Electrochemistry: Harnessing Electricity From Chemical Reactions |
In this lesson students will learn about electricity and circuits, and then power a small LED with a potato using pennies and screws. |
Chemistry, Energy, Engineering |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Emerging Occupations - Systems Thinking Skills |
This lesson exposes students to the basic concepts of a system and what a system does. |
Engineering |
Middle School (6-8) |
Engineering a Solution |
Students will learn about the most prevalent type of marine debris: plastics and microplastics. |
Engineering, Marine |
Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8) |
Engineering Design Challenges |
This lesson focuses on the engineering design process. Students will learn to ask, imagine, plan, create, and improve designs on a multitude of activities. |
Engineering |
Middle School (6-8) |
Enzymes and Bioenergy |
This activity explores the function of cellulase and its limitations, specifically time-dependence. |
Bioenergy, Biology |
High School (9-12) |
Eras of Crop Improvement |
Students learn about why farmers/plant scientists would want to improve traits, with students brainstorming the different types of traits that may be desirable for food producers and consumers. |
Biology, Climate Change, Ecology |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Exoplanet 1061 |
The object of this game is to build a society where you maintain enough food, water, and energy to grow your population and advance your technologies, while managing waste buildup, surviving natural disasters, and other events that befall your community. |
Bioenergy |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Eye of the Tiger |
Students will build confidence in their drawing abilities and develop observational skills and attention to detail. |
Engineering |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Facility Design |
In this lesson students apply industrial and manufacturing processes to design a zoo facility. |
Engineering |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Fact Checking in an Era of Fake News |
Students will learn how to identify valid and reputable sources by reviewing a variety of sources, including paper-based and web-based sources of information, using the CRAAP Test. |
Bioenergy |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |