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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Make That Invisible! Refractive Index Matching

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine the refractive index of a liquid with a simple technique using a semi-circular hollow block. Then they predict the refractive index of a material (a Pyrex glass tube) by matching it with the known refractive index of a...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rock Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Through five lessons, students are introduced to all facets of the rock cycle. Topics include rock and mineral types, material stresses and weathering, geologic time and fossil formation, the Earth's crust and tectonic plates, and soil...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Runaway Train: Investigating Speed With Photo Gates

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students conduct an experiment to determine the relationship between the speed of a wooden toy car at the bottom of an incline and the height at which it is released. They observe how the photogate-based speedometer instrument "clocks"...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Backyard Weather Station

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this hands-on activity, students use their senses to describe what the weather is doing and to predict what it might do next. After gaining a basic understanding of weather patterns, students will become state park engineers and build...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Surgical Resident for a Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will become surgical residents for the day. As a team, they will be asked to use surgical instruments to complete a task inside of a black box. They will be able to see inside of the box with the help of a...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Air Under Pressure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to air masses, with an emphasis on the differences between and characteristics of high - versus low-pressure air systems. Students also hear about weather forecasting instrumentation and how engineers work to...
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Handout
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Digital P H Meter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how a digital pH meter uses an electrode to measure the pH of a solution Find out how to use this instrument in this informative site.
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Handout
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Top Loading Balance

For Students 9th - 10th
Use a top loading balance to weigh solid material when a precision of 0.1 is adequate. Find out how to operate this instrument in this concise site.
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Handout
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Chem Lab: Scanning Spectrometer

For Students 9th - 10th
The scanning spectrometer measures absorbance vs. wavelength for liquid samples. Directions on how to use this instrument are provided here.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Using Spectral Data to Explore Saturn and Titan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use authentic spectral data from the Cassini mission of Saturn and Saturn's moon, Titan, gathered by instrumentation developed by engineers. Taking these unknown data, and comparing it with known data, students determine the...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Just Passing Through

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson helps students explore the functions of the kidney and its place in the urinary system. Students learn how engineers design instruments to help people when kidneys are not functioning properly or when environmental conditions...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Not So Lost in Space

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn how engineers navigate satellites in orbit around the Earth and on their way to other planets in the solar system. In accompanying activities, they explore how ground-based tracking and onboard measurements are performed....
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Weather Basics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the basics of the Earth's weather. Concepts include fundamental causes of common weather phenomena such as temperature changes, wind, clouds, rain and snow. The different factors that affect the weather and the...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Build an Anemometer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create their own anemometers which are instruments for measuring wind speed. They see how an anemometer measures wind speed by taking measurements at various school locations. They also learn about different types of...
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Graphic
NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Nssl Doppler Weather Radar, Photo #2

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of the second Doppler weather radar built by the National...
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Graphic
NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Nssl Doppler Weather Radar, Photo #3

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of the first Doppler weather radar built by the National...
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Graphic
NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Nssl Doppler Weather Radar, Photo #5

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of the first doppler weather radar built by the National...
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Graphic
NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Solar Powered Surface Automated Measurement (Sam) Site

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of a solar-powered Surface Automated Measurement (SAM) site....
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Graphic
NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Nssl Doppler Weather Radar, Photo #1

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of the first Doppler weather radar built by the National...