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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students view the film "Freedom Machines" and research the types of assistive technologies that are available to people with disabilities. They conduct interviews and assess the needs of a person with disabilities and propose assistive technologies. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students share opinions about the criteria they consider important in an online search engine. Using Google and Yahoo, they investigate various subjects and compare their search results. To synthesize their findings, students prepare recommendations. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use search engines to help them explain how to search more effectively on the Internet. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students develop an understanding of the nature of technology by identifying, describing and discussing the characteristics, scope, and core concepts of technology. They learn technology including systems, resources, requirements, optimization and trade-offs, processes and controls. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students engage in thinking and learning experiences which address the reasons behind the technological design of products and what it means to their lives. They investigate the concept of tradeoffs the acceptance of outcomes from various technology choices. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students apply the mechanical advantages and problem-solving capabilities of six types of simple machines (wedge, wheel and axle, lever, inclined plane, screw, pulley) as they discuss modern structures in the spirit of the engineers and builders of the great pyramids. While studying the steps of the engineering design process, students practice teamwork, creativity and problem solving. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the concept of genetic engineering. In groups, they participate in a variety of experiments, in which they analyze the effect of chemicals on different substances. Using the internet, they research gossypol, test their hypothesis and report their findigns to the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students demonstrate knowledge of information sharing skills by discussing each step with their group members. They demonstrate application of information sharing skills by working with a group to share specific pieces of data with another classroom. Students discuss the importance of information sharing. "How is information sharing important in your life?" Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students analyze prior labs by keeping a lab notebook. They share their lab notebook by electronically sending it to their classmates. Students demonstrate evaluation of other lab notebooks within the same classroom and those from other classrooms involved in Engineering Information Technology (EIT). Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are engaged in the general topic of technology. They discuss a short scenario so that students explore a sense of what technology is and to dispel the notion that technology relates mostly to computers. Students are introduced to the concept of scale by using classroom to repre-sent a cell and other smaller objects to represent subcellular components. Full Review »
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