Collecting and Preserving Insects |
Students in this lesson will learn to preserve, collect, store, and catalog specimens. |
Biology |
Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8) |
Community Strengthening |
This lesson focuses on activities that help students engage with one another, as well as a larger network of students from SMILE clubs around the state during challenge events. |
Family Math & Science Night |
Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Coral Reef Diversity |
In this lesson students are introduced to coral reef ecosystems to learn the importance of coral and adaptations coral has made to live in a unique habitat. |
Biology, Climate Change, Ecology, Marine |
Elementary (4-5) |
Coral Skeletons |
In this lesson students learn how coral shells are formed and the impact of climate change has had on coral reef ecosystems worldwide. |
Biology, Climate Change, Ecology, Marine |
Elementary (4-5) |
Cost Management |
In this lesson students will use LEGOs to design the most cost effective airplane without compromising on function. |
Engineering |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Culminating Lesson |
In this lesson students demonstrate their understanding of just-in-time manufaturing, facilities layout design, and design for manufacturability. |
Engineering |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Dairy Designs! |
A dairy farm and a cheese factory VR experience followed by the production of a dairy product. |
Team Building |
Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Design and Build a Polar Ice Drifter |
Students will take part in a hypothetical engineering and design challenge that will help them to better understand sea ice and how research is carried out on sea ice. |
Chemistry, Climate Change, Marine |
Elementary (4-5) |
Design for Manufacturability |
In this lesson students will learn about design for manufacturability through redesign to develop an understanding of designing for manufacturability. |
Engineering |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Designing Engineers |
In this lesson students will develop an understanding of the NGSS engineering design process in classroom activities. |
Engineering |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |