TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Records
"Overview: The difference between an architect and an engineer is sometimes confusing because their roles in building design can be similar. Students experience a bit of both professions by following a set of requirements and meeting given constraints as they...
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Soil Contamination in Rivers
"Overview: Students learn about contamination and pollution, specifically in reference to soil in and around rivers. To start, groups use light sensors to take light reflection measurements of different colors of sand (d...
Exploring Energy: What Is Energy?
"Overview: Students are introduced to the definition of energy and the concepts of kinetic energy, potential energy, and energy transfer. This lesson is a broad overview of concepts that are taught in more detail in subs...
What's the Problem?
"Overview: Students learn of the impending asteroid impact scenario, form teams and begin to study the situation in depth. A simple in-class simulation shows them the potential for destruction and disaster. They complete...
What Is a Sensor?
"Overview: Students gain a rigorous background in the primary human ""sensors,"" as preparation for comparing them to some electronic equivalents in the associated activity. A review of human vision, hearing, smell, tast...
The Portable Fluid Power Demonstrator (PFPD)
"Overview: Working in teams, students learn the basics of fluid power design using the PFPD as their investigative platform. They investigate the similarities and differences between using pneumatic and hydraulic power i...
Design Step 6: Evaluate/Manufacture a Final Product
"Overview: As students learn more about the manufacturing process, they use the final prototypes created in the previous activity to evaluate, design and manufacture final products. Teams work with more advanced material...
Build Your Own Mobile
"Overview: Student teams creatively construct mobiles using hangers and assorted materials and objects while exploring the principles of balance and center of mass. They build complex, free-hanging structures by balancin...
Oil Spill Cleanup
"Overview: This hands-on experiment will provide students with an understanding of the issues that surround environmental cleanup. Students will create their own oil spill, try different methods for cleaning it up, and t...
Simon Says Big Amplitude, Small Wavelength!
"Overview: In this activity, students play the game Simon Says to make the amplitudes and wavelengths defined by the teacher. First they play alone, and then they play with a partner using a piece of rope. Subject: Engi...
Park It!
"Overview: The difference between an architect and an engineer is sometimes confusing because their roles in building design can be similar. Students experience a bit of both professions by following a set of requirement...