A Computer Model For a Recycling Center

So the kids in your shop class just learned how to change the oil on a car; now is the time to teach them what to do with the waste oil. The activity describes the environmental effects of dumping used motor oil and how to dispose of it...

After reading about the history and recycling of paper, creative crafters collaborate to think of a new process for making recycled paper. A complete teacher's guide and student worksheets are included. There is no written procedure for...

What goes into a museum display? A secondary-level STEM project prompts groups to design a museum display for the Tech Museum of Innovation. They create an analogous, interactive model illustrating a science concept to complete the lesson.

How do graphic designers project three-dimensional images onto two-dimensional spaces? Scholars connect their learning of matrix transformations to graphic design. They understand how to apply matrix transformations to make...

Small groups research one of six recycling topics and collect data to develop a model. They then use the model to make predictions and draw inferences about the recycling trends of their materials and present their findings to the class. 

Here's a must-read for all AP Computer Science teachers. The document from the College Board gives the curriculum framework and general course guidelines for the AP Computer Science course. It also provides information about the AP Exam,...

Beginning with references to the pop culture phenomena of the Matrix movies, this activity moves quickly into the realm of math theory. Using matrices to manipulate polygons in the plane is the focus, with hints at extensions into deeper...

Don't throw out this resource ... recycle it! Learners investigate recycling of containers using single stream processes, and then the class discusses the advantages and disadvantages of recycling.

Statistics come front and center in this unit all about analyzing discrete data. Real-world situations yield data sets that the class then uses to tease out connections and conclusions. Beginning with the basic histogram and...

Students develop a working model computer program of a recycling center which can be used to make decisions about a school recycling program.