AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Flight Stability PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedJune 1, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Flight Stability activity learners build a rocket out of recyclable materials. The rocket must demonstrate stable flight with and without carrying cargo. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Composite Wings PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedJune 1, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Composite Wings activity learners test laminate materials and create a composite laminate that is stiffer than the samples that are tested. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Lighter-Than-Air PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedJune 1, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Lighter-Than-Air activity learners design a control system for a helium balloon airship and then use lift and differential thrust to steer the airship through an obstacle course. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Propeller Design PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedJune 1, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Propeller Design activity learners design propellers that create lift that can be meaured using a digital scale. Propellers can be shaped out of foamcore, blasa wood, or 3D printed. Extension: learners can use a motor and nose cone instead of a rubber band. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Gliders PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedJune 1, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Gliders activity learners use a limited amount of foam core or balsa wood to construct gliders to test for air time. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Airfoil Design PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedJune 1, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Airfoil Design activity learners build and shape an airfoil using limited resources and then test it in a wind tunnel to determine if lift is created. Read More Q&A;0
Triremes PostedMay 13, 2022 UpdatedMay 13, 2022 Posted byScott Weiler https://reach.ieee.org/inquiry-units/triremes/ The fall of 480 BCE, Xerxes, the King of Persia, attacked Greece on land and at sea. While the land battle that ended with a Spartan stand to the last man at Thermopylae, has been burned into the collective memory of western civilization – think of the movie 300 – it was the Greek navy that repelled Xerxes’ assault and saved Athens from certain defeat. What saved Greece from the encroachment of an empire that had already consumed much of western Asia? The Athenian navy employed an innovative ship design called the Trireme. Built for speed and agility and designed as an offensive weapon, the trireme allowed the ancient Greeks to destroy most of the Persian fleet and stop the western advance of the imperial Persian king. This Inquiry Unit focuses on the technology of ancient naval warfare. Students will analyze primary and secondary source documents and engage in hands-on Formative Performance Tasks as they explore the connections between naval technology and the principles of democracy. Read More Q&A;0
ELECTRIC LIGHTING PostedMay 13, 2022 UpdatedMay 13, 2022 Posted byScott Weiler https://reach.ieee.org/inquiry-units/electric-lighting/ When was the last time you lived without electric lights? Maybe a thunderstorm, hurricane, or blizzard caused a power outage in your neighborhood. Many of us feel so uncomfortable without electricity that we keep gasoline-powered generators on hand to minimize the effects of such an unexpected loss of power. Nevertheless, just 150 years ago, most of the world lived their normal lives without electricity and the dependable light that it supplies. One hundred years before that, and “normal” life was almost what it had been for perhaps 5000 years – only fire (torch, candle, etc.) to light the night. Read More Q&A;0
Electric and Autonomous Vehicles PostedAugust 29, 2021 UpdatedAugust 29, 2021 Posted byDarcy Kindelan https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qVFKVhf2XH69gAjT0-QlF12NPtQL9ooF?usp=sha... At the end of module, students will be able to...1) construct and program a robotic autonomous vehicle to perform simple tasks.2) Evaluate the pros and cons of self-driving cars to formulate an opinion regarding their safety based on information presented during class. Read More Q&A;0
Future Leaders in Tech Scholarship PostedJune 30, 2021 UpdatedJune 30, 2021 Posted byAnthony P https://www.perlego.com/mission-scholarship-bursary-programme Perlego is offering a $20,000 college scholarship to a student pursuing a STEM degree. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A;0
Partner Resource Physical Computing Using Arduinos: Making LEDs Blink and Fade PostedOctober 14, 2020 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/nyu_physical_computing_activity... Students download the software needed to create Arduino programs and make sure their Arduino microcontrollers work correctly. Then, they connect an LED to the Arduino and type up and upload programs to the Arduino board to 1) make the LED blink on and off and 2) make the LED fade (brighten and then dim). Throughout, students reflect on what they've accomplished by answering questions and modifying the original programs and circuits in order to achieve new outcomes. A design challenge gives students a chance to demonstrate their understanding of actuators and Arduinos; they design a functioning system using an Arduino, at least three actuators and either a buzzer or toy motor. For their designs, students sketch, create and turn in a user's manual for the system (text description, commented program, detailed hardware diagram). Numerous worksheets and handouts are provided. Read More Q&A;0
