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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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Design for All: Face Masks for Friends
Duration: 30 minutes
Grade Levels: K-5
Play the role of a face mask product designer.
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Design for All: Designing for Dexterity
Duration: 2 hours Unit: 5 hours
Grade Levels: 7-12
Create a concept sketch of a future thinking design idea.
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Design for All Imagining Inventions
Duration: 30 min
Grade Levels: 2-8
Brainstorm solutions and create a concept sketch of a future thinking design idea.
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Decontamination Algorithm
Duration: 20-60 min
Grade Levels: 3-8
Create a sequence of questions to help you figure out what surfaces are contaminated.
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Circular Economy Challenge
Duration: Four sessions (60 minutes each)
Grades Levels: 7-12
Consider the challenge of developing a circular economy.
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Cyber Forensics: Digital Footprints
45-55 minutes
Grades 4-6
Analyze digital evidence and consider your own digital footprint
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Cryptobabel: Coded Communication
Duration: 75-90 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-6
Analyze a code in order to determine its cipher and craft an encoded reply.
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Creative Coding: The Internet of Things
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-6
Develop designs for a new Internet of Things product and evaluates their peers’ product designs.
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Creating a Digital Ecosystem
Duration: 4 sessions (45-60 minutes each)
Grade Levels: 4-8
Create a digital ecosystem that collects environmental data by designing an app for global good.
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