Tech Museum of Innovation: Forensics

In this engineering challenge, students will design devices to help "Justin Case" escape lava by using items in their backpacks to get Justin from one tree to another. Students will use the knowledge they gain from this engineering...

Scientists often need to gather information in order to form a deeper understanding of the problem. Can your team gather scientific evidence to help inform the design of a device that will help move endangered animals from one protected...

Can you build a device that will deliver life-saving treatment to someone in a hazardous situation? During this lesson, learners will learn how energy is converted and transferred between objects. Working in groups and through the...

This resource presents a project where students design and build structures that can withstand an earthquake. The project can include an extension where students look at the factors of soil type and proximity to fault in their design....

Part of a larger site on sight and the function of the eyeball, this section seeks to answer the question, can animals see color? The discussion centers around the use of cones in the area of sight.

As part of the online exhibit on Genetics from the Tech Museum of Innovation, this site deals with cloning and specifically cloning research and details on genetics.

As an online exhibit at the Tech Museum of Innovation, this site provides an overview of information as well as links and pictures of the Hubble Space Telescope.

As an overview of the online exhibit on earthquakes, this site discusses the various sections inside the Earth. The crust, the mantle, and the core are each individually discussed.

Part of a larger sight on the eyeball and its function, this section describes the process of sight and ranges in topics from the chemical reaction of light hitting the retina to blind spots and animals seeing color.

After discussing the basics of the eye, this site explores the various functions of the eye and parts from the optic nerves to the retina. Cones, rods, and the brain are also discussed.