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Microcontroller-Based Instruments for Medical Use
🆕 Activity for students in 10th grade: teachengineering.org/activities/view/mis-2924-microcontroller-instruments-medical-use-activity
🆕 Activity for students in 10th grade: teachengineering.org/activities/view/mis-2924-microcontroller-instruments-medical-use-activity
November 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Microcontroller-Based Instruments for Medical Use
🆕 Activity for students in 10th grade: teachengineering.org/activities/view/mis-2924-microcontroller-instruments-medical-use-activity
🆕 Activity for students in 10th grade: teachengineering.org/activities/view/mis-2924-microcontroller-instruments-medical-use-activity
Nuclear engineers design and maintain systems that keep nuclear reactors safe, and monitor conditions such as temperature and radiation, helping detect problems before they become dangerous.
☢️ Designing an Arduino Geiger Counter ☢️
☢️ Designing an Arduino Geiger Counter ☢️
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Nuclear engineers design and maintain systems that keep nuclear reactors safe, and monitor conditions such as temperature and radiation, helping detect problems before they become dangerous.
☢️ Designing an Arduino Geiger Counter ☢️
☢️ Designing an Arduino Geiger Counter ☢️
Unveiling the Unseen: A Statistical Analysis of Noise Detection and Soundproofing
🆕 Hands-on activity for grades 11-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uok-2996-statistical-analysis-noise-detection-soundproofing
After this activity, students should be able to:
🆕 Hands-on activity for grades 11-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uok-2996-statistical-analysis-noise-detection-soundproofing
After this activity, students should be able to:
October 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Unveiling the Unseen: A Statistical Analysis of Noise Detection and Soundproofing
🆕 Hands-on activity for grades 11-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uok-2996-statistical-analysis-noise-detection-soundproofing
After this activity, students should be able to:
🆕 Hands-on activity for grades 11-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uok-2996-statistical-analysis-noise-detection-soundproofing
After this activity, students should be able to:
Ethical hacking is another way engineers solve problems and protect important tech by finding weak spots before real attackers do🛡️
In this hands-on activity, students build practical lab skills and broaden #CSed knowledge by building a safe hacking lab and learning tools used to test real networks.
In this hands-on activity, students build practical lab skills and broaden #CSed knowledge by building a safe hacking lab and learning tools used to test real networks.
October 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Ethical hacking is another way engineers solve problems and protect important tech by finding weak spots before real attackers do🛡️
In this hands-on activity, students build practical lab skills and broaden #CSed knowledge by building a safe hacking lab and learning tools used to test real networks.
In this hands-on activity, students build practical lab skills and broaden #CSed knowledge by building a safe hacking lab and learning tools used to test real networks.
🆕 Hands-on activity for grades 9-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/oks-2995-unlocking-secrets-semiconductors-logic-gates-activity
⚡ Unlocking the Secrets of Semiconductors: Logic Gates & Design ⚡
⚡ Unlocking the Secrets of Semiconductors: Logic Gates & Design ⚡
October 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🆕 Hands-on activity for grades 9-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/oks-2995-unlocking-secrets-semiconductors-logic-gates-activity
⚡ Unlocking the Secrets of Semiconductors: Logic Gates & Design ⚡
⚡ Unlocking the Secrets of Semiconductors: Logic Gates & Design ⚡
(1/2) 🆕 For students in grades 9-10: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uol-3003-craft-production-efficiency-profit-purpose-activity
In this new activity, students become a car startup to design + implement a vehicle production system that integrates principles associated with craft manufacturing
In this new activity, students become a car startup to design + implement a vehicle production system that integrates principles associated with craft manufacturing
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
(1/2) 🆕 For students in grades 9-10: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uol-3003-craft-production-efficiency-profit-purpose-activity
In this new activity, students become a car startup to design + implement a vehicle production system that integrates principles associated with craft manufacturing
In this new activity, students become a car startup to design + implement a vehicle production system that integrates principles associated with craft manufacturing
Check out the latest addition to our free digital library!
🆕 Exploring Our Brain's Learning Process: teachengineering.org/curricularunits/view/umo-2952-brain-learning-process-unit
This unit introduces 10th-12th graders to how engineers and scientists study how our brain learns and adapts:
🆕 Exploring Our Brain's Learning Process: teachengineering.org/curricularunits/view/umo-2952-brain-learning-process-unit
This unit introduces 10th-12th graders to how engineers and scientists study how our brain learns and adapts:
September 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Check out the latest addition to our free digital library!
