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Students explore the basic components of vehicle design and learn about the conditions affecting Mars rovers. They design an improved Mars rover by defining a problem and proposing a solution in the form of improved design elements.
- 9–12
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In this activity, students will test the effectiveness of different parachute designs.
- K–5
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Students will learn about the concept of low impact development: practices that use or copy natural processes such as absorption or evaporation to protect water quality.
- 9–12
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Students will “mash up” an assigned product with one design influence from nature and present the product design to their peers using a free CAD software (such as Google Sketch).
- 9–12
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After learning about the amount of paper that the United States uses every year, students will observe how homemade recycled paper is made. Upon examining the result, students will be challenged to refine this process in order to produce a paper product.
- 9–12
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Students will investigate the technological application of quantum effects in cyber security.
- 9–12
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Students will investigate and categorize types of artificial intelligence to determine a protocol for the Turing Test.
- 9–12
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In this lesson, students will work in teams to design a pair of headphones specifically for children under three.
- 9–12
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Students will examine wind power and learn to hardness it by creating a wind turbine.
- 9–12
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In this lesson, students will work in teams to create a structure that will withstand simulated hurricane force winds
- 9–12
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In this activity, students will use a variety of materials to attempt to clean up a simulated oil spill.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of the engineering design process by designing and observing different containers that slow down the process of heat transfer.
- K–5
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In this activity teams design, build, and test paper helicopters to observe a relationship between blade surface area and descent rate.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will evaluate different 'before' and 'after' stations to decide if heating and cooling changes are reversible.
- K–5