Lesson: Problem-solve Your School
Students in grades 4-12 apply the engineering design process to a real-life problem that affects them at school. The class selects a single problem then comes up with and tests a design solution....
View ArticleFeature: Here a Bot, There a Bot
Ever since Virginia inventor Cyrus McCormick perfected the mechanical reaper in the 1830s, engineers have sought ways to grow more food using fewer people. Now, they're close to taking Old MacDonald...
View ArticleU.S. Math Talent Search
The USA Mathematical Talent Search is a free mathematics competition open to all U.S. middle and high school students. The first of three rounds of problems was just released, with responses (including...
View ArticleMIT Videos Convey Key STEM Concepts
Are your students vexed by vectors or mystified by electricity? MIT's Open Courseware offers a series of videos designed to help students learn these and other pivotal concepts in science, technology,...
View ArticleEngineering for the Three Little Pigs
Students learn about the importance of using the right materials for the job by building three different sand castles and testing them for strength and resistance to weathering. They then discuss how...
View ArticleNASA to Teens: Game On!
Working with students from the University of Maryland and Brigham Young University, NASA engineers have created a free, alternative-reality game called DUST designed to get teens - particularly young...
View ArticleSony’s Great Global Math Challenge
Help your students discover their heads for math with engaging brainteasers and numerical puzzles. Sign them up for Sony's Global Math Challenge on Sunday, September 27, 2015.
View ArticleeCybermission 2015
Alternative energy, forces and motion, the environment, and robotics are some of the areas students in grades 6 to 9 can explore in the 2015 eCYBERMISSION. This free, web-based STEM competition is...
View ArticleSamsung Solve for Tomorrow
Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow contest, which awards $2 million in classroom technology and resources, aims to promote STEM learning, leadership, and community service in students in grades 6 to 12...
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