Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Earth Rocks!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the basic elements of our Earth's crust: rocks, soils and minerals. They learn how we categorize rocks, soils and minerals and how they are literally the foundation for our...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Lights Out!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson introduces the concept of electricity by asking students to imagine what their life would be like without electricity. Two main forms of electricity, static and current, are introduced. Students learn that electrons can move...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to several key concepts of electronic circuits. They learn about some of the physics behind circuits, the key components in a circuit and their pervasiveness in our homes and everyday lives. Students learn about...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Waste Not, Want Not: Use the Microbial Fuel Cell to Create Elec

For Students 9th - 10th
Gross. What is that in the toilet? But maybe it's not just gross. Did you know there are bacteria that digest organic waste and create electrons? What if there was a way to collect those electrons to power a circuit? In this science fair...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Inside the Dna

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students conduct their own research to discover and understand the methods designed by engineers and used by scientists to analyze or validate the molecular structure of DNA, proteins and enzymes, as well as basic information about gel...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through nine lessons, students are introduced to a range of energy types--electrical, light, sound and thermal-as well as the renewable energy sources of wind, hydro (water) and solar power. Subjects range from understanding that the...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Antimatter Matters

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Antimatter, the charge reversed equivalent of matter, has captured the imaginations of science fiction fans for years as a perfectly efficient form of energy. While normal matter consists of atoms with negatively charged electrons...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Is a Sensor?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students gain a rigorous background in the primary human sensors, as preparation for comparing them to some electronic equivalents in the associated activity.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Does a Touch Sensor Work?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students look at human senses and their electronic imitators, with special focus on the skin and touch sensors. They have a chance to handle and get familiar with the LEGO touch sensor, including programming LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots to...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Robot Sensors and Sound

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Using microphones connected to computers running Audacity software, student teams experiment with machine-generated sounds and their own voices and observe the resulting sound waves on the screen, helping them to understand that sounds...
Handout
Other

Beginner's Guide to Measurement in Electronic and Electrical Engineering [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Physical Laboratory, which is the UK's National Measurement Institute, offers a Beginner's Guide to Measurements in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. Discusses how electric currents are measured and offers images.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Heavy Metal

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about problems created by electronic waste being thrown in landfills. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Fleming's Electric Valve

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides background information on the Edison Effect and then discusses Fleming's invention.
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Electric Messages: Then and Now

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson investigates electronic communication from the Morse Code system to text messaging. To learn about this, learners construct simple circuits, send messages to each other, and explore the history and impact of communication.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Lego Robotics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A robotics curriculum using LEGO robotics that includes projects, tools, and resources. The unit allows students to investigate the use of robotics, mechanical systems, electronics, and programming.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Robotics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this curriculum unit, educators can find lectures and project materials related to electronics including the LEGO robotics.
Website
Other

Broadband Now: The Living Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
How much do you really know about the Internet? How does it work? Who invented it? The Living Internet has answers to these questions and just about everything else you ever wanted to know about our online world. Sections on: Internet,...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Go, Gadget, Go! Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms

For Students 9th - 10th
In the mid-20th century, people thought of robots as futuristic tools. But in the 21st century, robots are not a figment of our imaginations, but are a part of our reality. Robots even perform tasks that humans can't do. In this...
Website
Other

L Soft: Cata List Catalog of Listserv Lists

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the catalog of LISTSERV lists. From this page, you can browse any of the 72,524 public LISTSERV lists on the Internet, search for mailing lists of interest, and get information about LISTSERV host sites. This information is...
Handout
Information Fluency

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy: Accessibility Awareness [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Micro-Module covering relevant information on Accessibility Awareness and Section 508, the American Disabilities Act for the Internet. The thorough and informative article addresses applications of Section 508, WC3, website compliance,...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Introduction to Electric Power Systems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level electrical engineering course highlighting electric power systems. Course introduces electric power and the conversion of electrical to mechanical energy. Course features include readings, assignments, and quizzes.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Electrons on the Move

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about current electricity and necessary conditions for the existence of an electric current. Students construct a simple electric circuit and a galvanic cell to help them understand voltage, current and resistance.
Graphic
Curated OER

Hobby of Electronic Circuit Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site, translated from Japanese to English, identifies electronic parts and has many ideas for electronic projects.
Graphic
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Corliss Steam Engine

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay from the University of Virginia provides an incredible graphic of the Corliss steam engine as shown at the America's Centennial Exposition, held in Philadelphia in 1876. Includes some descriptive text.