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This webpage, provided by the Center for Occupational Research and Development, features 19 lesson plans for in-class activities focused on employment and careers, specifically tailored to high school students. The lesson activities are categorized as follows: Skills Identification and Career...

This lesson from the STEM Action Center - Utah explores how seeds are dispersed and turn into plants. Through the lesson, students learn how to "develop and use a model that mimics the function of an animal dispersing seeds or pollinating plants." Educators can use this lesson and activity to...

This 7-page module, from National Convergence Technology Center (CTC), focuses on practical aspects of home technology. This resource includes a video camera installation lab. During the lab students "install a camera and directly connect it to [a] single TV to view via video inputs." The learning...

This lesson plan is provided by Agrowknowledge and includes directions for building a wind generator. The lesson plan includes materials needed and nine step-by-step instructions. Once built, the unit can be set in the path of a fan or in a windy area outside. "The cups should catch the wind and...

This resource, published by Georgia Tech Research Institute, features a mathematics activity designed for eighth graders. In this activity, students "define extraction logistics using the Pythagorean Theorem and the linear equation for distance, rate and time." Doing this, students create a...

This resource provides an introductory activity on how electrons move. Core concepts include the discovery of the electron, electric forces and fields, how an electron moves in an electric field, designing an electric field, magnetic fields and how an electron moves in a magnetic field. The...

This interactive presentation, created by Terry Bartelt and hosted by the Electromechanical Digital Library, provides an explanation of how a metal detector functions. Most people take for granted this common piece of equipment, but the science behind its function is actually quite remarkable....

This 19-page resource, provided by the Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center, is an interactive career exploration module for high school students. During this module students will gain an understanding of maritime career options, will be able to identify and compare career pathways,...

This brief interactive activity, by the Electromechanical Digital Library and Wisconsin Technical College System faculty, explains clearly the reasons to use switches in place of hubs when using an LAN. The animations and corresponding explanations are helpful as the user clicks through each slide...

This 4-page resource, from the STEM Guitar Project, provides the steps for a classroom demonstration on how to paint a swirl guitar. Materials required include a plastic storage container, borax, oil paint, and a guitar body. Photographs of the process are also included.