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Lesson Plan
NASA

Nasa: An Educator's Guide to the Engineering Design Process: K 2 [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
The NASA BEST Activities Guides were designed to teach students the Engineering Design Process. This is one of three guides targeting different grade groups. All follow the same set of activities and teach students about humans' endeavor...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Naturally Organized

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students work in teams to design a tabletop supply organizer inspired by the natural home of an insect species. Their prototype stores the group's classroom supplies (scissors, crayon boxes, pencils, and glue sticks). In addition to...
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Other

American Society for Engineering Education: Building for Hurricanes

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
In this engineering design challenge about building in hurricane-prone regions, students learn that a solid base helps stabilize a structure by constructing, testing, and redesigning a tower that can support a tennis ball at least 18...
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Lesson Plan
Other

American Society for Engineering Education: E Gfi: Lesson: Made to Sail

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students use simple materials to design and make model sailboats that must stay upright and sail straight in a testing tank.