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Fch: Fandrich Cone Harvesters

For Students 9th - 10th
This commercial site of the manufacturer of machinery used in the harvest of seed cones features great pictures of the process along with brief text. A link back to the home site shows a short video of operation.
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Unit Plan
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Yamaha Music Pal: Flute Factory Tour

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take an online tour through the process of designing and manufacturing a flute. Helpful drawings and animations demonstrate the precision engineering that goes into the making of these musical instruments. (To access the Japanese version...
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Article
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Ergonomics4 Schools: The Learning Zone: Product Evaluation

For Students 9th - 10th
A product is a term for any item that has been manufactured and is useful to you. You are a consumer when you buy it or use it. Evaluation of the product means that its suitability and safety for use by consumers are checked out. All...
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Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Engineered Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Object of this lesson is to learn about the engineering design of musical instruments. Students work in teams to design and build their own "tunable" and unique instrument using everyday materials.
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Website
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Bell Laboratories: Colloids

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided by Bell Laboratories, and is devoted to the mixture known as Colloids. The site is broken down into 4 areas: an intro, what it is, breakthrough, and application section. The site contains pictures and provides many...
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Website
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Try Nano: Applications: Applications of Nanotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discusses promising applications of nanotechnology to computing and processing technologies and to the consumer goods, materials and manufacturing, energy, and transportation industries.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Palium

For Students 9th - 10th
The English cloak, though commonly adopted as the translation of these terms, conveys no accurate conception of the form, material, or use of that which they denoted. The article designated by them was always a rectangular piece of...