Category: Tools and Tips

by David Hamilton, Creative Director. When designing challenge-based projects for students, key in on three distinct constraints: environment, materials, and rules.  Imagine the following scenario. You’ve designed a great challenge for your class and just…

by David Hamilton, Director of Programs. We invite you and your students to take on EXPLO’s Marble Run Challenge.  Here’s a low-cost, ready-to-go, paper engineering challenge. All you need is some paper (cardstock is even…

by David Hamilton, Director of Programs. In our latest “Designs in 90 Seconds” video, we look at the design cycle and demonstrate the importance of cycling by testing early and often. As the name implies,…

by David Hamilton, Director of Programs. In our latest “Designs in 90 Seconds” video, we explore the connection between shadows and trigonometry. Trigonometry comes from the greek words “trigona” (triangle) and “metrisei” (measure). It is…