Search Results for lessons Wind Tunnel Testing September 18, 2013 Engineering Design Forces and Motion Lesson Plans Materials and Properties 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on wind tunnel tests that engineers in many industries use to when developing products such as airplanes, cars, and even buildings. Teams of students build their own model car out of everyday products and test their design in a wind tunnel made of a fan blowing through a long cardboard box. Dispenser Designs Engineering Design Lesson Plans Materials and Properties 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on how engineers have to design objects to meet the needs of users, while considering the limitations of materials, and the implications of cost. Engineer a Cane Engineering Design Forces and Motion Lesson Plans Materials and Properties 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on how engineers improve assistive devices such as a cane to meet the needs of the elderly. Students work in teams to re-engineer a cane for a "client." They are assigned a client profile, develop a design to suit the needs of the user, and those in older grades build a working prototype of their design. History of Computing – Engineered Memory Electricity/Magnetism Engineering Design Lesson Plans 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on the engineering behind storage devices, and engineering improvements over time. Though exploring the operation of the "floppy" disk, students explore the mechanics underlying operation, and then test the disk under a variety of conditions. Electric Messages: Then and Now Electricity/Magnetism Energy Lesson Plans 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on exploring electric message systems, from light signals using International Morse Code to text messaging. Students construct a simple telegraph using a battery, wires, a switch, and bulb, and explore the impact of communications on society. Biomimicry in Engineering Engineering Design Lesson Plans Materials and Properties 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Lesson focuses on the concept of Biomimicry and students learn how engineers have incorporated structures and methods from the living world in products and solutions for all industries. Students then work in teams to develop a structure or system based on an example in nature that would help people living on the moon. They design their structure on paper, learn about patents, and share their designs with the class. Engineered Sports Engineering Design Forces and Motion Lesson Plans Materials and Properties 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on how the principles of aerospace engineering have impacted golf ball design, along with equipment used in other sports. Students analyze the use of dimples on golf balls, and work as a team of engineers to determine whether adding dimples to airplanes would increase fuel efficiency for the airline industry. They also explore the physics of bounce as it relates to several sports balls. Fun with Sorting Coding Computer Science Data Handling and Analysis Lesson Plans 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan The lesson focuses on introducing the fundamental problem of “sorting an array” to pre-university students. Build a Big Wheel Civil Engineering Forces and Motion Lesson Plans Math 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on the engineering behind big wheels (sometimes called Ferris wheels). Teams of students explore the engineering behind the "London Eye," explore the history of big wheels, and construct a working wheel model using pasta, glue, and teabags. Hull Engineering Engineering Design Forces and Motion Lesson Plans Materials and Properties 8-12, 12-14, 14-18 Download Lesson Plan Lesson focuses on how the shape of ship's hull can impact its speed and stability potential in water. Teams of students design and test their own ship's hull on paper, and build it using foam and other everyday materials. Pages: First Page1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Last PageLOAD MORE
