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Teach Engineering

Scale Model Project

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Try your hand at scale models. Scholars create a scale model of an object using a scale factor of their choice. As part of the project, they give presentations on their processes and calculations. This is the last installment of the...
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Teach Engineering

Let's Take a Spin: One-Axis Rotation

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Investigate the effect of one-axis rotations on geometric figures. Scholars learn to use snap cubes and the right-hand rule to draw figures after rotations about the x-, y-, or z-axes. They try their hands at examples created by the...
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Teach Engineering

New Perspectives: Two-Axis Rotation

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Two-axis rotations ... twice the fun as one-axis rotations! The last installment of a five-part module teaches scholars how to conduct two-axis rotations. They create isometric drawings before and after the rotations.
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Jeopardy Labs

Third Grade Social Studies Review

For Students 3rd
In this interactive JeopardyLab game, with the assistance of a teacher, students can play against each other or in teams to review the content of Third Grade Social Studies. Allow the first team to choose a topic and a point value for a...
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Norwich University

Seven Man-Made Engineering Wonders of the Ancient World

For Students 6th - 12th
Imagine precisely cutting and then moving a 120 ton boulder more than two miles without mechanical cutting tolls, skid loaders, or hydraulic cranes. Imagine carving a stone figure that includes a drainage system that permits rainwater to...
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National Arts Centre

Scavenger Hunt

For Students 9th - 12th
Young theatre artists engage in a scavenger hunt to acquaint themselves with set design. The challenge is to search the site and match a separate maquette with each of the 24 clues.
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Brigham Young University

Understanding the Research Process

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The second lesson in a unit on set design focuses on the importance of historical and stylistic research. Working in teams created in the previous session, groups consider what resources they will use as they consider design concepts for...
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Mascil Project

House Insulation

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Make sure your house is warm in the winter. Pupils analyze graphs of heating costs for two similar houses and make hypotheses for why the costs differ. They then build models of houses with appropriate insulation to reduce heating costs.
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University of North Carolina

Music

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Music is a universal pleasure, but writing about it can be a little trickier. An informative handout discusses common types of music writing assignments that one might encounter in a college-level course. Individuals read about musical...
AP Test Prep
College Board

Using the Java Collections Hierarchy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Collect a set of collections. Professional development material provides teachers with information about collections that are in AP Computer Science. Materials include teaching strategies, sample labs, and worksheets. Educators use the...
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Discovery Education

3D Printing Robots

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What is water worth to you? The answer probably depends on many different variables. Learners explore the value of water in space and what it takes to transport the resource to locations in a galaxy far far away. They then consider...
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Discovery Education

Hurricane Force

For Teachers 9th - 12th
It's important to make sure houses can withstand winds. A hands-on activity has learners create a structure out of household materials. They use a fan to simulate hurricane-force winds to see if their structures can withstand the...
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American Museum of Natural History

Being An Anthropologist: Laurel Kendall

For Students 6th - 12th
Imagine studying Korean culture, especially the role of women, as well as marriage and religious rituals from home! Anthropologist Laurel Kendall shares what she has learned from her many trips to this fascinating country half a world away.
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Curated OER

Places and Spaces in Art

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine and describe the houses of Baie Saint-Paul. They name the colors used and the shapes in the roof. Using a gable roof design, they draw their own house. They discover the architectrual elements in their own community...
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Curated OER

Build-Renovate-Restore

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars discover how buildings are changed over time from their original states by nature and man. They will "create," "renovate," and "restore" a building. They then develop a time line to show the origin of his/her building and...
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Curated OER

Levers

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare and contrast the three different types of levers. In this physics lesson, students hypothesize how ancient Egyptians use them to build structures. They construct their own lever after teacher approves their design.
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Curated OER

Bag Buildings

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners create building from paper bags. In this building lesson, students draw buildings on different size paper bags. They wear these bags on their heads or hands and tell the story of the building.
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Curated OER

Health Lesson: Food Pyramid

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify each level of the food pyramid and keep a record of their food intake.  In this food pyramid lesson, students relate the food pyramid to the Gaza Pyramids.  Students discuss the purpose and plan of the food...
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Curated OER

Writing: Stay High and Dry

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write an effective conclusion for their essay.  In this conclusion lesson students restate the thesis of their paper and summarize three important points.  Students then write a final statement to wrap up their...
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Curated OER

Writing: Stamp of Approval

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners write a good title and edit their essay.  In this writing lesson, students examine several examples of good titles and discuss what makes them effective.  Learners relate this to the sign on a building and discuss ways...
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Curated OER

Math in Nature

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore math in nature. In this lesson on the Fibonacci sequence, students use natural objects and Fibonacci numbers to discover mathematical patterns.
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Curated OER

Roller Coasters Lab

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students study kinetic energy and friction and how it pertains to a roller coaster.  In this roller coaster lesson plan students complete a lab activity.
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Curated OER

Mapping My Spot in History

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students create their own town's history. They place themselves on the map in a literal as well as figurative sense. Students produce portions of an updated version of an early twentieth century panoramic map. Students gather information...
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Curated OER

Justinian I

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research emperor Justinian I in this lesson. They identify the contributions of Theodora to Justinian's rule, and the expansion of the Byzantine Empire during this time. They then analyze the contributions of Byzantine on...

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