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Designing an Underwater Habitat for Humans

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students consider the limitations of deep water oceanography and design an underwater habitat to support scientists while they complete long term studies under the ocean. In this engineering lesson plan, students are introduced to the...
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Engineering For The 3 Little Pigs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students engage in a lesson which demonstrates the importance of rocks, soils and minerals in engineering and how using the right material for the right job is important. The students build three different sand castles and test them for...
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WINDMILLS: PUTTING WIND ENERGY TO WORK

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review the engineering design process and discuss a variety of windmills, focusing on the different materials used in the construction and the type of work each windmill does and they use simple materials to build their own...
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Engineering: International Space Station

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students utilize Mathematical, design, and graphic skills to create a drwaing on one of the International Space Station component structures. they include top, front, and side views of their drawings, providing exact sizes, shapes,...
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Biomedical Engineering and Diabetes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss diabetes, it causes, and old and current technology to control the disease. They discuss biomedical engineering and new technology to control the disease. The examine the various types of insulin delivery systems and...
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Gingerbread Architecture: An Exploration and Engineering

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders design and build a gingerbread house. In this technology lesson, 8th graders research the important components of a house. They evaluate the strength of their design and suggest modifications when necessary.
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Taking the Heat

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students measure the heat absorbed by different materials and learn why engineers need to know how different materials story thermal energy when designing buildings. In this heat capacity lesson plan, students use a thermometer to...
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Rubber Band Racers

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create rubber band band powered cars. In this engineering instructional activity, students are given common materials in order to create their own car. They measure distance and speed of different designs. 
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Designing Machines

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars explore simple and compound machines. In groups of four students, they design a compound machine using K'NEX that has a stated purpose and consists of at least two simple machines.
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Bridge Building, Tension, and Compression

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars demonstrate tension and compression using real world examples. In this forces lesson, students demonstrate tension on a suspension bridge. They demonstrate compression on different roof designs.
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Suspension Bridge Building

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students build a model of a suspension bridge and test the amount of weight it will support. In this engineering lesson, students study types of bridges and attempt to construct a suspension bridge shown in a diagram. They use string and...
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A Mini World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students build their own biodome ecosystem. In this biodome lesson, students learn how engineers use brainstorming to come up with ideas on how to design a biodome. In the end, students create their own biodome ecosystem.
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Is London Bridge Really Going to Fall Down?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover what forces work together to hold up a suspension bridge. They see various bridges around the world, and learn the basic principles that enable each bridge to support itself. Groups design their own bridge, testing how...
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Energy and Work: Transformation Through Engines

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a webquest on an energy source they chose. In this physics lesson, students design an experiment to determine the factors affecting potential and kinetic energy. They calculate speed and create distance vs. time graphs.
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The Earth is a Changin'

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners view examples of different types of erosion. In this erosion lesson, students discuss the different types of erosion and how erosion changes Earth. Learners explore erosion and the effect it has on engineering.
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Stressed and Strained

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils explore stress and strength in engineering design. In this engineering lesson, students become familiar with terminology associated with stress and strain on building material. They will have a class discuss about how their beam...
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Prototyping

For Teachers 6th - 10th
I need something to test. The three sessions in this lesson have individuals build and test a prototype of their design. The first two sessions are devoted to prepping for the prototype by drawing up specifications and materials. The...
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Cleaning the Air

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate how engineers design methods of removing particulate matter from industrial sources to minimize negative effects of air pollution. In small groups they design and construct a filter with the goal of removing pepper...
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Creating the Model

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students comprehend what has been explored in the previous earthquake engineering design lessons, by putting their designs to the test. They are given pairs a piece of paper, and an empty plastic bottle or can. Students stand the...
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Sparky's Engineer Activity Book

For Teachers K
Students complete their Sparky's Engineer Activity Book. In this engineering activity, students are guided by their teacher in completing their Sparky's Engineer Activity Book which reviews what engineers make and what tools and...
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Web Design

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Using Microsoft Word, students will construct a "web page" with hyperlinks to real sites. Students will learn Internet terminology, search strategies, and design techniques. Teacher may also use TechnoLink, an external computer...
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Science to Build On

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine how professionals use science to solve practical problems.  In this scientific process students divide into groups and complete a class activity on building strategies.
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Design Yer Genes

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore general structure of and natural changes that occur in DNA strands, and discuss concept of genetic engineering by creating small portion of strawberry chromosome with three genes, modeling naturally occurring...
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Red Rover Robotics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Help your class understand the importance of exploration using robots. with a resource that provides a short history of robotics as a lead into looking at Martian robotic exploration missions. The activity specifically looks at the...

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