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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Adaptations for Aeronautical Engineering

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity first asks the students to study the patterns of bird flight and understand that four main forces affect the flight abilities of a bird. They will study the shape, feather structure, and resulting differences in the pattern...
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Tops

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this lesson make a spinning top to explore the concepts of shape, color, spinning, and optical illusions.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: From Here to There Applications of the Distance Formula

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students' will use a pair of motion detectors to record the cartesian coordinates of a rod moving in a star-shaped pattern and calculate the distances moved between the vertices of the star. They also compare these...