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Fun with Speedboats

April 5, 2018July 11, 2018 Tom Shaw 456 Views 0 Comments Age level 11-18, Engineering Design, Motion and Forces, Properties of Materials

Student teams learn how engineers have competed in a race for speed and then design their own speedboat out of everyday items, considering the fastest and most stable propulsion system they can create.

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Engineer a Cane

April 5, 2018July 11, 2018 Tom Shaw 403 Views 0 Comments Age level 8-18, Engineering Design, Motion and Forces, Properties of Materials, Technology

Students explore the impact of assistive technology on meeting the needs of society.

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adhesive repair
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Sticky Engineering Challenge

April 5, 2018July 11, 2018 Tom Shaw 369 Views 0 Comments Age level 8-18, Engineering Design, Properties of Materials

Students learn how components must be evaluated when engineers develop a new product or solve a problem.

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technology temperature
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Temperature Tactics

April 4, 2018July 11, 2018 Tom Shaw 385 Views 0 Comments Engineering Design, Mathematical Applications, Properties of Materials, Technology, Temperature

Students explore the impact of engineers and scientists have developed sensors over the centuries to measure temperature.

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plastic bottles
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A Century of Plastics

April 4, 2018February 11, 2022 Tom Shaw 603 Views 0 Comments Engineering Design, High School, Pre-Engineering, Properties of Materials, S.T.E.M.

Students learn about how the development of plastics and the engineering of plastics into everyday products have impacted our world.

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robot arm
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Build Your Own Robot Arm

April 4, 2018February 11, 2022 Tom Shaw 439 Views 0 Comments Age level 8-18, Engineering Design, High School, Properties of Materials, Robotics, S.T.E.M., Technology

Students design and build a working robotic arm from a set of everyday items with a goal of having the arm be able to pick up a Styrofoam cup.

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laser tag
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Laser Creations: Designing and Producing a Custom ID Tag

April 4, 2018July 11, 2018 Tom Shaw 381 Views 0 Comments Light and Heat, Properties of Materials, Technology

Lesson Focus  Using vector-based graphic design software and an Epilog Laser cutter/engraver, students will learn to design and produce their

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Technical Education Brief

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From Washington

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