The STEM CareerBuilder research and development (R&D) project aims to (1) explore what strategic government-university-industry partnerships and (2) study how technology-enriched interventions can encourage and support high school students with their pursuit of STEM education and careers. Multi-tier interventions with age-appropriate, interdisciplinary content, real-word context, and co-educational curricula include: Computer Forensics Summer Academy, mentoring, job shadowing, internships, research fellowships, and professional development. Activities Crime Scene Investigation Fingerprint
Your mental map is a representation of your own personal geography that you carry around with you and draw on as you make everyday decisions about where to go and how to get there. Everyone’s mental map is different. Mental maps reflect the spatial information we use in our daily lives, like where we know and where we don’t know, and they are influenced by things like personal experiences, transportation, safety, and accessibility. Maps are models of the world around us. Creating a map requires selecting what information is important, filtering out what is not important, and simplifying how
A Community-Connected Elementary Geotechnical Engineering Unit In the “Make Way for Trains” unit (MWT), students explore key concepts of geotechnical engineering in the context of a train track expansion for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA): as railway corridors are widened, the sloping earth material surrounding the tracks must simultaneously support existing structures and not fall onto the tracks. Developed specifically for the Boston, Massachusetts, context, the unit begins with a look at how MBTA workers employ science and engineering for the geotechnical support for
Artifacts in space Essential Question: How can I increase students’ knowledge about astronauts of color and expose them to careers in aerospace and engineering? Learning Objective: Students will be able to develop listening, reading, and comprehension skills by hearing and reading stories about contemporary astronauts and make a model of a space shuttle. Lesson 1: Astronauts of Color and the Space Shuttle Lesson 2: Culturally Relevant Artifacts for Space Launch Lesson 3: Mission Mars
Airplane EngineeringWhat A Drag!: Presentation, Lesson Conservation of EnergyPart I: Conservation of Energy: Lesson, Egg Drop Experiment PART II: Energy Transformations: Presentation, Lesson, Card Sort, Evaluation PART III: Roller Coaster Energy: Lesson, Worksheet, Evaluation DNAPart I: Presentation, Lesson, DNA Bracelet Activity, DNA Evaluation Part II: Lesson, Build a DNA Ladder Part III: Presentation, Lesson, Berry Full of DNA - Exploring properties of Strawberry DNA, Berry Full of DNA - Strawberry DNA Extraction, DNA Evaluation, DNA Evaluation KEY ElectricityIntroduction: Presentation
In the “Motion and Design of Accessible Playgrounds” unit, 3rd grade students will explore core ideas of balanced and unbalanced forces, changes in motion, and interactions between magnets. They will have an opportunity to extend and refine these ideas as they address engineering and technology standards during an accessible playground design challenge. This teacher guide begins with a navigation guide that overviews each day of the unit, focus questions, NGSS and Massachusetts (MA) standards, and science and engineering practices (SEPs), followed by the detailed lesson plans and required
This textbook is used as part of the CISTEME365 educational initiative ( Overview videos). Supplemental learning materials for the textbook. Chapter 1 - Safety: Playlist Chapter 2 - What is ECE?: Playlist, About Grad School Chapter 3 - Review of Waves: Playlist-soon Chapter 4 - Experiment Design: Playlist Chapter 5 - Intro to Circuits: Playlist 1, Playlist 2, Playlist 3 Chapter 6 - Oscilloscope: Playlist, Oscilloscope simulator Chapter 7 - Soldering: Playlist Chapter 8 - Radio Phone: Playlist, FMcheck-(module to check nodes)soon Chapter 9 - LabVIEW: No Playlist, Trial Version of LabVIEW
Everyone will be impacted by AI in daily life and in the workplaces of the future. It is critical for all students to have fundamental knowledge of AI and to understand AI's potential for good and harm. The Daily-AI program will jumpstart your readiness for AI and give you the tools you need to prepare for the AI-enabled world. The Daily-AI workshop, designed by MIT educators and experienced facilitators, features hands-on and computer-based activities on AI concepts, ethical issues in AI, creative expression using AI, and how AI relates to your future. You will experience training and using