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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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Managing low-cost, accessible materials for engineering design.
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Grade Levels: K-12
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Grade Levels: K-12
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Grade Levels: K-12
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Use quantitative and qualitative observations to refine designs.
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Tech Tip: Computer Programming
Grade Levels: K-12
Practice and share the building blocks of computer programming -- no experience required!
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Grade Levels: K-12
Learn the four elements of computational thinking to solve problems big and small.
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