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Curated OER

Consumerism Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this social studies worksheet, students discover how to be an informed consumer by first reading 10 questions pertaining to marketing, advertising and purchasing choices. Students use Internet searches to find the answers. There are...
Activity
Perkins School for the Blind

Testing the Strength of a Column

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Columns have been used throughout the world because they are good load-bearing structures. Learners with visual impairments conduct an experiment to work through the design process as well as to understand this engineering phenomenon....
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Illustrative Mathematics

Two Wheels and a Belt

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Geometry gets an engineering treatment in an exercise involving a belt wrapped around two wheels of different dimensions. Along with the wheels, this belt problem connects concepts of right triangles, tangent lines, arc length, and...
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Teaching Tolerance

Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice | Exposing Anti-Immigration Sentiment

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The debate about immigration reform continues. To gain a deeper understanding of the issues involved, class members first examine a photo of an anti-immigration rally. Groups then conduct an internet search for an image that presents an...
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Curated OER

Mining the Web

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students complete searches using a directory, search engine, and meta-search engine. In this Internet research lesson, students complete Internet searches using a directory, basic search techniques, advanced search techniques, and a meta...
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Curated OER

Issues, Issues, Everywhere

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify different opinions related to an issue as well as the things that influence those opinions. They analyze how engineers use an opinion spectrum to identify the differences of opinions in a large group to investigate how...
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Curated OER

Searching Near and Far Learning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore locating information on the Web. In groups, students research a variety of topics to determine the effectiveness of various search engines. Students write a review of their team's search engine.
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Sail Away

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars examine what naval architects and marine engineers do.  In this engineering lesson plan students work in teams and design a boat with a sail structure. 
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Curated OER

Tower Investigation and the Egg

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build three types of towers, engineering them to hold an egg one foot high for 15 seconds. They discover that engineering designs are subject to constraints such as time, money and size specifications. In this activity students...
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Curated OER

TE Activity: The Great Divide

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students simulate the distribution of nonrenewable energy resources using cookies. They determine how the world's growing population effects the equitable distribution of these resources. They look at how engineers work to develop...
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Curated OER

The Saturday Morning Superhero:

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the concept of engineering design. In this engineering design process lesson, students read The Saturday Morning Superhero and discuss the problem solving steps that the main character encounters as he creates...
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Curated OER

Decision Making and Bioethics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate an ability to apply their knowledge of genetic engineering. They use decision making strategies to recommend a decision concerning the future use of genetic engineering in humans.
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Curated OER

Simple Research

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students conduct a simple research project using the internet as a source. They are shown how to narrow down a subject area to facilitate the search process. Students are shown the various search engines and how to tell whether a source...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Built That NYS Thruway Bridge Anyway?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover how engineers determine the best designs for bridge construction. They see how bridge constructions relates Engineering to Geometry. They see the implications and consequences of bridge design on your community/world.
Worksheet
Curated OER

DNA Technology

For Students 7th - 12th
In this DNA technology worksheet, students look at genetic engineering and how it has helped humans. Then students will read about the human genome and how DNA fingerprinting is used in crime scenes. This worksheet has 4 short answer...
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Curated OER

Suspension Bridges

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Pupils view examples of suspension bridges and discuss their structure. They complete a tension and compression experiment with a partner then perform a similar experiment with books. They discuss engineers and how they design and solve...
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Curated OER

Zoom In with Internet Keyword Searches

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students search the Internet using search engines to answer content specific questions.
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National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

STEM: Lou-Vee Air Car

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
A comprehensive activity on acceleration awaits your physicists and engineers! Two YouTube videos pique their interest, then sample F=ma problems are worked and graphed. The highlight of the activity is the building of a Lou-Vee air car!...
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Purdue University

Field Trip Snack Holder

For Teachers 3rd
Is light related to insulation? An informative hands-on STEM activity demonstrates how light affects temperature. First, the class investigates how light passes through different mediums and how that relates to temperature. Then,...
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Purdue University

Simple Machines – Dog Gone It!

For Teachers 3rd
How can people use simple machines to solve real-world STEM problems? Learn about simple machines using a hands-on, project-based learning activity. First, pupils investigate and evaluate simple machines. Then, they receive a task that...
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Curated OER

Prepare to Read Nonfiction

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the components of a KWL chart as they examine the facts of a story about the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Vocabulary from additional stories is utilized to form antonyms and synonyms.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Hunt the "Fact Monster" to Answer Multiple Choice Questions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Internet fact search worksheet, students access the "Fact Monster" web site to find the answer to 5 multiple choice questions. They find the answers to questions on a wide variety of topics including Plymouth Colony, Sri Lanka,...
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NASA

Egg Drop Lander

For Teachers 4th - 12th Standards
You have to crack a few eggs to make a good engineer! Working in small groups, young scholars design, build, and test devices that protect an egg from breaking when dropped from a ladder.
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Curated OER

The Little Blue Engine

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students listen to a read aloud of Shel Silverstein's, The Little Blue Engine. They design and build a Lego train that climbs a three foot incline, one foot at a time. They draw and write about their design.

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