Lesson Plan: Girl coders crack glass ceiling | STEM Student Reporting Labs
Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students will learn about the engineering design process and use it to address the gender gap in STEM. Continue reading
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3D printer technology gives girl her hand back
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Invention education allows students to examine real-world problems and come up with solutions. In this lesson, a group of young college students created a 3D prosthetic hand for a four-year old girl so she could play with her sisters and ride her scooter. Continue reading
10 lesson plans on invention that will change the world
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Learn how inventions are solving problems around the world and then have students design their own inventions that help their communities. Continue reading
Lesson plan: How inventions will land humans on Mars
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Using the invention process, students will explore solutions to some of the problems facing the Mars mission and decide whether or not they are on board with expanding humankind’s reach in the universe. Continue reading
Lesson plan: Is solar power the future of energy?
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In this lesson, students will watch the PBS NewsHour video, “Rethinking the utility company as solar power heats up” and learn how companies — faced with greater demand and the effects of climate change — are inventing newer, greener ways for humans to get power. Continue reading