Assembly Line
Students will time themselves as they assemble a product individually that meets quality control criteria.
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Robot Basketball
The teacher will lead a class discussion about basketball and the different kinds of shots basketball players perform. A student will demonstrate how they throw a free-throw shot in basketball.
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10 - 18CATEGORIES:
Energy, Engineering Design, Mathematical Applications, Motion and Forces, Robotics, Simple Machines
Rubber Band Racers
In "Rubber Band Racers" lesson students explore rubber band car design. Students work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own rubber band car out of everyday items.
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Lesson Plan PDFAGE LEVELS:
8 - 18CATEGORIES:
Energy, Engineering Design, Mathematical Applications, Motion and Forces
Playing with Parachutes
Students work in teams to design and build parachutes out of everyday items.
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Lesson Plan PDFAGE LEVELS:
8 - 18CATEGORIES:
Engineering Design, Mathematical Applications, Motion and Forces
Sugar Crystal Challenge
Students learn about how surface area can change at the nanoscale. Students work in teams to explore different forms of sugar at different levels of coarseness.
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Lesson Plan PDFAGE LEVELS:
8 - 14CATEGORIES:
Engineering Design, Mathematical Applications, Properties of Materials, Structure of Matter, Technology
Temperature Tactics
Students explore the impact of engineers and scientists have developed sensors over the centuries to measure temperature.
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Lesson Plan PDFAGE LEVELS:
8 - 14CATEGORIES:
Engineering Design, Mathematical Applications, Properties of Materials, Technology
Tinkering with Tops
Students work in teams to design and build their own spinning top out of everyday materials. Their top must be able to spin for at least 10 seconds within an area 30 cm in diameter.
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Lesson Plan PDFAGE LEVELS:
8 - 18CATEGORIES:
Energy, Engineering Design, Mathematical Applications, Motion and Forces
Trebuchet Toss
In this lesson, students work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own trebuchet out of everyday items. They test their trebuchet, evaluate their results, and present to the class.
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Lesson Plan PDFAGE LEVELS:
12 - 18CATEGORIES:
Engineering Design, Mathematical Applications, Motion and Forces, Simple Machines
What is a Nanometer?
Students learn how working at the nanoscale requires scientists and engineers to work at a much smaller scale. Students measure common classroom objects and convert the measurement to nanometers.
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Lesson Plan PDFAGE LEVELS:
8 - 12CATEGORIES:
Engineering Design, Mathematical Applications, Properties of Materials, Structure of Matter, Technology
Measuring the Wind
Students explore how anemometers record the strength of the wind and how this information is used to support society.
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