Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 3 Part 1
Students predict, test, observe, and describe how sails made of different materials and shapes catch the wind. [10:10]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 1
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Leif, a boy from Denmark, learns about mechanical engineering as he designs his own windmill. [13:38]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 3 Part 2
Students predict, test, observe, and describe how sails made of different materials and shapes catch the wind. [14:11]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 3 Part 1
Students predict, test, observe, and describe how sails made of different materials and shapes catch the wind. [7:01]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 2
Students think like mechanical engineers as they observe and analyze the moving parts of common machines. [13:23]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 1
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Leif, a boy from Denmark, learns about mechanical engineering as he designs his own windmill. [12:42]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Water, Water Everywhere: Designing Water Filters Lesson 2
Students think like environmental engineers as they review a mural of a small American community, noting possible sources of pollution and suggesting ways to clean up or eliminate the source of the pollution. [11:08]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 4 Part 2
Students apply their knowledge of simple machines and industrial engineering as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own factory subsystems. [13:01]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 4 Part 1
Students apply their knowledge of simple machines and industrial engineering as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own factory subsystems. [10:41]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 3 Part 2
Students use simple machines and spring scales to determine how much force is needed to move a standard load and think about the ergonomics of using each machine. [11:25]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 3 Part 1
Students use simple machines and spring scales to determine how much force is needed to move a standard load and think about the ergonomics of using each machine. [9:59]
Museum of Science
Eie: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Assembly Lines Lesson 2
Watch this model lesson where the teacher prepares the students to think like industrial engineers as they compare making a product independently with making a product in an assembly line. [12:48]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 1
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Aisha, a girl from Boston, Massachusetts, learns about industrial engineering as she designs her own factory subsystem. [10:22]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 4
Students apply their knowledge of simple machines and industrial engineering as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own factory subsystems. [15:25]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 3 Part 3
Students use simple machines and spring scales to determine how much force is needed to move a standard load and think about the ergonomics of using each machine. [12:49]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 3 Part 2
Students use simple machines and spring scales to determine how much force is needed to move a standard load and think about the ergonomics of using each machine. [8:41]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 3 Part 1
Students use simple machines and spring scales to determine how much force is needed to move a standard load and think about the ergonomics of using each machine. [15:28]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 1
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Aisha, a girl from Boston, Massachusetts, learns about industrial engineering as she designs her own factory subsystem. [9:37]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Thinking Inside the Box: Designing Plant Packages Lesson 2
Students think like packaging engineers as they examine and identify the functions of a wide variety of packages. [12:10]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Thinking Inside the Box: Designing Plant Packages Lesson 2
Students think like packaging engineers as they examine and identify the functions of a wide variety of packages. [14:22]
Museum of Science
Ei E: A Long Way Down: Designing Parachutes Lesson 2
Students use information about the temperature, atmosphere, and surface of a planet to imagine how a spacecraft traveling to that planet might be designed. [14:29]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Lighten Up: Designing Lighting Systems Lesson 2
Students think like optical engineers as they explore how light interacts with a variety of materials. [8:19]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Lighten Up: Designing Lighting Systems Lesson 1
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Omar, a boy from Egypt, learns about optical engineering as he helps design his own lighting system. [10:50]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Lighten Up: Designing Lighting Systems Lesson 3 Part 1
Students experiment with reflecting light using mirrors and learn about light intensity. [11:47]