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Teach Engineering
Not So Simple
Compound machines, nothing more than a combination of simple machines working together, are the focus of an activity that asks class members to use the provided information to take a look at the way innovators combine simple machines to...
Curated OER
Incredible Edible Bridges
Students create a bridge using engineering and geometric concepts. In this geometry activity, students identify the missing measures of polygons sides and angles. They work together to solve real life situation using problem solving...
Curated OER
Building Paper Bridges
Students construct a bridge that can hold 100 pennies. In this math lesson plan, students evaluate the strength of their bridges. They predict how much weight a bridge can hold based on its design.
Code.org
One-way Functions – The WiFi Hotspot Problem
Pupils attempt to solve the Wireless Hotspot Problem and learn why it is considered a computationally hard problem in the ninth lesson of the series on 12. They also learn about one-way functions and how the Wireless Hotspot Problem is...
Curated OER
13 Scheduling
In this critical path analysis instructional activity, students find the optimal path to determine the best schedule or packing option. There are 5 activities with many notes and helps in between each.
Utah State University
Utah State University: Optimization, an Important Stage of Engineering Design
Teaching middle and high school students how to weigh constraints and criteria against various design solutions in order to select the best possible solution is an important skill necessary for engineering, as well as for life. The...