Paper Bridge Rescue
Can you help a paper animal cross a gap without adding more paper?
You will try: Improve a shape before adding material.
+80 XP
CREATE
CREATIVE ENGINEERING
Maker Missions
Turn simple materials into useful, playful creations while practising design, testing and iteration.
Public beta learning journeyThis course is open now while the final production kit is still being validated. Use only the matching First Wonder materials, follow every safety gate, and have a grown-up supervise whenever the mission asks for one.
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From a first make to a design you can improve and explain.
Follow the main path in order. Optional challenges are separate and are not required for your certificate.
01Make It Strong0/2 complete
Make It Strong0/2 complete
Start
Build a Glowing Lantern
Can you turn a simple cup into a lantern that you designed yourself?
You will try: Give a simple structure a protected light source.
+50 XP
02Make It Communicate0/1 complete
Make It Communicate0/1 complete
Build a Secret Telegraph
Can you send a message using only short and long flashes?
You will try: Use a removable contact as a repeatable signal.
+50 XP
03Make It Move0/2 complete
Make It Move0/2 complete
The Balloon Delivery Car
First make a car roll freely, then let escaping air push it.
You will try: Make a rolling chassis before adding air propulsion.
+70 XP
The Wind-Up Delivery Car
Reuse your rolling chassis and compare stored energy with escaping air.
You will try: Reuse the chassis with a stored-energy mechanism.
+70 XP
04Make Mechanisms Work0/3 complete
Make Mechanisms Work0/3 complete
Build a Mini Pulley Crane
Can you lift a small load by pulling in a more comfortable direction?
You will try: Guide a light load with a pulley.
+90 XP
Build a Balance Scale
Can you compare two objects without knowing their numbers?
You will try: Balance equal arms and compare small loads.
+90 XP
Build a Rubber-Band Paddle Boat
Can a twisted rubber band power a boat without a battery?
You will try: Use elastic energy to paddle without wet electronics.
+100 XP
05Tell a Story and Improve0/2 complete
Tell a Story and Improve0/2 complete
Build a Light-Up Puppet Theatre
Can you engineer a tiny stage where light helps tell a story?
You will try: Combine a light and structure to communicate a story.
+100 XP
Invent a Helpful Make
Use one mechanism you understand to help a person or a paper character.
You will try: Design, test and improve one familiar mechanism.
+80 XP
06Optional · Try Another Angle0/2 complete
Optional · Try Another Angle0/2 complete
Build a Desk Fan
Can you build a small machine that moves invisible air toward you?
You will try: Extend a main-path idea without making the course longer.
+50 XP
Build a Straw Pan Flute
Can you turn measured tube lengths into an ordered set of notes?
You will try: Extend a main-path idea without making the course longer.
+90 XP Structure Builder
JOURNEY FINISH