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Build a Robot Arm

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students work in teams to design and build a working robotic arm using everyday items. In this building robots lesson students develop an understanding of design processes and the impact that technology has in manufacturing. 
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Holiday Lights and Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars create a simple circuit using batteries, wires, and light bulbs. In this circuits lesson plan, students learn the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit and connect it to holiday lights they use in...
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Lesson: Sand and Water

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students review background information about water tension and adhesive forces on sand. In this sand science lesson, students visit a beach and have a sand building competition near water and away from it. Students discuss water tension...
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Ballast Systems in Submarines

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate Ballast systems in submarines. In this ballast lesson, students conduct experiments that show how a Ballast system works. Students will then create a model of a submarine's ballast system.
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Egg Drop

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students design and test packaging an egg. In this engineering design instructional activity, students design and test packaging that will keep an egg from cracking when dropped from a certain height.
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Pollution and Lung Health

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students study how lungs and a diaphragm work to make them breathe.  For this pollution lesson students build a lung model and learn three things they can do to protect themselves from the effects of fossil fuels. 
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Life After Trash

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain how recycling cuts down on greenhouse gases, and explore the consequences of global warming.  In this global warming lesson students divide into teams and create a useful product made out of recyclable items.
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Sound Wave Reflection

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore sound waves. In this sound wave lesson, students determine the path traveled by sound waves in an acoustic room. Students consider how sound travels and reflects, then they calculate the rate sound travels at.
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Package Those Foods!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a food package for a specific food.  In this marketing lesson students divide into groups and research, design, produce, market and analyze packaging. 
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Lift and Pull

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the mechanical advantage of pulleys.  In this pulleys lesson students are given a challenge to help save a whale by setting up different pulleys systems to move it. 
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Nanotechnology

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the factors that affect the strength of the contact forces between interacting surfaces.  In this nature interactions activity students complete several activities. 
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Paper Structures

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students study material strength and how it varies with shape and arrangement.  In this paper structures lesson students work in teams to build a portable paper structure that can support the weight of a book. 
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Weather Forecasting

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students describe how weather forecasting has evolved.  In this forecasting instructional activity students study the different types and ways that people forecast weather. 
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Solar Cooking

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with a virtual solar cooker to discover the relationship between reflection, transmission, and absorption.  In this solar cooking instructional activity students apply what they learn to construct their own solar...
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Harnessing Wind

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how engineers utilize the wind.  In this wind lesson students examine the different kinds of winds and measure wind direction. 
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A Garden on the Moon

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify criteria and constraints related to the design and development of a plant growth chamber.  In this engineering lesson students apply the engineering design process to solve a problem. 
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Cracking the Code

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore encoding systems and decoding technology. For this barcoding lesson students examine how coding impacts society including distribution, and inventory. 
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Building Up, Breaking Down

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars examine construction materials and their uses.  In this building instructional activity students create their own poster and share it with the class. 
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Selling and Buying a Green Car

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concerns over fuel sources and the debate over ethanol as an energy source.  In this alternative energy lesson students complete an activity of selling and buying an environmentally friendly car. 
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Green Roof Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design a heat and water conserving "green roof". In this urban environmental lesson, students will design a heat and water conserving "green roof" to improve a building's energy profile.
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Learn about Torque

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students calculate torque and determine its uses. For this lesson on torque, students watch a video and teacher demonstrations and work with a small group on a lab activity. Students provide example of how torque is used in daily life,...
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Punting and Projectile Motion

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the concept of projectile motion. In this physics lesson, students watch the video "Science of NFL Football – Projectile Motion and Parabolas." Students participate in computer simulations on the range of projectiles...
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Harvest Water from Fog

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners investigate the different forms of water by turning fog into drinkable water.  In this harvesting lesson, students discuss and observe photographs of fog and why it is essential for some countries to collect water from fog...
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Map the Green Space

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate the environment in their community by creating a presentation.  In this environment lesson, students utilize cameras to document the green spaces in their community and the benefits they create for everybody....

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