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Irrigation Situation
Use the design process to create a hillside garden irrigation system that maximizes water efficiency.
Grades: 3-5
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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Making with Microbes
Duration: Two 30 minute sessions, with 1-3 weeks between
Grade Levels: 6-8
Use fermented tea to grow your own unique piece of biomaterial and make something creative with it!
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Next Generation Science Standards Engineering Progression Summarized
Grade Levels: K-12
Chart of the grade-level standards that engineering design challenges meet.
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Pollinator Pit Stop
Educator Guide: 60 min (2 sessions, plus observation time) Activity: 60 minutes 3–4 days to observe
Grade Levels: 1-5
Create a temporary habitat for a pollinator insect. Put the habitat outside and observe the results over a few days, then iterate on the design.
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Paper Engineering
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-8
Students practice defining a problem and developing their own criteria as they recreate an object from paper and test it in this simple design challenge.
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Program a Friend
Duration: 30-45 minutes
Grade Levels: 1-8
Learn the language of robots as you “program” a partner to perform a simple task. (Lab Connection: Social Robots)
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Organizing Activism
Duration: 190 minutes
Grade Levels: 6-8
Explore the role of the internet in an individuals’ ability to create change.
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No Soil, No Problem
Duration: Three to five 60-minute sessions
Grade Levels: 4-8
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8 Elements of STEM Preparation
Grade Levels: K-12
Grade level resource guide with key skills and experiences critical to STEM careers.
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Save the Hiker
Duration: Six 50-minute sessions
Grade Levels: 4-8
Build a device that will deliver life-saving treatment to someone in a hazardous situation.
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