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Students discover that waste disposal has been an ongoing problem since medieval times. In this lesson, students explore the three methods of waste disposal in use by modern communities. They also investigate how engineers design sanitary landfills to prevent leachate from polluting the underlining groundwater. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the function and components of the human nervous system. They listen to a teacher-led lecture and discuss how engineers develop better ways to save and protect the brain from trauma and disease, and answer true and false questions. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore solid waste and its effects on the environment. They explain some of the major problems caused by waste disposal and the use of landfills. They suggest ways to reduce the amount of solid waste going into a landfill. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students build their own newspaper skyscrapers with limited materials and time. They identify several different structural engineering principles relating to skyscrapers. They explain how their towers resisted the wind load. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students discover that air pressure is pushing on us all the time although we do not usually notice it. This lesson discusses the units of pressure and gives the students a sense of just how much air pressure is pushing on them. Students utilize an air pressure worksheet imbedded in this plan, and build paper airplanes to demonstrate the effects of air pressure. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate different balls' abilities to bounce. They conduct a Ball Bounce Height Comparison and Ball Bounce Time Comparison, complete a worksheet, graph the results of their experiment, and answer investigating questions. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore the concept of air pressure. Using candy or cookie wafers to model how air pressure changes with altitude, they conduct an aluminum can crushing experiment, compare the magnitude to gravitational force per unit area, and complete various worksheets and graphs. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the principles of orbit using water balloons and a piece of string to see how gravity and the velocity of a spacecraft balance to form an orbit. They determine how an object can escape the gravity of the sun or planet. They look at how engineers design huge rockets so that they can get out of the Earth's gravity. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students calcute distances using trigonometry and angle measurements. They estimate the width of the Trig River, measure it and compare their results with their classmates. They collaborate with a group to research and find the results. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the causes of different types and speeds of landslides. They determine that landslides are the result of gravity, friction, and the materials involved. They examine the step engineers are taking to prevent and avoid landslides. Full Review »
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