Curated OER
High-Tech Windsocks
Students research chosen scientific discoveries and then create an imaginative windsock model of the invention. Students describe how their technology was invented and the impact the invention made upon others. Students display their...
Curated OER
Chinese Floating Fabric
Students explore the multifaceted Chinese culture and how its traditions and holidays have spread around the world. They discover that the Chinese word for carp has almost the same meaning as the Chinese word for profit. Therefore, a...
Curated OER
Breezy Windsock
Students discuss the wind-- what causes it, how it is used, and how it affects the weather. They list ways they know that air is moving, such as feeling it on their skin or watching a flag blow in the breeze. Students research the...
Curated OER
Make a Peace Windsock
Students explore "peace." In this character development lesson, students define "peace" and discuss instances that reflect examples of peace. Students create a windsock using symbols for peace. Directions for the windsock are given.
Curated OER
Japanese Carp Kites
Students listen to the story A Carp for Kimiko and discuss its theme/lesson. Then they identify and are introduced to the Japanese holiday, Children's Day, formerly known as Boy's Day. Students also design and create their own carp kite....
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Wonderful World of Weather: Whichever Way the Wind Blows
Students use the Engineering Design Process to create a windosck that can determine which way the wind is blowing.