Search Results for lessons Rescue Rover September 18, 2013 Computer Engineering Engineering Design Lesson Plans Matter and Energy Physics (light, sound, heat) 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan This lesson focuses on the tools and equipment used during technical rescue operations. Teams of students construct rescue devices from everyday materials. They then test their devices to determine whether they can rescue a puppy from a sewer. Pollution Patrol Computer Engineering Lesson Plans Materials Engineering Math 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan This lesson focuses on devices that are used to detect air pollution. Teams of students construct outdoor air pollution detectors from everyday materials. They then test their devices to see how much particulate pollutants they can capture. Sketching Circuits December 11, 2017 Design Electrical/Electronics Engineering Lesson Plans 8-12, 12-14 Download Lesson Plan This lesson introduces students to the new technique of drawing electrical pathways for circuitry with pens. Shake it up with Seismographs! September 18, 2013 Computer Engineering Electrical/Electronics Engineering Engineering Design Environmental Engineering Forces and Motion Industrial Engineering Lesson Plans 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on exploring how the development of seismographs has helped save lives around the world. Students work in teams to design their own seismograph out of everyday items, and test its ability to record a simulated classroom earthquake. Students evaluate their own seismographs, those of classmate teams, and present findings to the class. Find it with GPS! Engineering Design Lesson Plans 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on exploring how the development of global positioning systems has revolutionized both defense and consumer product engineering. Students work in teams to understand the technology behind GPS, explore current applications, and brainstorm new applications for global use of GPS. They use both a simple GPS handheld device and online resources to understand the functioning and potential of this engineering technology. Adaptive Device Design Biomedical Engineering Engineering Design Engineering Science Information Technology Lesson Plans Mechanical Engineering 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on the engineering of adaptive or assistive devices, such as prosthetic devices, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, grab bars, hearing aids, lifts, or braces. The Boat and the Beetle December 21, 2015 Engineering Design Lesson Plans 4-7 Download Lesson Plan This lesson further develops principles of floating and sinking to young learners. It allows children to explore how boats and ships use the principle of displacement and buoyancy to stay afloat. The activities allow children to experiment with different shapes and design of boat ‘hull’ to see which floats best. It introduces the concepts of displacement and buoyancy in a practical activity. It also introduces the idea of a fair test. It can also be used to encourage children to use the engineering principles of and design, test, and improve. Pulleys and Force September 18, 2013 Engineering Design Forces and Motion Lesson Plans 8-12 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on the concept of force and the use of pulleys to reduce required force. A Century of Plastics Engineering Design Lesson Plans Materials and Properties Materials Engineering 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on how plastics of all sorts have been engineered in to everyday products over the past century, with emphasis on materials selection and engineering. Tinkering with Tops Energy Engineering Design Forces and Motion Lesson Plans Math 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan In this lesson, students build spinning tops out of everyday materials. Their challenge is to design a spinning top that can spin for at least 10 seconds within a circle 30 cm in diameter. Pages: First Page1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Last PageLOAD MORE