St. Patrick’s Day Engineering Challenge – Teacher

Summary

Students design and build a wind-powered lifting system that raises a small load 11 inches using only fan energy, following the full Engineering Design Process from brainstorming through data-driven redesign. This St. Patrick’s Day–themed activity is built for middle school groups, runs 2–3 class periods, and includes materials lists, testing protocols, data tables, and optional math extensions for work and power calculations.