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Free, easy-to-understand, hands-on K-12 engineering curriculum that inspires creativity and innovation.
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🫀 Describe the timing and peaks of the electrocardiogram (ECG) signal in relation to heart muscle function
🫀 Capture heart rate, blood oxygen level, and ECG signals using sensors
🫀 Calculate heart rate from the ECG signal
🫀 Capture heart rate, blood oxygen level, and ECG signals using sensors
🫀 Calculate heart rate from the ECG signal
Microcontroller-Based Instruments for Medical Use - Activity
Students use Arduino microcontrollers to measure heart rate and blood oxygen levels with the MAX30102 sensor board and to capture electrocardiogram (ECG) signals using the AD8232 sensor board. They analyze the data to detect arrhythmias by comparing results from both sensors. Throughout the activity, students gain hands-on experience with installing the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE), adding libraries, compiling code, and running programs on Arduino microcontrollers.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🫀 Describe the timing and peaks of the electrocardiogram (ECG) signal in relation to heart muscle function
🫀 Capture heart rate, blood oxygen level, and ECG signals using sensors
🫀 Calculate heart rate from the ECG signal
🫀 Capture heart rate, blood oxygen level, and ECG signals using sensors
🫀 Calculate heart rate from the ECG signal
Throughout this hands-on lesson, students gain experience with installing the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE), adding libraries, compiling code, and running programs on Arduino microcontrollers.
Afterward, students should be able to:
Afterward, students should be able to:
November 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Throughout this hands-on lesson, students gain experience with installing the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE), adding libraries, compiling code, and running programs on Arduino microcontrollers.
Afterward, students should be able to:
Afterward, students should be able to:
In this hands-on activity, students in grades 9-12 use the engineering design process to investigate radiation and its effects on human health. They design and build simple Geiger counters, learn about different types of radiation + typical background levels, and gather data from various locations!
Designing an Arduino Geiger Counter - Activity
Students use the engineering design process to investigate radiation and its effects on human health. Students design and build simple Geiger counters, learn about different types of radiation and typical background levels, and gather data from various locations. They then analyze their findings, compare them to accepted safety standards, and refine their devices for improved performance. The activity culminates in a final report where students explain their results, justify conclusions with evidence, and reflect on the strengths and limitations of their investigation and design.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
In this hands-on activity, students in grades 9-12 use the engineering design process to investigate radiation and its effects on human health. They design and build simple Geiger counters, learn about different types of radiation + typical background levels, and gather data from various locations!
📝 Apply the engineering design process to design, build, and test a soundproofing system
🔊 Explain the principles of sound waves, sound intensity, and noise reduction
🧠 Identify problems related to noise pollution and brainstorm potential design solutions
🔊 Explain the principles of sound waves, sound intensity, and noise reduction
🧠 Identify problems related to noise pollution and brainstorm potential design solutions
Unveiling the Unseen: A Statistical Analysis of Noise Detection and Soundproofing - Activity
In this high school engineering activity, students use a sound level meter or Arduino microcontrollers to measure sound levels at various locations and then analyze the data. The project begins with i...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
📝 Apply the engineering design process to design, build, and test a soundproofing system
🔊 Explain the principles of sound waves, sound intensity, and noise reduction
🧠 Identify problems related to noise pollution and brainstorm potential design solutions
🔊 Explain the principles of sound waves, sound intensity, and noise reduction
🧠 Identify problems related to noise pollution and brainstorm potential design solutions
🆕 Build an Ethical Hacking Lab with Podman
For students in grades 9-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uon-2999-ethical-hacking-lab-podman-activity
For students in grades 9-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uon-2999-ethical-hacking-lab-podman-activity
Engineer an Ethical Hacking Lab with Podman - Activity
Students become red team ethical hackers by building a safe hacking lab and learning tools used to test real networks. Students are introduced to ethical hacking, containers, network engineering, word...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🆕 Build an Ethical Hacking Lab with Podman
For students in grades 9-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uon-2999-ethical-hacking-lab-podman-activity
For students in grades 9-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uon-2999-ethical-hacking-lab-podman-activity
Electrical and computer engineers simulate logic designs digitally before building them, just like students do in this interactive activity.
Using Wokwi, students explore the fundamentals of digital logic by building truth tables and designing their own logic circuits!
Using Wokwi, students explore the fundamentals of digital logic by building truth tables and designing their own logic circuits!
