Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Simple Machines and Modern Day Engineering Analogies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students apply the mechanical advantages and problem-solving capabilities of six types of simple machines (wedge, wheel and axle, lever, inclined plane, screw, pulley) as they discuss modern structures in the spirit of the engineers and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Design Challenge: Cup in the Cupboard

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils design device that will place a cup into a cupboard for a physically challenged person. They study the engineering design and how structure relates to function.