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Vector Voyage!

Posted on September 26th, 2019 by Mary Lord

Vector Voyage Illustration Middle school students learn the concept of dead reckoning by using vectors to plot a course based on a time and speed, then correct their positions with vectors representing winds and currents. Includes a link to related activities on navigation and creating nautical charts.

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Tags: Aerospace Engineering, Class Activities, Geography, GPS, Grades 6-8, Lesson Plan, Mathematics, nautical charts, naval engineering, navigation, Physics, teachengineering, vectors

Eclipse 101: What, Where, How?

Posted on August 14th, 2017 by Mary Lord

eclipse illustration On August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to a solar eclipse, including a 90-mile swath of totality stretching from Oregon’s coast to Charleston, S.C. NASA has assembled a helpful guide for where, when, and how to experience the eclipse, including tips for safe viewing.

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Tags: Astronomy, eclipse viewing, Geography, History, Internet Resources, maps, NASA, Outreach, Resources for Teachers, solar eclipse, totality, Web Resources

Carving Out the Landscape

Posted on August 17th, 2015 by ASEE

Car on road Elementary students investigate major landforms (e.g., mountains, rivers) in groups of two. They build a 3D model of a landscape depicting several of these landforms. Once they have built their model, they act as civil and transportation engineers to build a road through the landscape they have created.

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Tags: activity, Civil Engineering, Geography, Landforms, Paper Mache, Transportation