Students explore key concepts of magnetism and discover how magnetic fields make technologies such as dynamic (in-motion) wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging possible. Working in small groups, stu...

Students explore the fundamental role of cryptography and encryption in cybersecurity by investigating how information can be protected from unauthorized access. They examine the historical origins of...

Students take on the role of chemical engineers tasked with designing a reef-safe, non-carcinogenic mineral sunscreen that rivals the effectiveness of leading commercial sunscreens. After learning abo...

Students explore the concept of what is “typical” in a dataset by analyzing measures of center (mean, median) and spread (range, standard deviation) using a Jupyter Notebook. Rather than beginning wit...

Students take on the role of biomedical engineers by designing and building paint pendulums that model oscillatory signals similar to brain waves. By combining pendulum motion in two perpendicular dir...

Students explore how environmental engineers design underground systems to store carbon dioxide (CO₂) as part of climate change mitigation efforts. Working in teams, students build and test a physical...

Free, NGSS-aligned K-12 STEM lessons and hands-on activities for teaching science, engineering design, and math. Ignite STEM learning in your classroom.

Student groups are challenged to program robots with color sensors to follow a black line. Learning both the logic and skills behind programming robots for this challenge helps students improve their ...

This activity introduces students to synthetic biology by having them explore how DNA, RNA, and proteins are connected, and how scientists engineer new biological materials. Students begin by reverse-...

Students are introduced to the real-world problem of backpack straps breaking and the challenge of developing an eco-friendly strap to replace a broken strap. The goal is to use the engineering design...

Students use gummy bears and their own gummy prototype to simulate a cell membrane as they learn how osmosis works in a cell and how water moves down the concentration gradient. As they learn more abo...

Students design, build, and program a device that detects and measures light from multiple sources. Using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit different wavelengths of light (such as infrared, visib...

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