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Market Research and Design

  • IT
  • Manufacturing
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 3
In this lesson, students will work in teams to design a pair of headphones specifically for children under three.
  • Engineering
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Satellite Telemetry

  • IT
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 4
Students will explore how satellites send images from telescopes in space, which we can access on Earth via the Internet.
  • Technology
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Synthetic Properties

  • IT
  • Manufacturing
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 4
In this activity, students will compare samples of monomers and polymers in powder and thread form (sugar/cotton candy and cotton flock/cotton balls).
  • Science
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3D Printing Robots

  • IT
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 3
Students will investigate the application of 3D printing to space technology.
  • Math
  • Science
  • Technology
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AI

  • IT
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 2
Students will investigate and categorize types of artificial intelligence to determine a protocol for the Turing Test.
  • Engineering
  • Technology
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Cyber Security

  • IT
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 3
Students will investigate the technological application of quantum effects in cyber security.
  • Engineering
  • Technology
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Modeling Constraints

  • IT
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 2
Students will work in small groups to investigate constraints of starting a business. Each group will be assigned a specific constraint. Small groups will then write a linear inequality and graph the inequality on a group capture sheet.
  • Math
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Stacking Cups

  • IT
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 3
Students will work in small groups to stack Solo cups vs. Styrofoam cups to see how many of each it takes for the two stacks to be equal. Students will then derive a system of linear equations to model the scenario of the two stacks of cups.
  • Math
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How a Ball Falls

  • IT
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 3
In this activity, students work in teams to develop a method for creating a mathematical model of the path of a ball. The teams measure the height from which a ball is thrown, and the time taken for the ball to reach the ground.
  • Technology
.pdf

Biomes and Biomimicry

  • IT
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 2
In this activity, students will work in teams and use the approach of biomimicry to build an Adaptation Station that will enhance life for humans living in a specific environment.
  • Science
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Crack the Code

  • IT
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 3
Students will design one or more unique levels of a maze game using a free online coding program.
  • Technology
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Design All Around Us

  • IT
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 2
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).
  • Engineering
.pdf

Explore 3D Design

  • IT
Grades:
  • 9–12
 Level: 3
Students will use geometric shapes to design a unique three-dimensional object that has an everyday use.
  • Technology
.pdf