Unlocking the Secrets of Semiconductors: Logic Gates and Design - Activity
Students explore the fundamentals of digital logic by building truth tables and designing their own logic circuits. Using a series of scaffolded worksheets, students gain hands-on experience with core...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Electrical and computer engineers simulate logic designs digitally before building them, just like students do in this interactive activity.
Using Wokwi, students explore the fundamentals of digital logic by building truth tables and designing their own logic circuits!
Using Wokwi, students explore the fundamentals of digital logic by building truth tables and designing their own logic circuits!
(2/) concepts and engineering roles using the engineering design process 🚗
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards!
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards!
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
(2/) concepts and engineering roles using the engineering design process 🚗
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards!
➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards!
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Back to School with NCWIT: K-12 Program Workshop - NCWIT
Join NCWIT for a special “Back to School with NCWIT” virtual workshop! Whether you’re new to NCWIT or want to explore our full range of K-12 programs, this session will equip you with new tools and kn...
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September 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
✏️ Then join us tomorrow for the #NCWITTeamUp webinar to explore and engage with even more ready-to-use resources that inspire students to explore STEM education and careers: ncwit.org/event/back-to-school-with-ncwit-k-12-program-workshop
Activity 1️⃣: Wired to Think: Exploring the Brain as an Electrical Circuit
Activity 2️⃣: Learning Fear: Exploring Pavlovian Conditioning and Neural Pathways
Activity 3️⃣: Connecting the Circuits of Fear: Understanding Neural Pathways and Conditioning
Activity 2️⃣: Learning Fear: Exploring Pavlovian Conditioning and Neural Pathways
Activity 3️⃣: Connecting the Circuits of Fear: Understanding Neural Pathways and Conditioning
September 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Activity 1️⃣: Wired to Think: Exploring the Brain as an Electrical Circuit
Activity 2️⃣: Learning Fear: Exploring Pavlovian Conditioning and Neural Pathways
Activity 3️⃣: Connecting the Circuits of Fear: Understanding Neural Pathways and Conditioning
Activity 2️⃣: Learning Fear: Exploring Pavlovian Conditioning and Neural Pathways
Activity 3️⃣: Connecting the Circuits of Fear: Understanding Neural Pathways and Conditioning
and shock stimuli
🧠 Explain how separate neural pathways for tone and shock interact to enable fear learning in the brain
😡 Describe the role of the amygdala in integrating these pathways to produce learned emotional responses
🧠 Explain how separate neural pathways for tone and shock interact to enable fear learning in the brain
😡 Describe the role of the amygdala in integrating these pathways to produce learned emotional responses
September 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
and shock stimuli
🧠 Explain how separate neural pathways for tone and shock interact to enable fear learning in the brain
😡 Describe the role of the amygdala in integrating these pathways to produce learned emotional responses
🧠 Explain how separate neural pathways for tone and shock interact to enable fear learning in the brain
😡 Describe the role of the amygdala in integrating these pathways to produce learned emotional responses
and optimize systems related to the brain and neural circuits
In addition to enhancing students' understanding of how fear conditioning works at multiple levels in the brain, after this activity they should also be able to:
💬 Identify and illustrate the neural circuits involved in processing tone
In addition to enhancing students' understanding of how fear conditioning works at multiple levels in the brain, after this activity they should also be able to:
💬 Identify and illustrate the neural circuits involved in processing tone
September 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
and optimize systems related to the brain and neural circuits
In addition to enhancing students' understanding of how fear conditioning works at multiple levels in the brain, after this activity they should also be able to:
💬 Identify and illustrate the neural circuits involved in processing tone
In addition to enhancing students' understanding of how fear conditioning works at multiple levels in the brain, after this activity they should also be able to:
💬 Identify and illustrate the neural circuits involved in processing tone
By exploring Pavlov’s dog experiment, students connect their knowledge of neurons and neural pathways to understand how animals, including humans, learn and behave through association.
🆕 For students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/umo-2952-fear-pavlovs-dog-activity2
🆕 For students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/umo-2952-fear-pavlovs-dog-activity2
Learning Fear: Exploring Pavlovian Conditioning and Neural Pathways - Activity
Students build on their understanding of how the brain uses circuits to respond to external stimuli, learning about Pavlovian conditioning through the lens of neural circuits. By exploring Pavlov’s do...
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September 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
By exploring Pavlov’s dog experiment, students connect their knowledge of neurons and neural pathways to understand how animals, including humans, learn and behave through association.
🆕 For students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/umo-2952-fear-pavlovs-dog-activity2
🆕 For students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/umo-2952-fear-pavlovs-dog-activity2