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Museum of Science

Ei E: Designing a Parachute (1)

K - 1st
Students apply their knowledge of air resistance and aerospace engineering as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own parachutes.
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: A Long Way Down: Designing Parachutes Lesson 3

1st - 6th
Students learn about air resistance and test three isolated variables used in the design of parachutes. [14:52]
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Museum of Science

Ei E: A Long Way Down: Designing Parachutes Lesson 2

3rd - 6th
Students use information about the temperature, atmosphere, and surface of a planet to imagine how a spacecraft traveling to that planet might be designed. [14:29]
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Museum of Science

Ei E: A Long Way Down: Designing Parachutes Lesson 1

3rd - 5th
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Paulo, a boy from Brazil, learns about aerospace engineering as he designs his own parachute. [14:46]
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Museum of Science

Ei E: Designing a Model Membrane (1)

K - 1st
Students focus on the bioengineering problem of meeting the basic needs of an organism as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own model membrane.
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Museum of Science

Ei E: Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes Lesson 3 Part 2

3rd - 6th
Students explore properties of natural membranes and test the performance of several model membrane materials. [19:02]
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Museum of Science

Ei E: Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes, Lesson 3 Part 1

3rd - 6th
Students explore properties of natural membranes and test the performance of several model membrane materials. [19:18]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes Lesson 1

3rd - 6th
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Juan Daniel, a boy from El Salvador, learns about bioengineering as he designs his own model membrane. [14:31]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes Lesson 3 Part 2

3rd - 5th
Students explore properties of natural membranes and test the performance of several model membrane materials. [19:33]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes Lesson 3 Part 1

3rd - 5th
Students explore properties of natural membranes and test the performance of several model membrane materials. [18:52]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Biology Meets Technology

K - 1st
Students think like bioengineers as they match natural objects with technologies that have similar functions.
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes Lesson 1

3rd - 5th
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Juan Daniel, a boy from El Salvador, learns about bioengineering as he designs his own model membrane. [18:27]
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Museum of Science

Ei E: Designing a Lighting System

K - 1st
Students apply their knowledge of light and optical engineering as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own lighting systems.
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Lighten Up: Designing Lighting Systems Lesson 2

1st - 5th
Students think like optical engineers as they explore how light interacts with a variety of materials. [8:19]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Lighten Up: Designing Lighting Systems Lesson 1

1st - 5th
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Omar, a boy from Egypt, learns about optical engineering as he helps design his own lighting system. [10:50]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Designing a Lighting System (2)

K - 1st
Students apply their knowledge of light and optical engineering as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own lighting systems.
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Designing a Lighting System (1)

K - 1st
Students apply their knowledge of light and optical engineering as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own lighting systems.
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Lighten Up: Designing Lighting Systems Lesson 3 Part 1

3rd - 6th
Students experiment with reflecting light using mirrors and learn about light intensity. [11:47]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Lighten Up: Designing Lighting Systems Lesson 2

3rd - 6th
Students think like optical engineers as they explore how light interacts with a variety of materials. [12:50]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Lighten Up: Designing Lighting Systems Lesson 1

3rd - 6th
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Omar, a boy from Egypt, learns about optical engineering as he helps design his own lighting system. [14:51]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: A Stick in the Mud: Evaluating a Landscape Lesson 3 Part 2

3rd - 6th
Students use maps to study the erosion along a riverbank over time and conduct controlled experiments to determine how soil compaction around a foundation affects the foundation's strength. [8:55]
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Museum of Science

Ei E: A Stick in the Mud: Evaluating a Landscape Lesson 3 Part 1

3rd - 6th
Students use maps to study the erosion along a riverbank over time and conduct controlled experiments to determine how soil compaction around a foundation affects the foundation's strength. [7:20]
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Museum of Science

Ei E: A Stick in the Mud: Evaluating a Landscape Lesson 2

3rd - 6th
Students think like geotechnical engineers as they take core samples of a model building site and decide how deeply the pier foundations for a model skyscraper should be anchored into the soil. [11:40]
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Museum of Science

Ei E: A Stick in the Mud: Evaluating a Landscape Lesson 1

3rd - 6th
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Suman, a boy from Nepal, learns about geotechnical engineering as he helps evaluate a site for a TarPul. [13:09]