goats Gruff Design Challenge

Need help crossing a body of water safely? Need a way to sneak past a hungry troll? What about a sled that can travel speedily down a snowy hill? You need an engineer! Engineers are the problem-solvers of our world! Engineers identify problems, then use math and science to work to find possible solutions. In these video-inspired activities, you’ll learn to use the engineering design process to build your engineering skills and solve some design challenges of your own!

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Think, Make, Try: Everyday Engineering

Think, Make, Try Four Section Planning Page