St. Patrick’s Day Engineering Challenge – Student

Summary

Students work through a structured engineering challenge where they design, build, and test a wind-powered turbine that lifts a load using only fan energy, recording data across multiple trials and redesigning based on results. The handout walks students through all seven steps of the Engineering Design Process, from defining the problem and sketching a design to testing, improving, and reflecting. Designed for middle school, it includes an engineering log, data tables, and reflection questions built for in-class use.