Investigate what coding is and use the design thinking process to create your own game, without a computer!
A short tutorial about how to utilize the engineering design brief template on Go Open NC. This is the template we will use to upload high-quality lessons that are tied to NC Content Standards and utilize the engineering design process
Design a maze or path to move light to a designated spot
A student team of engineers, design a way to transport water from Point A to Point B without wasting or spilling any water.
Students can work in groups in order to design a race car using stick magnets as the energy source. Students are using their knowledge of magnetic energy to design a race car that can be pushed or pulled through a race course seeking the fastest time. Students will design their race car out of a set group of engineering/building supplies. Math can be incorporated as well in the design process.
Students will explore principles of force of motion and engineering by creating their own marble runs. The marble runs will be created out of material such as paper, cardboard, tubes, etc. Students are experimenting with different models to see how fast the marbles can travel based on different slopes and angles.
Create a model of the digestive, respiratory, and muscular system. Students can choose a specific system to focus on and write descriptions within the model to inform others.
Students will create a model of the rotation of the Earth, moon, and sun. The model will demonstrate how the rotation of the moon and sun can cause solar and lunar eclipses.
Chico has a friend who is stuck in a laundry shoot and uses a new tool to help his friend get free. Create a new tool using materials from a list provided and work within a budget constraint.
Students will use stream tables to create a landslide and explain why erosion changes the land on mountaintops.
Students will select from a variety of materials to design a new creature. The creature should include body parts that will allow it to get food, protect itself, and move from place to place.
Put the events in the correct sequence and have Olive, the Reindeer (BeeBot) travel through the story. Can you create a maze for Olive and the other reindeer to help Santa deliver Christmas presents?
Students will design plant packages that meet the needs of healthy plants.
After reading about polar bears and other arctic animals, students will use building materials to build a den that a polar bear can stand up in.
Design & build a car using that will go the furthest on one breath of air.
Students are to measure the distance and record. The teacher will measure time using the stopwatch.
Students will use the materials that are given to move a “Super bounce ball” from point A to point B. After day one, the teacher will introduce a new constraint that will incorporate other directional words.
Students can work in small groups to design/make a birdhouse from recycled materials. The students will use their knowledge of what animals need for survival as well as information regarding recycling and helping the environment
Solving 2-step equations involving decimals and fractions. This online lesson includes instruction via a Prezi presentation (which has audio and visual components), practice in the form of an online crossword puzzle, and assessment in the form of an online quiz with a variety of question types. There is also an engaging extension activity for students to extend their learning by creating thier own equations and solving them.
After reading or listening to Ricky the Rock That Couldn’t Roll, students will engineer a slope/hill and see if they can get a non-spherical rock to roll the length of it. Students will be given 4 (fake) dollars to buy materials according to their plan.
Students will plan and design a rocket that will travel the greatest distance. Students will consider what they know about rockets, energy, lengths and distances while using a budget to build their rockets.