🆕 Exploring Our Brain's Learning Process: teachengineering.org/curricularunits/view/umo-2952-brain-learning-process-unit
This unit introduces 10th-12th graders to how engineers and scientists study how our brain learns and adapts:
🆕 Exploring Our Brain's Learning Process: teachengineering.org/curricularunits/view/umo-2952-brain-learning-process-unit
This unit introduces 10th-12th graders to how engineers and scientists study how our brain learns and adapts:
Connecting the Circuits of Fear: Understanding Neural Pathways and Conditioning
🆕 Activity for students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/umo-2952-tone-shock-conditioning-activity3
Neural engineers apply principles from both biology and engineering to design, analyze, and
🆕 Activity for students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/umo-2952-tone-shock-conditioning-activity3
Neural engineers apply principles from both biology and engineering to design, analyze, and
September 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Connecting the Circuits of Fear: Understanding Neural Pathways and Conditioning
🆕 Activity for students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/umo-2952-tone-shock-conditioning-activity3
Neural engineers apply principles from both biology and engineering to design, analyze, and
🆕 Activity for students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/umo-2952-tone-shock-conditioning-activity3
Neural engineers apply principles from both biology and engineering to design, analyze, and
In this interactive activity, students learn about Pavlovian conditioning through the lens of neural circuits by drawing circuits, discussing the Pavlov experiment, and using tools to explore the amygdala and fear learning!
🐶 Learning Fear: Exploring Pavlovian Conditioning and Neural Pathways 🐶
🐶 Learning Fear: Exploring Pavlovian Conditioning and Neural Pathways 🐶
September 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In this interactive activity, students learn about Pavlovian conditioning through the lens of neural circuits by drawing circuits, discussing the Pavlov experiment, and using tools to explore the amygdala and fear learning!
🐶 Learning Fear: Exploring Pavlovian Conditioning and Neural Pathways 🐶
🐶 Learning Fear: Exploring Pavlovian Conditioning and Neural Pathways 🐶
🆕 Hands-on activity for grades 9-10: Students use the engineering design process to engage in an interactive investigation of how atmospheric conditions impact learning while connecting their findings to real-world sustainability goals.
😷 Arduino Air Quality Monitor 😷
😷 Arduino Air Quality Monitor 😷
September 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
🆕 Hands-on activity for grades 9-10: Students use the engineering design process to engage in an interactive investigation of how atmospheric conditions impact learning while connecting their findings to real-world sustainability goals.
😷 Arduino Air Quality Monitor 😷
😷 Arduino Air Quality Monitor 😷
Nurture your students' abilities and foster STEM literacy with @teachengineering.org's array of tools and strategies for innovative STEM learning!
📚 Digital Library: 2,000+ teacher-tested lessons and activities designed for the K-12 classroom that help students see how engineering shapes the world
📚 Digital Library: 2,000+ teacher-tested lessons and activities designed for the K-12 classroom that help students see how engineering shapes the world
September 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Nurture your students' abilities and foster STEM literacy with @teachengineering.org's array of tools and strategies for innovative STEM learning!
📚 Digital Library: 2,000+ teacher-tested lessons and activities designed for the K-12 classroom that help students see how engineering shapes the world
📚 Digital Library: 2,000+ teacher-tested lessons and activities designed for the K-12 classroom that help students see how engineering shapes the world
The brain is a complex computer with its own hard and software. In this interactive activity, 10th-12th graders are introduced to the brain’s function as an electrical circuit by exploring the similarities between neurons and electrical circuits:
September 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The brain is a complex computer with its own hard and software. In this interactive activity, 10th-12th graders are introduced to the brain’s function as an electrical circuit by exploring the similarities between neurons and electrical circuits:
🆕 Safe Drinking Water: In this hands-on design challenge, students learn about biological and environmental engineering to purify drinking water.
After this activity, students should be able to:
🌎 Describe what PFAS are, where they come from, and why they are harmful to the environment and humans
After this activity, students should be able to:
🌎 Describe what PFAS are, where they come from, and why they are harmful to the environment and humans
September 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🆕 Safe Drinking Water: In this hands-on design challenge, students learn about biological and environmental engineering to purify drinking water.
