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Compare different self-powered vehicles in this exploration of potenial and kinetic energy.

Have students pair engineering and data science in Data-Driven Energy Exploration!

Data-Driven Energy Exploration

In this new lesson students explore how to analyze data by building and testing one of three self-powered vehicles. They will contribute to a class data set, then iterate on the design based on the data. This lesson is great preparation for The 2025 Tech Challenge: Gravitate to Navigate. 

Grades: 4-12
Duration: 90 minutes

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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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  • Animal Rescue

    Duration: Eight to ten 50-minute sessions

    Grade Levels: 4-8

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  • Analyzing Patterns in Voter Data

    Duration: 90 minutes

    Grades: 9-12

    Analyze, map and graph voter data, then share the story of your data with others.

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  • Algae String

    Lesson Duration: 150 minutes, Activity: 2 hours

    Grade Levels: 6-8

    Design and create string creations from alginate.

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  • Aim High!

    Duration: 75 minutes

    Grade Levels: 4-12

    Explore angles and trajectories to launch a paper rocket.

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  • AI Inclusiveness

    Duration: 190 minutes

    Grade Levels: 6-8

    Explore the problem of bias in artificial intelligence through design activities.

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  • Cupcake Delivery

    Duration: 60 minutes

    Grade Levels: K-12

    Design and test a wind-powered device that can deliver a gift.

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