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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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Bridge Building

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students design and build their own balsa wood model bridges. The technological development of bridges, the science principles that apply to bridge building, and the construction techniques and skills necessary for creating a bridge be...
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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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Industrial Revolution in America: Exploring the Effects of the Heat Engine on the Growth of Cities

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the reasons for the growth of cities in North American. Using the internet, they research the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution and determine if the growth of cities is a sign of progress. They...
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Green Genes: Genetically Modified Organisms in Our Food

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate how and why genetically modified organisms are used as food crops. They identify the advantages and disadvantages of these crops through internet research then present their views and discuss them as a large group.
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Bridge Building, Tension, and Compression

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners 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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Strong as the Weakest Link

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students apply knowledge of stresses and forces by building model structures. In this force lesson, students consider skyscrapers and bridges in the world around them and the stresses that these structures endure. They use their...
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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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Genetic Engineering

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students will apply their knowledge acquired from two guest speakers to writing a three hundred-word essay on either the pros or cons of genetic engineering. They will try to persuade the reader of their essays to agree with their stance...
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Breaking News English: Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read "Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the...
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Preparation for Engineering Careers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore all the careers that deal with math, science, technology and engineering. They assess the importance of clearly explaing yourself in writing, making public presentations and utilizing technical jargon in dealing with...
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Homeward Bound

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students review many types of engineers. In this review of engineers lesson plan, students study various everyday products, structures and processes they design and create in our world. They do this with worksheets and handouts.
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Where Do Animals Come From?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners use library search engines to research an animal and its origin. In this animal research lesson plan, students research their assigned animal using ProQuest. Learners then find the country of origin of the animal using a library...
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"Google, What?"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students understand what a search engine is and distinguish the differences between it and human-created directories. They discover that search engines with fewer hits are the most desirable.
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Engineering: Introduction to Legos

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify and examine various Lego building materials. They discover how to measure Lego blocks and cut out and paste pictures of the Legos on the Engineer's Parts List sheet.
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President Internet Project

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students utilize search engines to locate information on one of the first five Presidents of the United States. Students utilize various technological skills that incorporate higher level thinking, analysis, and summarization. Students...
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Thomas the Tank Engine Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students locate the names of friends of Thomas the Tank Engine in a word search. Names are alphabetized on the list below the word search.
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How Cars Work

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers summarize the steps in the four stroke internal combustion engine. In this physics instructional activity, students act out the process while being videotaped. They simulate energy conversion using potato gun.
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Spaghetti Bridge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to build their own spaghetti bridge. They test the bridge to see how much weight it can hold before breaking. They discover how engineers use this type of information to design bridges.
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Sound Environment Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about a "sound environment" and how it is important when building a structure. In this sound environment lesson plan, students learn how acoustical engineering is important to building a structure and how sound waves...
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A Garden on the Moon

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify criteria and constraints related to the design and development of a plant growth chamber.  In this engineering activity students apply the engineering design process to solve a problem. 
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Peanut Butter Broccoli

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore food production by viewing DNA presentations. In this genetic engineering lesson, 5th graders discuss the foods they typically eat at home and how many common foods are engineered in a way that can produce a bigger...
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Hunt the Fact Monster

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this Fact Monster search engine worksheet, students access the Internet to a specific search engine to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Hunt the Fact Monster

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Fact Monster search engine worksheet, students access the Internet to a specific search engine to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.

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