TRAC - MDOT
FREE modules and replenishment kits with training! Modules in magnetic levitation, bridge building, physics in highway safety, and more.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been offering the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) TRAC (Transportation and Civil Engineering) Program to schools in Michigan. TRAC is a hands-on education program designed for integration into science, math and social science classes. |
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Here you will find a variety of tools to boost your students’ math and science skills, enliven the classroom with engineering projects, expand your own professional horizons and stay informed. Subscribe, and a newsletter with updated features will arrive in your in-box every month.
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Science Fridays
Podcasts and videos about engineering concepts.
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Forces of Wonder
Students can test their strength as the mighty Stronginsky. Apply the forces of compression, tension, torsion and shearing to amaze the crowd in this cool online game for kids.
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Energy Engineering Education
Energy2D is a two-dimensional interactive heat transfer simulation program. Students can use Energy2D as an inquiry tool to investigate heat flow and energy usage in 2D model systems.
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Educational Global Climate Modeling
EdGCM provides a research-grade Global Climate Model (GCM) with a user-friendly interface that can be run on a desktop computer. For the first time, students can explore the subject of climate change in the same way that actual research scientists do.
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Engineer Girl
Designed to bring national attention to the opportunities that engineering represents for girls and women. Interviews, career info, and contests/challenges.
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Teach Engineering
Digital library provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers to use in science and math classrooms.
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Discover E
Career info, video activities, games
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Future City
A national, project-based learning experience where middle school students imagine, design, and build cities of the future. Students work as a team with an educator and engineer mentor to plan cities using SimCity™ 4 Deluxe software; research and write solutions to an engineering problem; build tabletop scale models with recycled materials; and present their ideas before judges at regional competitions.
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Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge
The premier national environmental sustainability competition for grades K-12 students. Through project-based learning, students learn about science and conservation while creating solutions that impact their planet.
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JASON Project
Standards-aligned educational resources such as videos, articles with read-to-me functionality, games, and hands-on labs; JASON also offers a wealth of teacher resources including online lesson plans, assessments, classroom management and more.
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NSF STEM Resources
Research-based resources have been pilot- or field-tested in schools or with teachers.
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PBS Teacher's STEM Resources
Search the database of nearly 4,000 science, technology, engineering and math resources for grades preK-12.
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Design Squad
Build ideas for kids to compete with others. Teacher resource section has building guides.
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CIESE
Engineering projects for grades K-12. Some are collaborative, where classrooms around the world connect and share data.
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SketchUp
A great CAD style product from the people at Google. Explore a world of educational resources that will engage students in the classroom allowing them to innovate and create!
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West Point Bridge Design Contest
Whether it be math, science, or engineering… students will enjoy this free program from the West Point Academy. Watch students compete in collaborative groups as they learn valuable content and understand the world of math and science through simulations and modeling.
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Google Earth
Another free and amazing program that will excite your students in any STEM class. Make sure you visit this educator page filled with resources on how to use Google Earth in the classroom.
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Make
Magazine, blog, projects, videos, skill builders
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Teaching NGSS Engineering Design through Media
Teaching Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Engineering Design Through Media is a collection of activities and professional development resources drawn from programs such as WGBH’s Design Squad Nation and the Engineering is Elementary® project at the Museum of Science, Boston. These media-based resources illustrate and deepen teachers’ understanding of Next Generation Science Standards and help them bring engineering alive for students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
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OER Commons
Database of lessons from a variety of institutions. Be sure to search "engineering". They are currently promoting the STE{A}M challenge, which allows teachers to upload and share lessons.
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Science Toy MakerMake homemade science toys that are easy and cheap!
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Engineering Can Be EasyEmbarking on the integration of the Next Generation Science Standards is definitely not a task for the faint hearted, especially when educators realize the importance that has been placed on incorporating engineering standards within the curriculum. This can be made less stressful with the right tools! These resources will provide ideas for implementing the NGSS Engineering Design components into your middle school science classroom successfully!
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NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
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