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Unit Description: FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing, has developed a curriculum to prepare students for careers in manufacturing. These Comprehension Instructional Sequence Model (CIS) Lesson Plans are intended to “build learners’ background knowledge in...

This activity for middle school students from the Florida Advanced Technological Education (FL-ATE) Center challenges students to "come up with a NEW appealing juice container, one that will help sell their product. During this lesson, students will use math, science and engineering to work through...

These projects, collected by Cornell University's Cornell Science Inquiry Partnerships, were developed by graduate and undergraduate students at Cornell University, collaborating with middle and high school teachers through the National Science Foundation's GK-12 Fellowship Program. The full...

This Crazy Taxi 3 Act Task, created by John Orr, is a "gamified" math lesson. The lesson begins with a scene from a "... video game where a man jumps into a taxi and begins what looks to be a joy-ride. The cost of the taxi ride and the distance traveled are displayed..." The video asks student how...

This lesson, created by David Hayden of St. Peter Claver Catholic School, allows students to use the scientific method to create hands-on exhibits about energy resources, how energy resources are used, and the different types of energy. The lesson introduces students to the basics of earth materials...

This 26-page article, provided by the American Society for Engineering Education, addresses "the use of, and student response to, a set of ideation methods for conceptual design employed in a freshman-level engineering graphics course." The paper discusses UnTiED (Unconventional Thinking in...

This page, assembled by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, features a collection of curricula resources concerning groundwater. The site features lesson plans and activities for students from Kindergarten to High School, and involve topics such as Wells and Groundwater, Predicting...

Cyberchase online brings math, science, and technology to life with fun games and activities for young children. The website, based on a cartoon series airing on PBS, is highly interactive and includes a variety of educational materials for children, such as "Math Magic" and "Hacker Jack." The site...

In this video from the National Convergence Technology Center, Rebecca Dalton provides information on CyberPatriot, which is a National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association (AFA) to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology,...

Published by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, this activity allows students to design their own Rube Goldberg device which incorporates shape memory alloys. The goals of the lesson are "encourage students to compare and contrast science and technology; experimental design and...