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Project Description
Pupils engage in using the Internet to solve problems. The skill of problem solving is developed and technology skills are used to solve a student picked problem. The lesson targets the middle school audience.
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Stone Tool Scavenger Hunt
Students use the internet to research the various types of stone tools used by natives. Using this information, they create a chart describing each tool and its usage. In groups, they share their charts with others and answer...
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Investigating the Technological Impacts on N.C.
Fourth graders search the internet to identify ways in which technology has influenced the lives of North Carolinians.
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The Little Transistor That Could
Students research the history of the transistor to explore the nature of technology. They complete a worksheet that coincides with given websites. Then they write a one-page essay about their findings.
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Lesson 1: Design a Transportation Stamp
Learners, in groups, research a certain form of transportation that has affected Maine's economic and cultural development. They write a persuasive letter that uses the research to support an argument.
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Using an Amortization Table
Students search the Internet to find a site that contains an amortization table and make a hypothesis about the results of changing time and rate. They examine the affects of time and rate on a mortgage and discuss the difference in the...
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Inventions Tournament
Students use the internet to research an invention that was developed during the Industrial Age. Using a worksheet, they record all revelant information to their invention including the short term and long term affects of the product....
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Calendar and Opening
Students review the days of the week and tell what the current day is by singing a song. They fill in the sentence telling the day of the week it is and then discuss what day yesterday was and the name of the day tomorrow and then talk...
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Does the falling tree make a sound if no one if there to hear it? (or communication via encryption)
Students explore encryption. They discuss the importance of cryptography in our daily lives. Students use games and cryptography to discover transformational geometry and modulo systems. They design their own encryption puzzles and...
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General Industry Outreach Training Program
Students, after being introduced to an overview of the hazards of electricity at the workplace, view a power point presentation involving the four types of injuries that could result from contact with electricity: electrocution or death,...
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E Ticket
In this grammar worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms that all begin with the letter "E." There are 45 words beginning with "E" located in the word search.
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Breaking News English: i-Phones Are Now Musical Instruments
In this English worksheet, students read "iPhones are Now Musical Instruments," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Electrical and Electronics Engineer
Find out about the many pathways available to one who has a career as an electrical or electronics engineer. Design video games, cell phones, GPS systems, anything that requires electricity to work. This Science Buddies site lays out the...
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Institute of Electrical/electronics Engineers
Notes and examples for formatting texts, bibliographies, and citations in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Style.
Stanford University
Stanford University Department of Electrical Engineering
This is the homepage of the Stanford University of Department of Electrical Engineering. There are links to information on research, academics, seminars, faculty, etc.
Stanford University
Stanford University Department of Electrical Engineering
This is the homepage of the Stanford University of Department of Electrical Engineering. There are links to information on research, academics, seminars, faculty, etc.
Other
The Electrical Engineering Virtual Library
This site has links to various topics about electrical engineering. These include institutions, resources, journals, etc.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
This is the website for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Electrical Engineering. The site has links to research, academics, etc.
Other
Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Homepage of the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This site contains information about ongoing research, academics, facilities, faculty, etc. at the university.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Electrical Engineers
This resource provides information about electrical engineer careers.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Electronics, Signals, and Measurement
Online, college-level course on electronics. Class features the practical introduction to electronics with a focus on measurement and signals. Accessible components include downloadable lecture notes, assignments, and previous quiz and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Keep It Moving! From Electrons to Electric Motors
Students act as engineers to apply what they know about how circuits work in electrical/motorized devices to design their own battery-operated model motor vehicles with specific paramaters. They calculate the work done by the vehicles...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Engineer an Electronic Water Level Detector
Make a device that will notify people when the water level drops in this challenge. Students will do this by building an open circuit that completes when the water level drops below a certain level and/or goes above a certain level. The...
Iowa State University
Iowa State University: Materials Science and Engineering
Learn about Iowa State University's department of Materials Science and Engineering, including news, academics, people, research, and general information.