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- 7th - 12th
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Students study a variety of nature's raw materials/ resources (nearby/far-removed), selected technology (machines, tools, processes), and a variety of consumer goods. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students identify those materials that can be recycled and possible uses for these materials. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students examine different kinds of materials to identify the properties of materials and their suitability for different purposes using the story of the Three Little Pigs. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students work together to research what types of materials are used to make automobiles. They examine magazines and other media with descriptions of cars in them. They create a diagram of their favorite car and describe where the materials came from. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students design a product that is suitable for manufacturing while considering how it could be produced as a batch or single item. They explore computer aided design techniques. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study the effects of the use, extraction, and disposal of materials from high-volume manufacturing on the environment and human health. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use cereal boxes, paint, buttons and glue to design and make a frame for a photograph. They consider the different processes involved in making the frame and discuss how their observations apply to manufacturing systems that are used to produce factory-made goods. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students identify the materials needed to make a car. They answer questions before and after the activity. They place the materials that help make the car on a poster of the car. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students comprehend the resources and processes of technology. They give the definition of manufacturing. Students list and identify the manufacturing processes and the forms of manufacturing enterprises. They comprehend how to analyze impacts of technology. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the properties, limitations, and durability of a variety of materials, then evaluate which of the materials would be best for building a model house. If used in its entirety, this lesson could take several science class times. Full Review »
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