Whirligig Activity
An engineering design activity that introduces the Aerodynamic concepts (lift, drag, and gravity) for students to apply in the design and creation of a whirligig…
Resource Topic: Math
Composite Airplane Activity
An Engineering Design activity based on constructing and testing folded airplanes made from combined common household materials to model composite materials. A high-level adaptation of…
Roof Design Challenge Activity 2
This activity is a follow-up to the Roof Design Challenge Activity 1. Students continue to use the Engineering Design Process (EDP) to design and build…
Roof Design Challenge Activity 1
A design challenge activity to design and build a roof that will not leak when exposed to simulated rain. The phenomena students explore is how…
Voicethread Projects
Student use Voicethreads to explain different math concepts.
Geometry with FabLab Model Maker
This instructional resource include introductory lesson ideas that use FabLab ModelMaker software to review the geometry concepts and formulas for perimeter, area, surface area, and…
Solar Car Multidisciplinary Lesson Collection
This in-depth lesson collection includes everything a teacher needs to facilitate a multidisciplinary solar car unit. Students will investigate the scientific and mathematical principles required…
Watts Up?: Percentage Change of Appliance Electricity
This lesson explores appliance electricity energy usage. Students use an electricity meter to test different electronic devices to determine energy increase or decrease. Students will…
How To Create a Pie Chart
This simple activity uses an online graph making tool from the National Center for Education Statistics (https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/CreateAGraph/default.aspx) to teach students how to make a Pie…
Geometry Jeopardy: Review Polygons, Triangles, and Quadrilaterals
This instructional resource features a Jeopardy style game that reviews geometry concepts, including polygons, triangles, and quadrilaterals. Formatted as a PowerPoint, it is easy to…