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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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  • Wildfire Warning

    Duration: Lesson: 90 minutes; Unit: 150 minutes

    Grade Levels: 6-8

    Design a wind detection device, an anemometer, that could warn community members of the strength and direction of high winds during a wildfire.

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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: What is engineering?

    Grades: K-12

    Where design and innovation meet.

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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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Looking for more than one lesson?

Try one of our Content Bundles

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Computational Thinking

Get with the (computer) program

Data Science

Byte into these

Design Challenge Learning

Explore tips for innovation

Systems Design

Big thinkers, unite!

Social Emotional Learning

Engineering with empathy

  

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