Let's Break Stuff
In my fellowship I am helping develop a fractography program. The program will be used to assist failure analysts determine the mode of failure by automatically identifying and analyzing the features present on a fracture surface.
Lasers and Mirrors
The objective of this lesson is for the students to utilize content they have learned in my physics class to complete an engineering challenge. Students must angle mirrors appropriately in order to direct a laser beam onto a target.
Bioengineering Design Challenge: Clearing a blocked artery
Following the steps of the design thinking process and acting as bioengineers, students will use everyday materials to design and develop devices and/or approaches to unclog model blood vessels.
Balloon Rocket Derby
The goal of this ETP is to introduce and practice the engineering design process in a fun and high interest manner: by designing a balloon “rocket” that uses a straw and various types of string to travel a distance in the fastest possible time.
Lesson Plan
Low cost materials
Designing Modifications to Enhance the Rate of Cooling
Students will design a method to promote heat loss from an aluminum can full of hot water and test modifications to their design. Modelled on removing excess heat from electronic components, the lab tests different methods of removing heat and meets the NGSS engineering standards.
Histology Model - an engineering lab for levels of organization
The new NGSS focusses on student discovery and adding engineering strategies to the science curriculum.
Lesson Plan
Low cost materials
Students Involved in Discovering Engineering
This project will engage students in Robotics and Engineering by allowing them to choose a complex individual or group project to work on over the course of the year. Students will research ideas and submit a proposal that details the process and estimated number of hours needed to complete.
Modeling and Building Solar Cells
Students learn the basics of photovoltaic cells and create a whole-class kinetic model to explain the processes behind them. Students use this information to engineer a photovoltaic cell to generate the most electricity possible using different berry juices.
Unclogging Artery Engineering Project
Unclogging Artery is an engineering project that challenges students to develop a device to treat coronary heart disease. Students will follow the design process and record their actions and reflections in an Engineering Notebook.
Lesson Plan
Low cost materials