This unit introduces factors in the design process and takes students through designing and modeling a solution to a problem. Students design, create, and draw pictogram directions for building a container that will hold and protect 25 pieces of fruit. Time: 1-3 Hours
Students use instructional videos to learn about drag-and-drop programming, loops, and the basics for creating a 3D game. Their new skills are tested through completing the Microsoft Kodu Grand Challenge where they have to create their own game based on the challenge’s criteria. Time: 5-6 Hours
This unit explores agribusiness, biotechnology, environmental conservation, and artificial ecosystems. Students investigate by designing and constructing a package that will preserve food, an insulated cup that will regulate temperature, and a conveyor belt for transporting food. Time: 3-6 Hours
Students get to rock out on this unit as they construct electric guitars and investigate sound. Students will learn the basic parts of a guitar and how a pickup transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy through the process of induction. This unit reviews how to create a formal and informal presentation including how to make […]
This unit introduces students to problem solving techniques and methods. Students explore magnetism and how running an electric current through a wire coil can create an electric field. Students will experiment with materials to build a working speaker where sound is produced by using an electromagnet and a permanent magnet. Students will learn about different […]
This unit introduces the physical components that make up a computer along with the operating system and application software. Students are given an interactive set of questions that take them through the parts of a computer, and then research brands, models, features, and costs of different computer components that would upgrade a system’s performance. Time: […]
This unit introduces how networks are setup and how information is sent and received between devices. It introduces the equipment used and the protocols that are followed. Students are given criteria for networking a small restaurant and create a diagram and floor plan for how they would set it up. Time: 1 Hours
This unit reviews safe and ethical ways to use the Internet. Students are given different scenarios about online safety and then reflect on the scenarios in small groups before sharing with the rest of the class. Time: 2-3 Hours
This unit reviews how to identify and outline the criteria of a problem. There are two fun and educational hands-on experiments in this unit: Building a hydraulic can crusher and building a hydraulic robotic arm. Students learn about input and output forces, ratios, surface area and volume of fluids in this exciting unit. Time: 3-5 […]
Students learn how to create floor plans and apply this through mapping out an emergency evacuation plan. This unit starts with rough sketches of the classroom that turn into scaled drawings with dimension lines, symbols, and a key. Fire safety and evacuation is reviewed so that students can make realistic evacuation plans for their homes […]
