Sail Away
Students design a sailboat out of everyday objects that can catch a breeze from a fan and sail four feet.
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Students design a sailboat out of everyday objects that can catch a breeze from a fan and sail four feet.
View DetailsStudents build search queries. They learn efficient method of retrieving information. Students compare different search engines.
View DetailsStudents perform experiments using two different types of circuit arrangements: series and parallel circuits.
View DetailsStudents learn how seismographs record and can help predict earthquakes and other earth movements. They explore the impact of how technology can positively impact the world.
View DetailsStudents develop a plan, select materials, manufacture a package, test it, and evaluate their results.
View DetailsStudents learn about how important packaging design and engineering can be, especially when the item being shipped is an organ ready for transplant, or other living items.
View DetailsThis lesson explores the practical, scientific, ethical, and environmental issues that emerge in building ‘smart buildings’ that rely on ‘the internet of things’.
View DetailsIn this lesson, students work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own surgical instrument out of everyday items.
View DetailsIn this lesson, students work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own solar house out of everyday items.
View DetailsStudents learn how coins are manufactured and explore the sorting processes engineers have developed.
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