Science

Learning the IPO principle through a house automation model

This lesson is based on Studio 5’s “Eco House” model. Available at: https://www.scopesdf.org/scopesdf_lesson/eco-house/   Students learn about the IPO principle and how some new electronic components work. Using this knowledge,…

Lighting Up Colors: The Magic of RGB

Station learning electronics

In station learning, learners can experimentally explore the essential fundamentals of electronics using a self-learning process. You will learn about diodes, light-emitting diodes, capacitors and transistors. The circuits are simulated…

FCH – Taking care of myself

This activity is part of the FabConnectHer project, dedicated to empowering future female innovators by providing inspiration, skills, and networks to make a meaningful impact in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,…

UV Resin Lens Challenge

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the basics of microscopy, the concept of magnification, and learn and apply the lens and magnification equations. Students will engage in hands-on…

understanding plant life cycle

During this lesson, I showed students the life cycle of a plant, using the example of an apple, and since the students had no experience with digital production, I showed…

Fab-in-a-Box Balsa Glider

Students will design and fabricate a glider. Test its flight, then optimize their design by adjusting the shape of its wings, tail, or body.   This activity will introduce two…

Fab-in-a-Box Spinning Tops

Give engineering a spin: experiment with physics while designing and fabricating a custom spinning top! Get hands-on with energy, force, and momentum as you experiment with different 3D-printed designs. How…

Fab-in-a-Box Botanical Press

Combine art and science: customize and fabricate a botanical press that can be used over and over again to preserve leaves and flowers for crafts or dissection.

ScaleSpace – Visualizing the Solar System Through 3D Models

In this lesson, students will explore the vastness and diversity of the solar system by creating scale models of planets, moons, and other celestial objects. Using astronomical data, they will…

Chemical Bonding Game

Driving Question: How can we, as game designers, create a playable board or computer (Chromebook) game that teaches players the properties, behavior, and structure of ionic and covalent compounds?  …

Human Eye Model: A Hands-On Investigation of the Functions of the Parts of the Eye

This lesson provides students a constructivist approach to learning the functions of the different parts of the human eye. Leading up to this lesson, students learned the properties of light…