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BiodegradationIn this media-rich lesson featuring LOOP SCOOPS videos, students learn about the biodegradation timeline for various biotic and abiotic materials in products, and consider the disposal options that would help reduce waste and pollution. |
3-4 |
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Capturing Renewable EnergyStudents investigate renewable energy sources and how to transition from an energy source to a usable, on-demand power source. |
6-12 |
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Changing Materials Without Touching - Levers, Actuators and Exciting Materials (HS)In this lesson plan, Changing Materials Without Touching - Levers, Actuators, and Exciting Materials, high school students learn that heating up a material can rearrange its atoms, and change its properties. The change in the material (a nitinol wire shortens due to heat) activates a lever that exerts force. |
9-12 |
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Changing Materials Without Touching - Levers, Actuators and Exciting Materials (MS)In this lesson plan, Changing Materials Without Touching - Levers, Actuators, and Exciting Materials, middle school students learn that heating up a material can rearrange its atoms, and change its properties. The change in the material (a nitinol wire shortens due to heat) activates a lever that exerts force. |
6-8 |
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Choosing a STEM CareerStudents will view video clips about graduate and middle school students with interests in STEM careers and compare technologies from yesterday with today. They will explore careers on-line before writing about their futures as STEM professionals. |
6-12 |
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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in Advanced ManufacturingIn this media-rich lesson plan, students learn how critical thinking and problem solving are used in advanced manufacturing fields, then apply what they’ve learned in activities that are based on real-world scenarios. |
9-12 |
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Deadly Letters: The Anthrax MysteryIn this media rich lesson plan from NOVA scienceNOW, student teams investigate a fictional anthrax case by modeling DNA sequencing and tracking down the guilty lab. |
9-12 |
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Design and Build a Tangle-Free Headphone HolderIn this lesson, students follow the engineering design process to build a tool that stores headphones for a portable music listening device, such as an MP3 player, without the wires getting tangled. As they work through this process, students learn about the engineer's role in finding solutions to meet human needs. |
6-8 |
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Design and Construct a Road Sign SupportStudents use simple materials to design, build, and test a model of a free-standing structure used to support overhead road signs. |
6-12 |
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Energy ProductionStudents examine the role of energy in our daily lives and how we produce energy to power our cities, homes, and schools. The advantages and disadvantages of each energy source are also addressed. |
6-12 |
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The Ethical Considerations of Personal GenomicsIn this media-rich lesson, students explore some of the ethical, legal, and social issues related to personal genetic testing and genome sequencing. |
9-12 |
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Fiber OpticsIn this media-rich lesson plan, students investigate how the index of refraction of materials is related to fiber optics: they explore the phenomenon of total internal reflection and learn how dispersion can affect fiber optics. |
9-12 |
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How Do We Measure 100?In this media-rich lesson, students explore the value of the number 100. They use a variety of objects in sets of 100 to measure length and to learn about the benefits of using standard units of measurement. |
K-2 |
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How Engineering Affects Your LifeStudents explore the engineering that impacts their day-to-day life. |
K-2 |
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Product Life CycleIn this media-rich lesson featuring LOOP SCOOPS videos, students think about where materials in everyday products come from, and learn that knowing about product life cycles can help us make decisions that reduce waste and pollution. |
3-4 |
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Risky GeneticsIn this lesson from NOVA scienceNOW, students explore genetic testing for specific diseases, and consider the pros and cons of discovering a person's genotype for a particular disease. |
9-12 |
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Shapes That Make Structures StrongStudents explore the various shapes engineers choose to make structures strong -- in particular, triangles, arches, and domes. |
6-8 |
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Solar CookingWarming Up to the Properties of Solar Radiation and Its Uses in Our Homes |
6-8 |
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Solar RacingThe Design, Construction and Evaluation of a Solar-Powered Car |
6-8 |
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Tension and CompressionStudents experience the forces of tension and compression by manipulating objects that are strong in each but not in both and then take what they have learned and apply it to the construction of various structures. |
6-12 |
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