Students compare paper making by hand and by assembly line. For this manufacturing lesson, students compare and contrast the two main ways to make paper, by hand or by machine.  Students research paper making and have a class...

Students study the proper temperature and technique to cook ground meat safely. They examine the critical control points when ground beef is being processed.

Students examine the historical purpose of the forests in Pennsylvania and investigate how the iron manufacturing process works.  In this chemistry lesson students write the chemical formula for making charcoal.

An environmenta science unit includes three lessons plus a cumulative project covering the ecosystem. Scholars follow the history of the Ford Rouge Factory from its construction on wetlands and how it destroyed the...

Students investigate the development of plastics in the twentieth century. In this plastics lesson, students complete image based discussion activities for the pictures and methods of polymers. Students create an object timeline...

Eighth graders complete a computer file assignment - Petrochemical Technology. They use editing marks to proof and correct their work, save and print. They type a report, including illustrations, on the manufacturing of a petrochemical...

Students survey the clothing they are wearing to determine where it was made. They work in groups to locate the countries where the clothing was manufactured, develop questions about what makes a good purchase and work with a buddy class...

Young historians explore how technology and science affected life in the state of New Hampshire. They define technology and give personal experiences of how technology affects people and how people have used technology. They compare the...

Students analyze the packaging process. In this consumer awareness lesson plan, students analyze the process of packaging a potato and identify positive and negative ways of packaging. Students study statistics on an overhead...

Students identify potato chips as a consumer product and investigate what processes are needed to make the chips. They investigate where the potatoes are grown and harvested before being made into chips at a processing plant. They make a...

Does technology always mean advancement? Scholars take a close look at the use of voting machines. Does using a machine make voting more effective? Readers consider the advantages and disadvantages of the current voting process. They...

Young scholars demonstrate understanding of what the fur trade was and how it was operated, including the bartering process, by participating in a mock trade activity and assessing the value of items based on their needs and wants.

Explore the work of Charles and Ray Eames and design philosophy for three Eames' objects. Learners complete image based discussion, create sketches of forms that interest them, and create their own images for a house of cards game....

Middle schoolers explore uses of hardwood veneer and the manufacturing process. They view veneer samples and work in groups to answer questions about the process of making veneer. After touring the school to create a list of products...

Young scholars examine the characteristics of an informative speech. In this informative speech lesson, students create a framework for their informative speech using the given website. Young scholars also read and use the tips for...

Students discover the meaning of reforestation and the effect if has on the environment. They identify the parts of a pencil and delve into the process of pencil manufacturing. They then illustrate their findings graphically in book form.

Learners explain why new drugs are needed to treat cardiovascular disease, cancer, inflammation, and infections. They infer why some marine invertebrates are promising sources of new drugs, explaining the process in which cells...

Students put their geography skills to work. For this geography skills lesson, students research maps and other primary and secondary sources to simulate the site selection process for the Pennsylvania Railroad Shops post World War II....

Students explore letter writing.  In this persuasive writing lesson plan, students write a letter to a local organization based on a topic of their choice.  Students employ the correct letter writing procedure as outlined in...

Students identify the six basic stages used to create a steel component, and explain how each stage influences or interacts with another. They give examples of how technology has improved human lives.

Students map data on employment in wood products manufacturing in Oregon counties. In this Oregon forest lesson, students discover the percentage of people employed in the forest manufacturing industry. Students create a box and whisker...

Eleventh graders explore the design, manufacture and consumption of personal audio devices and cellular products. They examine the related issues, choices, and consequences in the global economy for such purchases. They research...

Students examine the relationship between the products they use and energy use. Using the internet, they identify the role that manufacturing plays in using energy and the emissions that change the climate. They discover the steps to...

Young scholars study industrial processes and greenhouse emissions. For this research lesson students choose a manufactured product, research the life cycle of the product, and present it in a PowerPoint presentation.