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Fun with Speedboats
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In this activity, learners explore how boats are engineered to achieve speed.
How the Rubber Meets the Road
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers design tire treads to increase safety and reliability.
Sugar Crystal Challenge
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This lesson focuses on surface area and how the shape of sugar crystals may differ as they are grown from sugars of different coarseness.
What is a Nanometer?
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This lesson focuses on how to measure at the nanoscale and provides learners with an understanding how small a nanometer really is.
Engineering Ups and Downs
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering and principles behind working elevators.
Popsicle Bridge
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In this activity, learners explore how engineering has impacted the development of bridges over time, including innovative designs and the challenge of creating bridges that become landmarks for a cit
The Power of Graphene
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This lesson focuses on graphene and its electrical properties and applications.
Wind Tunnel Testing
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In this activity, learners explore how wind tunnels provide feedback to engineers about the performance and durability of products such as planes, cars, and buildings.
Life Vest Challenge
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering behind life vests or personal flotation devices and the challenges met by these devices.
Clipper Creations
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In this activity, learners create a working model of a nail clipper. This activity helps learners learn the basic principles of simple machines, engineering design and model building.
Hand Biometrics Technology
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers incorporate biometric technologies into products as well as the challenges of engineers who must weigh privacy, security and other issues when designin
Interactive Gumball Machine
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In this activity, learners review the history of gumball machines and explore potential and kinetic energy, while working in teams to build a gumball slide.
Infrared Investigations
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In this activity, learners explore how infrared technology is used by engineers to create equipment and systems for a variety of industries.
Series and Parallel Circuits
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In this activity, learners demonstrate and discuss simple circuits as well as the differences between parallel and serial circuit design and functions.
Conveyor Engineering
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering behind the conveyor belt and consider the impact this invention has had on transportation and the coordinated shipping and delivery of goods.
Keep it Cool
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers have met the challenge of keeping foods, liquids, and other items cool.