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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Developing Accuracy on Keyboard

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Don't worry, just QWERTY! Pupils work to improve their typing speed and accuracy by completing online drills and charting their progress. Additionally, they create a how-to guide for proper keyboarding techniques. 
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Developing Speed (Alpha, Numeric, and Keypad)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Hurry up! Pupils practice developing speed on a keyboard, participating in a series of drills to improve efficiency. After tracking their progress, they create an electronic guide about proper keyboarding techniques. 
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Lesson Plan
Rochester Institue of Technology

Ergonomic Design

For Teachers 6th - 12th
To an engineer, the glass is never half full; it's just double the necessary size. The fifth installment of a nine-part technology and engineering series teaches pupils about the idea of ergonomic design. Measurements of popliteal height...
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Lesson Plan
Rochester Institue of Technology

Ergonomic Packing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils revisit the concepts of ergonomics and order picking examined in previous lesson plan and use the results of a simulation to brainstorm ergonomic designs for medical supply stations.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ergonomic Issues

For Students 6th - 8th
For this health worksheet, students find the vocabulary that teaches them how to use proper ergonomics and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is ergonomics and why is it important?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students come up with ideas to help friendly, superintelligent space aliens adapt to this environment.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ergonomics Wordsearch

For Students 10th - 11th
In this word search worksheet, students identify eighteen words related to ergonomics in a word puzzle. Examples include flexbreak, muscle, and stretching.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Administrative Procedures -- Ergonomics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the concepts of ergonomics. As a class, they watch a PowerPoint on graphics and examples of ergonomic furniture and equipment. To end the lesson, they complete an internet activity with a partner and discuss...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Design Your Own Remote

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars use ergonomics to design and draw a remote control. They consider the placement of the buttons so that the remote can be used without looking at it.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Measuring Our Muscles

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Student teams build model hand dynamometers used to measure grip strengths of people recovering from sports injuries. They use their models to measure how much force their classmates muscles are capable of producing, and analyze the data...
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Article
Other

Cad Crowd: How Do Engineers Evaluate Different Design Ideas?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains all the things that must be taken into consideration when engineers evaluate the soundness and viability of a particular design.
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Website
Other

Healthy Computing

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of well-organized information about computer-related health and ergonomics, such as proper posture, keyboard positioning, monitor placement, eye fatigue, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Plenty of practical tips for creating a safe...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Real Scientists: Bioengineer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore how bioengineers use technology and knowledge about the human body to design office, wheelchair and automotive seats.
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Website
Other

Alexander Technique for Musicians

For Students 9th - 10th
A website which supports an alternative method that musicians can use to cope with the physical demands of their profession. Some of the information is designed for specific instruments and the voice.
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Website
Other

The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique

For Students 9th - 10th
A website for learning about this alternative approach to coping with the physical demands that performers face. The site has a wealth of useful information and resources.
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Website
Other

Alexander Technique International

For Students 9th - 10th
The international website of the Alexander Technique, an alternative method of coping with the physical stresses that many performers encounter. Lots of resources, including a list of those who teach the method.