After this activity, students should be able to:
🌎 Describe what PFAS are, where they come from, and why they are harmful to the environment and humans
After this activity, students should be able to:
🌎 Describe what PFAS are, where they come from, and why they are harmful to the environment and humans
🆕 For students in grades 9-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uod-2964-toilet-paper-trouble-time-activity
Toilet Paper Trouble Time: Designing Plant-Based Solutions to Break Down Toilet Paper
🧻 Solving the issue of toilet paper disposal and clogging in different environments would require
Toilet Paper Trouble Time: Designing Plant-Based Solutions to Break Down Toilet Paper
🧻 Solving the issue of toilet paper disposal and clogging in different environments would require
September 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🆕 For students in grades 9-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uod-2964-toilet-paper-trouble-time-activity
Toilet Paper Trouble Time: Designing Plant-Based Solutions to Break Down Toilet Paper
🧻 Solving the issue of toilet paper disposal and clogging in different environments would require
Toilet Paper Trouble Time: Designing Plant-Based Solutions to Break Down Toilet Paper
🧻 Solving the issue of toilet paper disposal and clogging in different environments would require
(1/2) 🏢 Decreasing the Life Cycle Energy of Buildings 🏢
In this hands-on design challenge, high school students act as architectural engineers to design buildings that are both functional and energy efficient. Through this activity, students see the quantitative impact of their design choices,
In this hands-on design challenge, high school students act as architectural engineers to design buildings that are both functional and energy efficient. Through this activity, students see the quantitative impact of their design choices,
September 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
(1/2) 🏢 Decreasing the Life Cycle Energy of Buildings 🏢
In this hands-on design challenge, high school students act as architectural engineers to design buildings that are both functional and energy efficient. Through this activity, students see the quantitative impact of their design choices,
In this hands-on design challenge, high school students act as architectural engineers to design buildings that are both functional and energy efficient. Through this activity, students see the quantitative impact of their design choices,
🆕 A hands-on activity that incorporates neuroscience and robotics learning through designing, building, and evaluating a human-machine interface:
🤖 Translating Human EMG Signal Readings to Robot Movements 🤖
🤖 Translating Human EMG Signal Readings to Robot Movements 🤖
August 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🆕 A hands-on activity that incorporates neuroscience and robotics learning through designing, building, and evaluating a human-machine interface:
🤖 Translating Human EMG Signal Readings to Robot Movements 🤖
🤖 Translating Human EMG Signal Readings to Robot Movements 🤖
🆕 Activity for students in grades 3-5: Brain Power: Exploring Reaction Time and Building Your Own Helmet
After this activity, students should be able to:
🧠 Describe how information is collected through our senses + then processed in the brain
📏 Conduct a reaction time experiment by dropping a
After this activity, students should be able to:
🧠 Describe how information is collected through our senses + then processed in the brain
📏 Conduct a reaction time experiment by dropping a
August 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🆕 Activity for students in grades 3-5: Brain Power: Exploring Reaction Time and Building Your Own Helmet
After this activity, students should be able to:
🧠 Describe how information is collected through our senses + then processed in the brain
📏 Conduct a reaction time experiment by dropping a
After this activity, students should be able to:
🧠 Describe how information is collected through our senses + then processed in the brain
📏 Conduct a reaction time experiment by dropping a
🏀 Drop the Ball: Learning about Material Physics, Motion and Quadratics through Sport Design 🏀
In this fun design challenge, students become sports engineers to invent a brand new sport that features a ball + a bounce while exploring the physical properties of materials and how they affect motion.
In this fun design challenge, students become sports engineers to invent a brand new sport that features a ball + a bounce while exploring the physical properties of materials and how they affect motion.
August 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🏀 Drop the Ball: Learning about Material Physics, Motion and Quadratics through Sport Design 🏀
In this fun design challenge, students become sports engineers to invent a brand new sport that features a ball + a bounce while exploring the physical properties of materials and how they affect motion.
In this fun design challenge, students become sports engineers to invent a brand new sport that features a ball + a bounce while exploring the physical properties of materials and how they affect motion.
🆕 How Sweet Are You? Engineering Smarter Solutions for Diabetes with Data-Driven AI 🍬
In this hands-on activity, 4th-5th graders gain an understanding of how machine learning works, the importance of high-quality data, and how it can support real-world health applications like managing diabetes.
In this hands-on activity, 4th-5th graders gain an understanding of how machine learning works, the importance of high-quality data, and how it can support real-world health applications like managing diabetes.
