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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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Engineering for Earthquakes
Duration: 60 min
Grade Levels: 3-5
Engineer a structure and see if it can survive an earthquake you create.
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Engineering Education Principles
Grade Levels: K-12
Key principles for teaching engineering through design challenge learning in any setting.
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Energy Madness
Duration: Six 50-minute sessions
Grade Levels: 4-8
Design a machine that can deliver a remote control to an immobile friend.
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Energy at Play
Duration: 60-90 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-6
Build a device that can move a ball to a target while exploring energy transfer.
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Emerging Technologies
Duration: Three 60-minute sessions
Grade Levels: 7-12
Examine environmental issues through the lens of four emerging technologies.
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Drones: Buzz Solutions
Duration: 1 minute
Grade Levels: K-12
Video: Vik built a drone and attached some pollution monitoring sensors on it to find out how polluted the air was in his city, New Delhi.
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Designing a Design Challenge
Grade Levels: K-12
The essential elements and tools for creating your own design challenge.
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Design for All: Project Playground
Lesson: 60 minutes Activity: 30 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-5
Become playground designers! Draw a playground for yourself and a fictional friend using a persona.
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Design for All: Face Masks for Friends
Duration: 30 minutes
Grade Levels: K-5
Play the role of a face mask product designer.
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