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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"Overview: Students explore the composition and practical application of parallel circuitry, compared to series circuitry. Students design and build parallel circuits and investigate their characteristics, and apply Ohm'...
Manufacturing Technologies: Making a Picture Frame
"Overview: The basic processes involved in manufacturing systems are demonstrated while students produce their own picture frames. They learn about cutting, shaping, assembly, joining and finishing, as well as attention...
Making Music
"Overview: In this lesson, students learn about sound. Girls and boys are introduced to the concept of frequency and how it applies to musical sounds. Subject: Engineering, Film and Music Production Level: Upper Primary...
Making Moon Craters
"Overview: As a weighted plastic egg is dropped into a tub of flour, students see the effect that different heights and masses of the same object have on the overall energy of that object while observing a classic exampl...
Making "Magic" Sidewalks of Pervious Pavement
"Overview: Students use everyday building materials sand, pea gravel, cement and water to create and test pervious pavement. They learn what materials make up a traditional, impervious concrete mix and how pervious pavem...
Making Decisions: Packaging and the Environment
"Overview: Students redesign and justify the packaging used in consumer products. Design criteria include reducing the amount of packaging material by 25%. Subject: Engineering, Environmental Science Level: Middle Schoo...
Making & Breaking: The Rock Cycle
"Overview: Students learn the components of the rock cycle and how rocks can change over time under the influence of weathering, erosion, pressure and heat. They learn about geotechnical engineering and the role these en...
Make an Alarm!
"Overview: After reading the story ""Dear Mr. Henshaw"" by Beverly Cleary, student groups create alarm systems to protect something in the classroom, just as the main character Leigh does to protect his lunchbox from thi...
Make Your Own Temperature Scale
"Overview: Students learn about the difference between temperature and thermal energy. They build a thermometer using simple materials and develop their own scale for measuring temperature. They compare their thermometer...
Make Your Own Recycled Paper
"Overview: Students learn how paper is made. Working together, student teams make their own paper. This activity introduces students to recycling; what it is, its value and benefits, and how it affects their lives. Subj...
Make That Invisible! Refractive Index Matching
"Overview: Students determine the refractive index of a liquid with a simple technique using a semi-circular hollow block. Then they predict the refractive index of a material (a Pyrex glass tube) by matching it with the...
Make Some Waves
"Overview: In this activity, students use their own creativity (and their bodies) to make longitudinal and transverse waves. Through the use of common items, they will investigate the different between longitudinal and t...
Magnitude of the Richter Scale
"Overview: In this activity, students will learn about the Richter Scale for measuring earthquakes. The students will make a booklet with drawings that represent each rating of the Richter Scale. Subject: Engineering Le...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
"Overview: This lesson ties the preceding lessons together and brings students back to the grand challenge question on MRI safety. During this lesson, students focus on the logistics of magnetic resonance imaging as well...
A Magnetic Personality
"Overview: Students learn about magnets and how they are formed. They investigate the properties of magnets and how engineers use magnets in technology. Specifically, students learn about magnetic memory storage, which i...
Magnetic Launcher
"Overview: Students explore electromagnetism and engineering concepts using optimization techniques to design an efficient magnetic launcher. Groups start by algebraically solving the equations of motion for the velocity...
Magnetic Fluids
"Overview: In this fun, engaging activity, students are introduced to a unique type of fluid ferrofluids whose shape can be influenced by magnetic fields! Students act as materials engineers and create their own ferroflu...
Magnetic Fields and Distance
"Overview: Students measure the relative intensity of a magnetic field as a function of distance. They place a permanent magnet selected distances from a compass, measure the deflection, and use the gathered data to comp...
Magnetic Fields Matter
"Overview: This lesson introduces students to the effects of magnetic fields in matter addressing permanent magnets, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, and magnetization. First students must compare the magneti...
Magnetic Attraction
"Overview: Students complete a series of six short investigations involving magnets to learn more about their properties. Students also discuss engineering uses for magnets and brainstorm examples of magnets in use in th...