Posted on January 4th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
This lesson explores how civil engineering has solved the challenge of moving water through irrigation. Students work in teams to design and build their own model irrigation system out of everyday items. They test their systems, evaluate their results, and present their findings to the class.
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Filed under: Grades 6-8, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades 9-12, Lesson Plans | 2 Comments »
Tags: Agricultural, Grades 6-8, Lesson Plans, Water management
Posted on December 7th, 2009 by ASEE
As classes wind down (or up!) for the holidays, here’s a fun activity to get students thinking about engineering. It a game families can enjoy, too. Print and distribute copies of this pdf puzzler, directing students to locate as many words as possible.
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Filed under: Class Activities, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12 | Comments Off on Engineering Word Search
Tags: Class Activities, Fun & Games, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5
Posted on November 16th, 2009 by ASEE
Oceans and robots, geckoes and golfballs. How much do your students know about engineering? Put them to the test with this fun multiple-choice quiz for grades 6-12.
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Filed under: Class Activities, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12 | 6 Comments »
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by ASEE
Students work in small teams to design a heat- and water-conserving “green roof” of plant material for an urban apartment building. This is a multimedia project for grades 9-12, involving Web and library research, hand drawings, creation of exhibit boards with text, photos and data graphics, and a final presentation of findings.
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Filed under: Grades 9-12, Grades 9-12, Lesson Plans | 3 Comments »
Tags: Environmental Engineering, Green Technology, Materials Engineering, Research on Learning
Posted on September 29th, 2009 by ASEE
Frustrated by gridlock? Traffic engineers feel your pain. Using math, they devise ways to improve the flow of vehicles at busy intersections and on highways. Here is an example of the kind of problem they might try to solve. Designed for advanced high-school algebra students, it can be worked out most easily using Microsoft Excel.
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Tags: Research on Learning
Posted on June 4th, 2009 by ASEE
In this activity for grades 6-12, students design a seawall to protect a major coastal highway from erosion by ocean waves and address these questions: Erosion–can you fight it? How much energy is involved with waves and erosion? Can humans stop erosion of the shoreline? Should we? Is it cost effective?
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Tags: Marine engineering, Math Lesson Plans, Mathematics
Posted on April 8th, 2009 by ASEE
Students use an old fashioned children’s toy, a metal slinky to mimic and understand the magnetic field generated in an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine. Students run a current through the slinky and use computer and calculator software to explore the magnetic field created by the slinky.
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Tags: Biomedical Engineering, Physics
Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by ASEE
For this Internet-based collaborative project, Square Life, students investigate their local environment and share that information with other students from around the country and the world.
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Tags: Environmental Engineering, Internet
Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by ASEE
This is a made-for-the-Web version of the public TV program, with a variety of fun engineering activities for a range of age groups.
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Filed under: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Web Resources | Comments Off on PBS Design Squad
