What do a cheetah, Audi commercial, and air have in common? They're all topics of an engaging inquiry-based, hands-on workshop for educators about background knowledge, reading strategies, the CER model, and argumentative writing. The...

Explore the historic reasons women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics today.

The Engineering and the Human Body unit covers the broad spectrum of topics that make up our very amazing human body. Students are introduced to the space environment and learn the major differences between the environment on Earth and...

The resource offers mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills.

Interested in engineering technology, technology, or engineering careers? This site sponsored by the state of NY clarifies the differences between academic degrees in this field.

Glencoe offers the STEM Handbook which outlines the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math in opening many career pathways.

In this unit, students learn about the form and function of the human heart through lecture, research and dissection. Following the steps of the Legacy Cycle, students brainstorm, research, design and present viable solutions to various...

Students study how heart valves work and investigate how valves that become faulty over time can be replaced with advancements in engineering and technology. Learning about the flow of blood through the heart, students are able to fully...

A collection of video lectures from a course that explores the application of electrical engineering topics. Webpage includes twenty-eight lectures from a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Lectures vary in length and...

The Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing is featured for their encouragement of students pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers and furthering teachers' training in the...

Free and engaging lessons, along with teaching strategies and resources, which are designed to spark students' interest in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Students conduct their own research to discover and understand the methods designed by engineers and used by scientists to analyze or validate the molecular structure of DNA, proteins and enzymes, as well as basic information about gel...

This site is a must see for any lesson or unit on biotechnology! It is a companion to the PBS video "Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home," although it can certainly be used without the video. It's a fantastic site that will challenge...

In this project, young scholars will develop knowledge and skills related to the construction of vehicle/craft systems. They will identify and describe the major systems and components of vehicles, aircraft, and/or watercraft such as...

Using examples of athletes and sports involved in the 2012 Summer Olympics, these 9 videos demonstrate aspects of sports which are influenced by engineering and technology.

Students use reverse engineering to examine, classify, diagram, and identify the purpose and technological impacts of the components of two different single-use cameras.

Students experience what is it like to be computer programmers through the children's computer coding game, Scratch, developed by MIT engineers.

Get an in-depth look at the ethical, legal, and social implications genetic technologies have on society. Explore the ethical considerations that genetics has on our society with the advances in genetically-tailored treatments, genetic...

In this challenge, students test their knowledge of engineering and technology trivia.

You're the geneticist now. In this interactive feature developed for the companion Web site for NOVA/FRONTLINE: "Harvest of Fear," use the latest in genetic technology to engineer your own "supercrop" of tomatoes.

Students learn about the process of reverse engineering and how this technique is used to improve upon technology. Students analyze push-toys and draw diagrams of the predicted mechanisms inside the toys. Then, they disassemble the toys...

Students learn about trigonometry, geometry and measurements while participating in a hands-on interaction with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT technology. First they review fundamental geometrical and trigonometric concepts. Then, they estimate the...

Student teams investigate biomedical engineering and the technology of prosthetics. Students create a model prosthetic lower leg using various materials. Each team demonstrate its prosthesis' strength and consider its pros and cons,...

The Canada Science and Technology Museum pays tribute to Canadian scientists and innovators in its Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. Learn more about individual Hall of Fame members by clicking on their names. Among these...