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Have students drive their own learning in Motion Impossible!
Motion Impossible
In this three part challenge, students will design and test devices that can move a heart quickly and safely across land, water, or air.
Grades: 4-12
Duration: Three 60 minute sessions
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Like most of our resources, this lesson is aligned with the engineering strand of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). |
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Pollution: Blue Sky Analytics
Duration: 1 minute
Grade Levels: K-12
Video: What are the main sources of pollution you see? What do you see in your daily life that creates pollution?
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Pollinator Pit Stop
Educator Guide: 60 min (2 sessions, plus observation time) Activity: 60 minutes 3–4 days to observe
Grade Levels: 1-5
Create a temporary habitat for a pollinator insect. Put the habitat outside and observe the results over a few days, then iterate on the design.
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Perseverance: Goodr
Duration: 2 minutes
Grade Levels: K-12
Video: Have you ever challenged yourself to learn a new skill that you thought was difficult or scary?
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Iteration: Blue Ocean Barns
Duration: 2 minutes
Grade Levels: K-12
Video: Have you ever had to try multiple times to get something right?
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Paper Engineering
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-8
Students practice defining a problem and developing their own criteria as they recreate an object from paper and test it in this simple design challenge.
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Organizing Activism
Duration: 190 minutes
Grade Levels: 6-8
Explore the role of the internet in an individuals’ ability to create change.
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No Soil, No Problem
Duration: Three to five 60-minute sessions
Grade Levels: 4-8
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8 Elements of STEM Preparation
Grade Levels: K-12
Grade level resource guide with key skills and experiences critical to STEM careers.
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Next Generation Science Standards Engineering Progression Summarized
Grade Levels: K-12
Chart of the grade-level standards that engineering design challenges meet.
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