Parents & Educators > Getting Started

Here's where you'll find everything you need to know about the Design Squad program and Web site. Plus you can find tons of fun engineering activities you can do at home, in the classroom or with any group of kids. Use the links below to explore these areas:

About the Program

Find episode descriptions, read viewing tips, credits, and more.

About the Site

Look here for a guide to this Web site's content, a site map, information about linking to us.

Activities

Check out 15 hands-on engineering challenges inspired by the show.

Online Workshop

NASA and Design Squad developed this online training for educators and afterschool leaders who want to build their skills and confidence in guiding kids through engineering activities.

Teacher's Guide

If you're a middle school STEM teacher, these eight hands-on, open-ended, standards-based challenges focusing on force, electricity, and sound are for you!

Educator's Guide

This guide has all the information you need to use Design Squad in an educational setting.

Event Guide

Download all the resources you need to host your own Design Squad event.

Activity Guide

This guide offers 5 hands-on activities perfect for ongoing programs or special events.

Invent Guide

This guide offers six hands-on challenges designed to spark the inventive spirit of kids aged 9–12.

On the Moon Guide

NASA and Design Squad team up to inspire a new generation of engineers. The guide offers six hands-on challenges that bring engineering and NASA's moon missions to life.

Download Video

Download D-Squad ProFiles videos for use in the classroom or at a Design Squad event.

Girl Scout Patch

Inspire the next generation of female engineers by incorporating Design Squad into your troop meetings.

Printable Resources

Download Design Squad evnt signs, t-shirt transfer designs and more!