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Engineering and Design STEMploration Digital Lessons
(View Complete Item Description)Students assume the role of engineers as they learn to prototype, iterate, and innovate. Students are introduced to the design process, develop problem-solving and research skills, and learn to foster a growth mindset.
Material Type: Full Course
Information Technology STEMploration Digital Lessons
(View Complete Item Description)Students learn the fundamentals of computer programming, develop critical thinking skills, and practice collaboration as they take on the role of coders to design, develop, and market an app solution to a community need.
Material Type: Full Course
Health Sciences STEMploration Digital Lessons
(View Complete Item Description)Students learn about careers in the health sciences by taking on the role of health care professionals as they follow the treatment journey of a young person injured in a skateboarding accident.
Material Type: Full Course
Solving Everyday Problems Using the Engineering Design Cycle
(View Complete Item Description)Students are introduced to two real-life problems that can be solved by using the engineering design process. For the first one, they follow along with a slide presentation that describes how a group of students built an organizer to help organize their teacher’s desk. The presentation introduces students to the key steps in the engineering design process. Next, in discussion groups, they read through a scenario in which middle school student Marisol struggles to keep her locker organized. They read the case study together, stopping and discussing at key points to share ideas and consider Marisol’s progress as she moves through the engineering design cycle to design and implement a solution. As an optional hands-on activity extension, students construct their own locker organizer using scrap materials. This introduction to the engineering design process sets up students to be able to conduct their own real-world design projects. A case study handout, group leader discussion sheet and slide presentation are provided.
Material Type: Activity/Lab