Engineering Tomorrow Lab Days

Bringing students around the country together to explore the world of engineering.

Lab Days are live, virtual field trips.

Your students will come together virtually with other classes all over the country to learn about a specific topic in engineering and complete their own related projects. 

Participate live for the event — or attend as much as you can and watch the rest on demand.

How Lab Days work
  • 10–10:30am ET

    Lab introduction
    A professional engineer and expert in the field introduces the topic and activity for the day.

  • 10:30–11:30am ET

    Lab challenge
    Students work together with others in their class to complete the activity.

  • 11:30am–12:30pm ET

    Q&A
    Students have a chance to hear from college students enrolled in STEM programs as well as the engineer.

  • 12:30–1pm ET

    Wrap up
    Students present their results and the engineer offers feedback and encouragement.

  • 1–2pm ET

    Keynote speaker
    Every Engineering Tomorrow Lay Day event ends with an inspiring keynote from an engineering expert.

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    Virtual field trip event

    4 hours

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    Lab type

    No-cost, hands-on engineering event

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    Live Q&A session and wrap up

    College students & professional engineers

Get our labs on your time.
Looking for lessons you can run independently with your students? Check out our selection of asynchronous labs.

See all Lab workshops
  • 2024

March

March 14, 2024

Astrodynamics

Marsha Ivins

Retired Astronaut and Veteran of 5 Space Shuttle Missions

April

April 9, 2024

Biomechanical Systems

John Sexton

Founder & CEO, LifeDrive

April 22, 2024

Electric Vehicles

Kelsey Farr

Automotive Project Marketing Engineer, Texas Instruments

May

May 9, 2024

Sound & Acoustics

Milton Davis

Curriculum Coordinator

May 22, 2024

Bridges

Nicola Turrini

Global Corporate Partnerships Manager, Bridges to Prosperity

June

June 5, 2024

Aerodynamics

Kenneth Harris II

Senior Project Engineer, The Aerospace Corporation

Why Engineering Tomorrow
Labs are always conducted with no cost to schools, teachers, or students.
Hands-on activities get students excited and keep them engaged.
Labs are designed and delivered by professional engineers.

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