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Engineering Solutions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use internet resources to explore the side effects of technology; to design, implement and evaluate solutions related to the problem of waste disposal.
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WINDMILLS: PUTTING WIND ENERGY TO WORK

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners review the engineering design process and discuss a variety of windmills, focusing on the different materials used in the construction and the type of work each windmill does and they use simple materials to build their own...
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Art in Engineering - Moving Art

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Pupils study how forces are applied in the creation of art. They design mobiles and pop-up books while identifying which forces of nature act upon them. They look at air currents, gravity, and hand movement.
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Genetic Engineering

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss the risks and benefits associated with biotechnology. In this biotechnology lesson, students discuss the role of genes in the body and brainstorm ethical issues relating to biotechnology. They read about an ethical issue...
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Genetic Engineering/Biotechnology

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students create a paper model of a plasmid and insert a DNA molecule that contains a specific gene into the plasmid. They complete an actual transformation involving E. coli bacterium and relate the two activities to one another.
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Breeds of Cattle Internet Search

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify different breeds of cattle and select one breed to investigate further. They gather information online about breed's origin, physical characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages, and present their findings orally to...
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Engineering and the Senses

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore nutrition. For this nutrition lesson, students discuss a person's sense of taste and how it is different for each person. Students discuss favorite foods and how they relate to nutrition. Students cut out pictures of...
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Heavens to Betsy There Sure are a Lot of Sayings!!

For Teachers 2nd
Students explore a variety of sayings and phrases used in the English language in the seventeen lessons of this unit. Through visual, auditory, and kinestic activities, students are immersed in the study of the English language.
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Science Biographies: A Poster Approach

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the lives and contributions of five people who have impacted science in the four lessons of this unit. Key facts in the life of the persons are placed on a timeline and a mini-biography is created.
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Conveyor Belt Production

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students design a system that will move their glass product across a room in the plant. They must move the product 12 feet and their items cannot fall off at any time.
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Exemplary Plans, Engineer It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research tall buildings and identify the geometric shapes used in the construction of the buildings. They compare shapes and infer why some are better than others in building. They produce a multimedia presentation of geometric...
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Engineering Application: What Can I Build On?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore how earthquakes cause structures to move and how the substrate beneath them may actually cause them to fail. They create mock buildings and place them in level tubs of various substrates. They then put each through a...
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Internet Search Skills 101

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice computer and Internet jargon and explore different types of searches. They perform a search with and without Boolean search operators. In addition, they practice how to make the most of their searching time by being as...
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Foodways Internet Search Worksheet

For Students 6th - 9th
In this Louisiana regional foodways learning exercise, students use one of the many websites listed on the learning exercise to look for answers to the 10 short answer questions pertinent to foods in Louisiana.
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Engineering and the Senses: Hearing

For Teachers K
Pupils explore the sense of hearing. For this 5 senses lesson, students consider how humans and animals use the sense of hearing along with their other senses. Pupils discuss the body parts responsible for the 5 senses and play the...
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Oil and Energy Consumption

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze the oil consumption  and production information.  In this investigative lesson students take the data collected, graph and organize it then draw conclusions about the use of oil worldwide. 
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Bridge Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use "Interactive Physics Program" to develop a bridge similar to their physical model. They may choose to redesign their bridges completely. They design a simulation that test the amount of stress their bridge can withstand.
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Build and Engineer an Underground Mine

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students answer questions on a worksheet about mineral processing, iron fillings, and how to safely manage the left over material after separated. This is really not a lesson plan, just a worksheet that is filled out following the making...
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Genetics and Heredity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore genetics and heredity. They study meiosis and view videos and create vocabulary flashcards. They create a graphic organizer that compares and contrasts sexual and asexual reproduction in each of the six kingdoms....
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Automotive Words

For Students 6th - 8th
In this technology activity, students find the words that are related to the concept of cars and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Internet Scavenger Hunt

For Students 5th - 7th
In this internet scavenger hunt worksheet, students work with a partner to find 24 items on a list. They search the internet and when they find an item it gets approved by an adult and marked off on the recording sheet.
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Hunt the "Fact Monster" to Answer Multiple Choice Questions- November #4

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this Internet fact search worksheet, students access the "Fact Monster" web site to find the answers to 5 multiple choice questions. They answer questions about Europe, authors, Native Americans, and the Pilgrims.
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E is for Engineer: The Letter E

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this letter e instructional activity, students practice first tracing, then printing both the upper and lower case letter e on provided lines. Students can use their computer mouse to animate the letters guided practice arrows.
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Exploring the Smithsonian

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the Smithsonian Institute. In this technology and history lesson, students work in pairs to complete a worksheet by researching questions using the Smithsonian Institute website.

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