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Looking for a smooth ride into the school year?
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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Weight Distribution and Flight
Duration: Two 60-minute sessions
Grade Levels: 4-8
Conduct weight distribution experiments with paper airplanes to gather information for a short presentation.
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Vocabulary Choice Board
Duration: 20-30 minutes
Grade Levels: K-12
Vocabulary activities to pair with one of our labs or other STEM activities.
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Vaccine Distribution Challenge
Duration: Four sessions (60 minutes each)
Grade Levels: 7-12
Consider the complexities of infrastructure, public health and sociocultural landscapes in designing a solution to distribute a life saving vaccine.
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The World’s Water Problem
Duration: 180 minutes
Grade Levels: 6-8
Investigate global water issues through design activities and a series of video clips featuring The Tech for Global Good laureate, Solvatten.
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Tech Tip: The Language of Engineering
Grades: K-12
Vocabulary that builds confidence in engineering.
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Tech Tip: Sharing Solutions
Grades: K-12
Create a classroom culture that supports communication, constructive feedback, and iteration.
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Tech Tip: Prototyping - Test, Reflect, Iterate
Grades: K-12
Encourage iteration and perseverance throughout the design process.
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Tech Tip: Materials Strategies for Engineering Design
Grade Levels: K-12
Managing low-cost, accessible materials for engineering design.
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