“Magic Bean Water Race”
In the "Magic Bean Water Race" experiment, students explore how different types of water affect plant growth by planting three bean seeds and watering them daily with purified water, tap water, and sugar water.
GIS Mapping of Water Infrastructure Systems
This lesson connects students to real-world engineering practices by exploring how water is collected, treated, stored, and distributed to homes and businesses.
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Analyzing Big Hero 6: Real Tech in a Fictional World
Students explore how grief and ethics shape innovation in fiction, then connect fictional tech to real careers after frontloading film terms (semiconductors, AI, robotics, microbots) and watching Big Hero 6.
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Career Exploration Portfolio and Career Development Portfolio
Students will participate in an interactive, station-based career scavenger hunt and create a career portfolio that includes a multimedia presentation showcasing their results from a multiple intelligence survey, their career goals with corresponding technical or non-technical skills, and essenti
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Creating a Net Zero World: A Carbon Cycle Lesson
This lesson engages students in analyzing how urbanization and business decisions impact the carbon cycle. In small groups, students evaluate the placement of a company, consider tradeoffs, and apply Project Drawdown solutions to propose strategies for reducing environmental impact.
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Modeling Real World Systems: Mathematical Simulation of a Wastewater Purification Plant and Using Residuals to Estimate Model Accuracy
Students will use math and critical thinking to design a wastewater treatment plan that balances capacity, cost, and sustainability goals.
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Build Your Own Water Turbine
Students will build turbines from pre-determined supplies to demonstrate how water can be used to transfer energy and be used for power.
Brisking Through Student Writing
This ETP introduces teachers to Brisk, an AI-powered tool for evaluating student writing. Through hands-on sessions, teachers learn to provide targeted, efficient feedback using rubrics, streamlining the writing assessment process while supporting student growth.
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Teachers as active participants in the scientific community
This ETP provides high school science teachers with a structured framework to connect with the local STEM community, engage in content- or industry-specific training, and collaboratively translate new scientific practices into actionable classroom strategies.
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