Elementary School:
- Engineering: Simple Machines
- Powerful Pulleys
- Water Cycle
- Creating an Electromagnet
- The Dirty Water Project: Design-Build-Test Your Own Water Filters
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- Science Education Professor, Bowling Green, KY
Elementary School:
- Lens to Equality: DIY Microscope Challenge
- The Lost Explorer: Making Cyanotype Print Maps
- How Sweet Are You? Engineering Smarter Solutions for Diabetes with Data-Driven AI
- Brain Power: Exploring Reaction Time and Building Your Own Helmet
- Unraveling Rising Sea Levels: Exploring Density Through Mixtures and Solutions
Middle School:
High School:
- Neural Engineering in Action: Exploring Muscle Movement Through Data and Design
- Visualizing Neural Signals: Interpreting Data to Understand Movement
- Collaborative Data Analysis: Building a Virtual Lab With Python
- Decoding Muscle Movement: Analyzing Neuromuscular Signals With EMG
- Mapping the Brain: Neurons, Synapses, and Movement
June 2025 Editor's Pick
Protective Fashion! Beach Edition
Students design beach clothing that is both fashionable and functional, meeting two key criteria: the clothing stays cool (considering factors such as fabric weight and thickness) and effectively shields against ultraviolet (UV) radiation. By the end of this activity, ...