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Ontario Council for Technology Education: Designing a Bus Shelter [Pdf]

For Teachers 10th - 12th
By the end of this project, the student will be able to understand and work through the stages of the design process, assess and develop design criteria when creating concept and scaled sketches, and use computer design software...
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C4 Molecular Library: Alkynes

For Students 9th - 10th
The C4 molecular library has models of alkynes that can be rotated and examined in 3D. Choose viewer, select the hydrocarbon menu from CONTENTS and scroll down to alkynes.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Erosion in Rivers

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students learn about water erosion through an experimental process in which small-scale buildings are placed along a simulated riverbank to experience a range of flooding conditions. They make model buildings either with a 3D printer or...
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Ontario Council for Technology Education: Designing Chess Pieces [Pdf]

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this project, students will design and create 3D CAD drawings of a set of chess pieces. They will work through the stages of the design process, assess and develop design criteria when creating concept and scaled sketches, and use...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Molecules: The Movement of Atoms

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students work as engineers to learn about the properties of molecules and how they move in 3D space through the use of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics. They design and build molecular models and use different robotic sensors to control the...
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Building Graduation Caps

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this activity, students build geometric models of graduation caps using stiff paper. The activity requires the application of skills in finding surface area, understanding similarity, knowing the...
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Michigan Department of Education

Central Michigan University: 3 D Science Performance Assessment Tasks

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this well-developed lesson plan, students will develop a model of a wind turbine and present their models to the group. The students will further construct an explanation of the design to support that energy is transferred and...
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PBS

Pbs: Volume of a 3 D Figure Composed of Quadrilaterals

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn to use formulas and unit cubes to model the formula for volume of 3D figures composed of quadrilaterals in this video from KCPT.
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Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Freefall 3 D

For Students 9th - 10th
Change variables to see how an object reacts to freefall in a 3D environment.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Imatinib (Gleevec)

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive shows a 3D model of a drug that acts like ATP and inhibits BCR-ABL, Imatnib (Gleevec). There is also a STL file available for download to print this model.
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Using Computers to Study Molecular Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
The main objective for this exercise is to enhance your study of the properties and structures of biological molecules with modern computer graphics. Rather than passively viewing illustrations of molecular structure as they occur in...
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Ethers

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you ever wanted to know about ethers! Includes an organized chart showing the compound name, line drawing, and a 3D model. Cyclic ethers, crown ethers, epoxides, and sulfides are also defined along with an organized chart. Try...
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Sinkholes Deep Deep Down

For Students 9th - 10th
After learning about sinkhole formation, students will create a project by designing and making a 3D model of a sinkhole using a box of tissues.
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Math and Science Activity Center: The Element Carbon

For Students 9th - 10th
Allotropes of carbon are described, and 3D models that can be manipulated are included for diamond, carbon, and fullerenes.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: 3 D Protein Model

For Students 9th - 10th
A computer generated 3D image of a protein model.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Size It Up

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a formative assessment task where students are asked to use geometric solids to model each of four tent shapes on a activity and use mathematical language to describe them. Samples of student...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Wizards: 2 D and 3 D Shapes

For Students 5th - 6th
Students will create a model of a three-dimensional shape and create tessellations on a computer using two-dimensional shapes.
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Sketch Up

For Teachers 9th - 10th
SketchUp is a program that allows the user to use their creative talents through design in 3D. SketchUp is offered free to educators and is targeted toward K-12 education.
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PBS

Pbs: Volume of Right Rectangular Prisms

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn how unit cubes can be used to model the solution for the volume of a 3D figure This video focuses on calculating the volume of a rectangular prism using the equation, length x width x height. This video was submitted through the...
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PBS

Pbs: Black Kingdoms of the Nile

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A geometry lesson that examines the history and structure of ancient pyramids and engages students in constructing pyramid models. A comprehensive lesson that considers students with diverse learning styles. Math concepts introduced...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 9.7 Design Problems in Three Dimensions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn the mathematics behind modeling in three dimensions to maximize or minimize one aspect of the situation.
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University of Virginia

Iath: Historical Architecture of Minnesota

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of digital models of several of Minnesota's historically significant buildings. Features a 3D model of the Washburn A Mill and the surrounding Mill City area of Minneapolis in 1885. Following this work, IATH created models of...
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Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Molecule: Triple Helix

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of how the triple-helix DNA model was a precursor to the accepted double-helix model of our DNA. [0:27]

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