Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Electronics, Signals, and Measurement
Online, college-level course on electronics. Class features the practical introduction to electronics with a focus on measurement and signals. Accessible components include downloadable lecture notes, assignments, and previous quiz and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Should We Grow Gm Crops?
Learn the pros and cons of genetically modified (GM) crops, and cast your vote on whether they should be grown. From the FRONTLINE/NOVA: Harvest of Fear Web site.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Applied Mathematics Topics
Over a dozen topics in the field of Applied Mathematics are explored here. Each link contained detailed explanations of the area in question, along with examples and sketches that both teachers and students will find helpful.
Hunkins Experiments
The Secret Life of Machines
An entertaining site that communicates ideas through cartoon drawings. Discover how simple machines and gadgets operate, such as fax machines and washing machines.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Petroleum Engineers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics offers a complete description of the petroleum engineering career field, including nature of work, outlook, and earnings.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Using Cbr in Egg Drop Competition
Egg drop competition is a popular activity to reinforce the lessons in force and motion. In the activity, the students are asked to design a vehicle to carry the egg safely when dropped from a height of 10 feet (about 3 m) or more....
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: The Science of Racing: Time Laps
In this activity, you will create a picture of time and speed as they relate to changes in the weight of a radio controlled race car. This picture will be a graph - a mathematical model- that allows to you predict the speed of your radio...
University of Michigan
Univ. Of Michigan: Naval Architecture and Engineering
Website for the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan.
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: The Power of Graphene
In this engineering instructional activity, students learn about nanotechnology, graphene, and its electrical properties and applications. Teams of students test graphene to determine whether it is an electrical conductor or insulator,...
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Simple Machines
The purpose of this lesson is to learn about the different types of simple machines and their uses. PDF (requires Adobe Reader) and RTF (requires Word or Notebook).
Physics Games
Physics Games: De Construction 2
Buy bombs and detonators, and then use them to demolish each structure so that the rubble ends up below the marked height. Take care not to get hit by the rubble.
PBS
Tower Power Returns: Engineering Is Elementary
"In this activity from Engineering is Elementary, students design, build, and test a tower that can hold up a stuffed animal. The activity is useful for introducing components of Engineering Design (ETS) from the Next Generation Science...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Cars Went From Boxy to Curvy
How does engineering relate to fashion? The big shift from boxy cars in the '80s to curvy cars in the '90s, explained by Vox. [4:00]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How an Igloo Keeps You Warm
If you ever find yourself stranded in the snowy Arctic, you're gonna need to know how to build an igloo. But how can building a house made of ice keep you warm? It's Okay To Be Smart explains. [5:16]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Doesn't Anything Stick to Teflon?
Teflon was in the spacesuits the Apollo crew wore for the moon landing, in pipes and valves used in the Manhattan project, and it may be in your kitchen, as the nonstick coating on frying pans and cookie sheets. So what is this slippery...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: From Mach 20 Glider to Humming Bird Drone
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" asks Regina Dugan, then director of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. In this breathtaking talk she describes some of the extraordinary projects that her...
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Lever an Obelisk
Help lift this Obelisk monument by designing a lever to do the job as efficiently as possible.
Other
Ion Future: The Stem Career Exploration Game
A game-based learning environment of free online games that encourages students to explore STEM careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Other
Science Fairs Homepage: Senior Projects
This resource from the Eastern Newfoundland Science Fairs Council provides really substantial projects for senior High School students. These are online topics, six areas, with about 10-20 topics per area.
Other
Cpsr Newsletter: Digital Life Style for Women
An extensive general discussion of all the changes that have occurred within the culture of women in the workplace and the home and the increasing number of women academics and users of the internet.
Other
The Engineering and Science Foundation: Engineering Your Future
Authors invite students to explore this site in order to gather information about a future engineering career. Information is provided on various fields such as chemical and biomedical. Site also lists important classes related to the...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Technology Education: Technology: Engineering and Design
Glencoe offers the STEM Handbook which outlines the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math in opening many career pathways.
Other
National Engineers Week Foundation: Hearing the Light
Students learn how laser communication systems are built by observing how sound can be encoded into, and transmitted by a light beam.
Other
University of Bristol: Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster was caused by wind vibrations. Wind in a valley spanned by the Tacoma Narrows Bridge causes the bridge to vibrate so much it collapsed. Shows pictures of the bridge as it is collapsing.