Introduces engineering techniques and practices to high school students. The nature of engineering and it's societal impact are covered, as well as the educational and legal requirements needed to become an engineer. This book is designed for a broad range of student abilities and does not require significant math or science prerequisites.

Welcome to INFOhio's Career Exploration Units. Students in grades 4-5 learn about careers in engineering and feats of engineering such as Ferris wheels and bridges.  These units contain multiple lessons that use INFOhio's digital resources to help students learn, practice, and master key learning standards while learning more about career options in engineering fields such as electrical, mechanical, aerospace and in science and  technology fields such as fuel cell technology and robotics.

Students research engineering careers and create poetry to understand the vocabulary of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

Doctors, astrophysicists, and daycare providers are only some of the careers that will be explored in this lesson in which students research careers and publish occupational summaries about them.

In this book, Sylvia Acevedo tells how she became a rocket scientist. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish, and Turkish with text in English.

BuildIT capitalizes on girls' inherent interest in design and communication technologies, engaging girls in hands-on, collaborative, real-world experiences as they progress through 3 stages - Apprentice, Journeygirl, and Specialist. Here we see girls at the Specialist stage tackling game design challenges, their level of engagement invigorated by accountability to a "client". [6:53]

There is a lot of resistance to genetic modification and the use of genetically modified crops. What is the science? This unit helps to provide some background in cell function and DNA properties, helping students to understand how genetic modification can make a difference. The developments in biotechnology are highlighted and students create a marketing campaign for GMO’s. This unit features 6 lessons and 7 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.

We are bombarded by new foods every time we go into a grocery store or watch television. Where are all of these foods coming from? Food science is the answer. This AFNR unit introduces several aspects of food science. Students investigate the issue of food safety, the chemistry, biology and physics involved in making some foods, and create a package design to market a new food product. This unit features 6 lessons and 8 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.

This unit helps meet some of the AFNR curriculum standards for natural resources. Students will learn how to test texture and other physical characteristics of soil, conduct water quality tests, engineer a water filter, identify air quality parameters, and research careers in natural resources. This unit features 3 lessons and 8 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.

Each plant is classified according to broad categories based on characteristics they share. New DNA technology has allowed us to be more specific in determining the “relatives” of plants. This activity helps students understand the various ways of classifying to show these different relationships. Use HHMI Biointeractive Click and Learn lesson: Creating Phylogenetic Trees from DNA Sequences for additional background information. This unit features 5 lessons and 9 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.

In vitro collecting (IVC) is the process of starting plant tissue cultures with minimal disturbance to the plants when viable seeds are not available. Become the field researcher and learn how to collect tissue samples in a non-sterile environment using aseptic techniques. Use standard laboratory operating procedures (SLOPs) to prepare media for the IVC process. This unit features 3 lessons and 7 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.

Create a cookbook to learn Standard Operating Procedures for food safety and environmental monitoring. Test for proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids and compare plant and animal protein. This unit features 5 lessons and 16 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.

Bioproducts are chemicals, energy, and materials that are produced from renewable biological resources. This unit features 3 lessons and 4 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.

When a food company is offering a new product, changing ingredients, or researching potential products, it is important for the company to know what the consumer reaction is likely to be of the product. Become food panelists to determine if you can taste the difference in two fruit smoothie products and determine if there is a statistical significance in the data collected from the taste test. This unit features 3 lessons and 6 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.

Ohio’s poultry industry has designed several kinds of environments to maximize their hens’ egg-laying productivity while caring for them. This course provides an up-close look at three of these “happy homes for hens”. At the end of this course you will be able to: Describe the characteristics of a conventional egg-laying environment, Describe the characteristics of a cage-free environment, Describe the characteristics of an organic environment, Identify several careers in the poultry industry. This course was developed with support from the Ohio Poultry Association.

The food production sector in Ohio employs nearly 70,000 people and includes some of the biggest food producers in the nation. From developing flavors to checking food quality, there is a lot going on in food science. This unit features 3 lessons and 6 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.

This course, brought to you by a partnership between the Ohio Soybean Council and the Columbus Council on World Affairs, will help you understand the important issues related to global agriculture trade, also called global ag trade, and the critical role that soybeans play in the process. After completing this course, you will be able to: Describe global agricultural trade and its importance to society, Discuss how commodity trading takes place as it applies to Ohio soybeans, Recognize how trade agreements are used to open new markets to Ohio soybean exporters, Identify careers in the global ag trade industry

Trade in agricultural products is big business. In Ohio nearly 50% of soybeans are exported. In this unt, students learn about the customers for Ohio’s ag products and how these goods are traded. This unit features 3 lessons and 4 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.

Students act as logistics decision makers, choosing routes and attempting to make the most profit in this game of moving soybeans from origination to destination. This unit features 1 lesson and 4 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.

Science, technology, engineering, and math are so much a part of agriculture and agriculture careers! In this unit, students will learn about the STEM in agriculture, discover innovations in agriculture and use presentation skills to share their knowledge. Finally, students will use Ag Explorer to determine what careers match their interests and investigate one of them in-depth. This unit features 3 lessons and 3 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.