Partner Resource A Zombie Got My Leg Challenge: Making Makeshift Legs PostedOctober 6, 2020 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/uoh_pirates_lesson01_activity1 Students experience the engineering design process as they design and construct lower-leg prostheses in response to a hypothetical zombie apocalypse scenario. Like the well-known Apollo 13 story during which engineers were challenged to fix the crippled spacecraft with limited supplies in order to save astronauts' lives, in this activity, students act as engineers during an imaginary disaster in which a group member's leg was amputated in order to survive a zombie attack. Building on what they learned and researched in the associated lesson, they design and fabricate a replacement prosthetic limb using given specific starting material and limited additional supplies, similar to how engineers design for individuals while working within constraints. A more-advanced scenario challenges students to design a prosthesis that is able to provide a more-specific movement function. Read More Q&A;0
Partner Resource Bernoulli's Principle PostedSeptember 22, 2020 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_bernoulli_lesson01 Bernoulli's principle relates the pressure of a fluid to its elevation and its speed. Bernoulli's equation can be used to approximate these parameters in water, air or any fluid that has very low viscosity. Students use the associated activity to learn about the relationships between the components of the Bernoulli equation through real-life engineering examples and practice problems. Read More Q&A;0
Exploring Neuroscience and Neurotechnologies at Home (Ebook) PostedSeptember 1, 2020 UpdatedSeptember 1, 2020 Posted byKristen Bergsman https://uw.pressbooks.pub/yspreach2020/ "Virtual REACH Program 2020: Exploring Neuroscience and Neurotechnologies at Home" (Bergsman & Chudler, 2020) is an interactive digital book for secondary students to explore topics related to neuroscience, neural engineering, and neuroethics. The ebook was designed to support at-home learning for a summer camp program for high school students at the Center for Neurotechnology, which was transitioned to a fully online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The interactive ebook format includes many resources for self-directed learning: readings, links to journal articles, videos, activities, and embedded quizzes.This ebook contains five chapters: 1) Basics of Neuroscience & Neural Engineering; 2) Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI); 3) Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation; 4) Neuroethics; 5) College and Career Pathways. The ebook also features a glossary and information on how to read articles from academic journals. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A;0
Partner Resource Biodegradable Husk-Bags Design Challenge PostedAugust 24, 2020 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/makerchallenges/view/rice-2505-bio-husk-bags-de... This activity allows students to engage in design thinking that focuses on engineering a biodegradable bag for potato chips. In doing so, students move through the engineering design process. Students focus on design qualities such as if the bag retains moisture, how the bag is sealed, package aesthetics, and its shelf life. Students must meet the design criteria by using a rubric to guide their plans. The edges of bag must be sealed, and the entire bag must pass a quality control inspection (the shake, drop, toss, and moisture test). In addition, the bag must be aesthetically pleasing to the customer’s eye. Read More Q&A;0
Partner Resource 1 Experience Preventing the Zombie Apocalypse- Making Gene Therapy Safe! PostedAugust 24, 2020 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/rice-2368-gene-therapy-design-a... Students become biomedical engineers and create model viruses for use in therapeutic applications, such as gene therapy. In constructing their models, students carefully plan for side effects and modify a virus that can be used to safely to deliver gene therapy. This process involves taking a “wild type” (or unmodified) virus so it can target a specific area of the body. Read More Q&A;0
Partner Resource Tug of War Battle Bots PostedJuly 24, 2020 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/nyu_activity1_battlebots Students are introduced to the concepts of torque, power, friction and gear ratios. Teams modify two robotic LEGO® MINDSTORMS® vehicles by changing their gear ratios, wheel sizes, weight and engine power, while staying within a limit of points to spend on modifications. The robots face each other on a track with a string attaching one to the other. The winning robot, the one with the best adjustments, pulls the other across the line. Read More Q&A;0
Partner Resource Measure the Milky Way with Stars PostedJune 15, 2020 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/makerchallenges/view/rice3-2467-milky-way-stars... For this maker challenge, students investigate Python and Jupyter Notebook to analyze real astronomical images in order to calculate the interstellar distance to a star cluster across the Milky Way from our own Solar System. They learn how to write Python code that runs in a Jupyter Notebook so they can determine the brightness of stars in an astronomical image. Next, students complete the functions in the project to determine how far away a single star in the cluster is from Earth. This is a chance to try hands-on astronomical research techniques in the field of aperture photometry. The real astronomical image data will be directly manipulated and analyzed by code the students create. Groups compare their final images and results to answer questions about the astronomy of stars and stellar distances within the Milky Way. Students experience their discoveries the same way Harvard scientist Harlow Shapley first learned the true size and shape of the Milky Way. Read More Q&A;0
Partner Resource Energy in Collisions: Rolling Ramp and Review (for High School) PostedJune 5, 2020 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_energy_lesson05_activity2 In this hands-on activity—rolling a ball down an incline and having it collide into a cup—the concepts of mechanical energy, work and power, momentum, and friction are all demonstrated. During the activity, students take measurements and use equations that describe these energy of motion concepts to calculate unknown variables and review the relationships between these concepts. Read More Q&A;0
Partner Resource Energy and the Pogo Stick PostedMay 28, 2020 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/van_hybrid_design_activity3 Students learn about the conservation of energy with the inclusion of elastic potential energy. They use pogo sticks to experience the elastic potential energy and its conversion to gravitational potential energy. Read More Q&A;0