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Students explore material properties connected to their performance in extreme settings.
Students explore how structure impacts material properties through data analysis and...
Students will engage in research, analysis, and creative presentations to understand...
Students explore optics to infer how light behavior drives technological advances
Students explore brain signals, AI emotion decoding, mental illness, and neuroethics.
Students explore the effects of addiction on the brain and how...
In this hands-on lesson, students will explore various machine tools—such as...
students explore the effects of thermal shock on different types of...
Students analyze how heat treatment affects the properties of metal using...
Students will explore energy transfer in circuits using hands on and...
Students build balloon rockets to investigate the relationship between force, mass,...
Explore AI sound recognition by analyzing sound waves and designing AI...
Students design boats to explore Newton's Laws and momentum through hands-on...
Students explore the science of optics through hands-on activities.
Students test metal properties related to welding and use to solve...
Students investigate the effects of corrosion on different materials and apply...
Students explore the hands-on world of technology and metrology through the...
Students use investigation to derive f=ma and apply it to hypersonic...
Explain how energy directed technologies use wave properties and their interactions...
Students create and revise models to explain how the Piezoelectric Effect...
Students use simulations and research to describe trade-offs of mining Rare...
Students explore the hands-on world of measurement and metrology
Students develop and compare models of fission and fusion decay using...
Students develop solutions for dull, dangerous, and dirty jobs using robots...
Students create a 3D print with frosting and generate solutions for...
Students compare properties of copper and bronze and use them to...
Students discuss the challenges pilots face at high altitudes, investigating incidents...
Students explore weather patterns and then examine extreme weather events
Students will communicate how reflecting telescopes use waves to track objects.
Students use F=MA to calculate the acceleration for various planes and...
Construct explanations and develop models to understand the aurora borealis and...
Utilize the decomposition strategy to break down large problems into smaller...
Use mathematical and computational representations to predict orbiting object motions. Students...
Examine optical wonders through studying lenses and focal points
Compare the law of gravitation with a computer modeled relationship between...
Using computational thinking patterns, students propose a model for phenomenon.
After analyzing asteroid impacts, students engineer and iterate an egg drop...
Study toxin cycles through an ecosystem to create a model for...
Students will learn the fundamentals of encryption, model encryption and decryption,...
Analyze climate models to determine the extent and impact of ice...
Analyze fossil records to observe patterns of existence, extinction, and change...
Explain the relationship between forces, mass, and acceleration as students design...
Investigate the relationships between the nervous system and other body systems...
Use the engineering design process to discover the impact of forces...
Develop a model to illustrate wave behavior. Calculate the sound speed...
Use a simulator to observe how changes in parameters can affect...
Explore the phenomenon of Harmful Algal Blooms (Red Tide) and determine...
Build, refine and explain how energy is transferred by a Rube...
Analyze a major global challenge of endangered species. Explore the OCEARCH...
Write an evidence based explanation describing how new species are determined
Develop an engaging animal habitat using the engineering design process.
Define precise criteria and constraints and analyze data to assess solution...
This lesson plan looks at the dosing of a chemical and...
Develop models for interactive testing and design solutions with simple machines...
Use models to illustrate system interactions in organisms by exploring skeletal-muscular...
Plan and conduct an investigation of how temperature is regulated by...
Prioritize criteria to select which samples NASA should return from Mars.
Create a computational simulation to explore the relationships between natural resource...
In the lesson, students will investigate the causes of climate change...
Students are challenged to design solutions with scientific principles, consider impacts,...
Students plan investigations to understand motion. They will design, test, and...
Explore the process of dehydrating foods in providing a consistent food...
Study bioluminescence, create a scientific poster on a bioluminescent organism, and...
