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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
Like most of our resources, this lesson is aligned with the engineering strand of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). |
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Biomimicry Mash-Up
Duration: 20+ minutes
Grade Levels: 2-12
Use biomimicry to design new versions of everyday objects.
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To Donate or Not to Donate
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 8-12
Research and develop an argument for choosing whether donate your body or not.
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Convection Currents
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-8
Explore how differences in density can create motion in liquids.
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Patterns of the Moon
Duration: 135 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-5
Apply computational thinking skills to identify patterns in the cycle of the moon. Then modify a computer program in Scratch that shows how the moon appears throughout the lunar cycle.
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Interglactic Interview
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-12
Students will practice their interview skills by pitching an ordinary Earth item to a panel of alien investors.
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Roll
Duration: 120 min (Two 60-minute sessions)
Grade Levels: 4-12
Explore how to create triggers by building a device that releases a ball when activated.
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Circle of Pong
Duration: 65 minutes
Grade Levels: 2-12
Use knowledge of energy and forces to place a ball in the center of a circle.
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Molecule Madness
Duration: 30 minutes
Grade Level: 2
Students will use their own bodies to demonstrate how molecules are arranged and move within the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
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Property Investigators
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Level: 2
Students will investigate and analyze the properties of a set of items to determine which materials are best suited for different tasks.
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