August 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🆕 How Sweet Are You? Engineering Smarter Solutions for Diabetes with Data-Driven AI 🍬
In this hands-on activity, 4th-5th graders gain an understanding of how machine learning works, the importance of high-quality data, and how it can support real-world health applications like managing diabetes.
In this hands-on activity, 4th-5th graders gain an understanding of how machine learning works, the importance of high-quality data, and how it can support real-world health applications like managing diabetes.
1️⃣ Engineers across several disciplines — mechanical, civil, aerospace, and material — study friction, mechanical advantage, material choice, and force analysis to design efficient and reliable systems.
🆕 For students in grades 7-8: The Dragging Dilemma: Overcoming Friction to Move Rocks
🆕 For students in grades 7-8: The Dragging Dilemma: Overcoming Friction to Move Rocks
August 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
1️⃣ Engineers across several disciplines — mechanical, civil, aerospace, and material — study friction, mechanical advantage, material choice, and force analysis to design efficient and reliable systems.
🆕 For students in grades 7-8: The Dragging Dilemma: Overcoming Friction to Move Rocks
🆕 For students in grades 7-8: The Dragging Dilemma: Overcoming Friction to Move Rocks
Check out the latest addition to our free digital library!
🆕 For students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/clem-2888-investigations-nitinol-metal-shape-memory
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
Use this hands-on design challenge to give...
🆕 For students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/clem-2888-investigations-nitinol-metal-shape-memory
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
Use this hands-on design challenge to give...
August 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Check out the latest addition to our free digital library!
🆕 For students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/clem-2888-investigations-nitinol-metal-shape-memory
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
Use this hands-on design challenge to give...
🆕 For students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/clem-2888-investigations-nitinol-metal-shape-memory
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
Use this hands-on design challenge to give...
🆕 Fairy Tale Engineering: How to Survive the Huff + Puff: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uot-2982-fairy-tale-engineering-three-little-pigs-activity
In this activity, 3rd-5th graders investigate which materials provide the most structural strength via the classic tale of The 3 Little Pigs! 🐷
In this activity, 3rd-5th graders investigate which materials provide the most structural strength via the classic tale of The 3 Little Pigs! 🐷
August 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🆕 Fairy Tale Engineering: How to Survive the Huff + Puff: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uot-2982-fairy-tale-engineering-three-little-pigs-activity
In this activity, 3rd-5th graders investigate which materials provide the most structural strength via the classic tale of The 3 Little Pigs! 🐷
In this activity, 3rd-5th graders investigate which materials provide the most structural strength via the classic tale of The 3 Little Pigs! 🐷
...via a hands-on mini robot activity, while also strengthening their skills in experimental design, the engineering design process, testing, prototyping, and asking questions — important skills needed for workforce success! 🌟
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
July 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
...via a hands-on mini robot activity, while also strengthening their skills in experimental design, the engineering design process, testing, prototyping, and asking questions — important skills needed for workforce success! 🌟
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
🏋🏾 Design and build prototypes to record biopotential signals using EMG sensors during selected arm exercises
🏋🏾 Analyze data to identify signs of muscle fatigue
🏋🏾 Present real-world connections to fitness and health
🏋🏾 Analyze data to identify signs of muscle fatigue
🏋🏾 Present real-world connections to fitness and health
July 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🏋🏾 Design and build prototypes to record biopotential signals using EMG sensors during selected arm exercises
🏋🏾 Analyze data to identify signs of muscle fatigue
🏋🏾 Present real-world connections to fitness and health
🏋🏾 Analyze data to identify signs of muscle fatigue
🏋🏾 Present real-world connections to fitness and health
Check out the latest addition to our free digital library for students in grades 6-8: lnkd.in/eqwFBspY
In this hands-on exercise, students will:
👷🏻 Learn about urban planners, civil engineers, and architectural engineers
🌎 Analyze local and global communities
🏢 Build their own community center
In this hands-on exercise, students will:
👷🏻 Learn about urban planners, civil engineers, and architectural engineers
🌎 Analyze local and global communities
🏢 Build their own community center
July 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Check out the latest addition to our free digital library for students in grades 6-8: lnkd.in/eqwFBspY
In this hands-on exercise, students will:
👷🏻 Learn about urban planners, civil engineers, and architectural engineers
🌎 Analyze local and global communities
🏢 Build their own community center
In this hands-on exercise, students will:
👷🏻 Learn about urban planners, civil engineers, and architectural engineers
🌎 Analyze local and global communities
🏢 Build their own community center