Guitar fretboard spacing and design
(View Complete Item Description)This lesson teaches fret spacing on a guitar and walk students through drawing a fretboard using Autodesk Autocad.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
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Scale Model Project
(View Complete Item Description)Students build scale models of objects of their choice. In class they measure the original object and pick a scale, deciding either to scale it up or scale it down. Then they create the models at home. Students give two presentations along the way, one after their calculations are done, and another after the models are completed. They learn how engineers use scale models in their designs of structures, products and systems. Two student worksheets as well as rubrics for project and presentation expectations and grading are provided.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
_K'Nex Cars
(View Complete Item Description)How far can your vehicle travel? Students design and build a vehicle out of K'Nex with 3-4 wheels, test their designs, analyze their results, make a change, and repeat process. This is a fun STEM activity that can be done with a substitute or if you are getting comfortable with STEM.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Integrated STEM UbD Template
(View Complete Item Description)Backwards design unit and lesson template for STEM toolkit work
Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan, Unit of Study