Engineering
46 lessons found.
“White Energy Journey”
Students will work independently to design a ‘driving base’ using the SPIKE PRIME LEGO sets. Upon completion of the base …
Algorithms
This lesson explains what algorithms are and how they work in relation to computer science. It breaks the concept down …
aMAZEing Margaret Hamilton
In this lesson students will begin by reading about Margaret Hamilton in 'Margaret and the Moon' by Dean Robbins. After …
CODIS & Forensic Science
Students will work together (in teams of 4) as forensic scientists to solve the crime of “Who broke into our school and …
Creating a Gear Amusement Park
Students will use peer collaboration, engineering, problem solving, & reflection, when given a set of Funny Gears & …
Critical Infrastructure 2
Students will be able to demonstrate foundational knowledge and skills that are related to cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Career Poster Project
Students will design a poster project detailing an individual cybersecurity career. The poster project will include …
E' is for Erosion
Students will learn the effects of wind and water erosion. They will create their own landscape to show how water …
Egg Drop Experiment using Microbit
Students will investigate and design an experiment that explores Newton’s 2nd Law, momentum and impulse using a …
Exploration with Tetrix
Tetrix: In this lesson students will sort/ organize the school's Tetrix sets to ensure each set is complete. After …
Explore Block Programming with Free Scratch
Students are introduced to block programing for the first time and are given several sets of tasks to complete to show …
Exploring Outputs with an RGB Light Strip
In this lesson you will be introducing the connection of color with computer science through the use of a micro:bit and …
Fraction Racing
Students engineered mint mobiles to race through a micro bit timing gate. The data was then collected and plotted on a …
Geocaching with Microbits
Geodynamics powers the Earth’s magnetic field, which is magnetic north. There is also a true north which is the Earth’s …
Getting Active with Microbit
They are introduced to variables and develop their understanding through a mixture of unplugged and practical …
HexBug Mazes
In this lesson/activity students will learn about who Margaret Hamilton is and what she did for NASA. Students will be …
Input/Output what's it all about?
Students will learn the definition of input/output as it relates to computing and will use the Micro:bits to demonstrate …
Intro to Problem Solving
This lesson is a fun introduction to the open-ended, collaborative, and creative problem solving students will be using …
Inventing & Problem Solving with the 3 R’s (Reduce/Reuse/Recycle)
Students will work collaboratively to respond to a text by using recycled materials to create an invention that will …
Keep Your Lips Sealed
There are multiple ways to gain information. Many people will openly provide information with minimal thought to how the …
Lesson Plan 2-First LEGO ® League “White Energy Journey”
Students will work independently to design a ‘driving base’ using the SPIKE PRIME LEGO sets. Upon completion of the base …
Library - Robotics for Students in the Functional Life Skills (FLS) Program
This lesson provides robotics opportunities in the library for students with complex needs in the Functional Life …
Microbit compass
THIS A DRAFT-Student will program a microbit that locate magnetic north, south, east and west. They will create …
Microbit programming
Creating a program for their microbit 'pets'. Their program must include noise, pictures and words/phrases
Microbit programming-Creating a Micropet
Students will create a micropet and then program it to perform various outcomes depending on what they do to it. …
Modeling Plate Motions using Microbit Technology
This lesson is going to be a supplemental lesson to our OpenSciEd Plate Tectonics unit that we are implementing this …
Radio Communicating with Microbits
In this project, you and a partner will code a program that is capable of sending a coded message to each other. Each of …
Robotics for Students in the Functional Life Skills (FLS) Program
As the library exists to offer an inclusive space for everyone, this lesson is geared toward giving students with …
Scranimal Island (This lesson will span across the 3 lessons in the library.)
Students will listen to the poetry from the book Scranimals by Jack Prelutsky. Students will choose an animal and a …
Scratch Multi-Level Maze
Students will use Scratch to create a multi-level maze. Students will program a main sprite, obstacles and a goal, which …
Secrets Told!
Kids love to talk in code so parents and teachers can't figure out what they are saying. Enter the world of emojis and …
Security Risks & Consequences
This lesson can be done either in person OR virtually. Students will work individually and in groups to determine how …
Self Driving Moral Dilemma and Machine Learning - 1
This lesson asks students to create their own moral dilemma scenario and create possible outcomes for their scenario. …
Shark Tank
Students will design an application to solve a problem that exists in 'their world'. They will need to create something …
Student Choice Mission
In this final project for the course, students team to Independently, scope the features of a piece of software,or …
Thanksgiving Day Parade
This lesson is a great one to do right before Thanksgiving. Students will read or listen to the book Balloons Over …
Using Microbits to measure light level of sunlight for optimal plant growth
Students will investigate and design an experiment that explores the natural world using microprocessors. They will …
Virtual Pet
Students will create a virtual pet using micro:bits and then collect data for their pet as it interacts with its …
Volcano Animation
Students use flowcharts and repetition to explore building a volcanic eruption on a Micro:Bit.
Volcano interactions with Earth's Spheres
In this lesson students will use the microbit to develop volcanic eruptions.
Wax Museum Technology Part 1
In this lesson series, students will research ways that technology has impacted the world. They can choose to research …
Weather Station
In this activity, students develop a 'weather station' where they collect at least three types of weather data.
Weather: Factors and Hazards (Part Three)
In this activity, students use the scientific inquiry process to investigate the effect of water on Earth materials. …
Weather: Factors and Hazards (Part Two)
In this activity, students continue their exploration of weather. They learn about two new weather tools- a wind sock …
What's the 'W' word in Wyoming?
Students will build an anemometer to measure the wind and predict weather patterns in Wyoming.
What's the 'W' Word in Wyoming?
Students are going to build their own anemometer to check the wind speeds in their hometown. They are going to use their …