Gather data about college choices by conducting an online search and recording the data in a spreadsheet. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
Search online for scholarships and organize your research using Google Sheets. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes
Find a part-time job or full-time entry-level position by searching online. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes
Wish more of your students saw science and engineering as career possibilities? These resources can help. "The Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers" is an Emmy-nominated web series from the acclaimed PBS series, NOVA. The series profiles today's leading scientists -- and shows what they're like when the lab coats come off -- showing viewers a human side of science that many students can relate to. This Collection includes: Video (187), Media Gallery (8) for Grades 6-8, 9-12, 3-5 , Resources in Spanish (22).
Meet ethnobotanist Ina Vanderbroek in these videos from NOVA's "The Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers." Ina studies how people use medicinal plants for healing. She explains how she creates a guidebook of the plants to help doctors treat their patients better. The TV series Star Trek influenced her to become a scientist. In her spare time, she enjoys salsa dancing.
Creating the perfect recipe for a blended learning environment can be a tricky balance. Join us as we discuss key ingredients for the blend of digital content and activity with face-to-face content and activity. We'll also share some of our favorite webtools to use in blended learning
This PDF offers some suggestions and best practices around this subject, many generated by GenYES Facilitators. This document is a MUST READ if you are considering starting a true student tech infrastructure support program.
With the acquisition of the GenYES program, Ohio users should contact support.infohio.org or their ITC for questions and support for GenYES Ohio.
Students participate in a variety of activities modeling different disabilities. They gain a better understanding of physical limitations while performing tasks at workstations without the use of their thumbs (taped down), impaired vision (various glasses) and impaired mobility (using crutches and wheelchairs). After discussing their experiences, they work in teams to create or improve on an adaptive device. Like biomedical engineers, students are challenged to design with the purpose of helping make a particular task easier for another person.
Students learn that engineers develop different polymers to serve various functions and are introduced to selectively permeable membranes. In a warm-up activity, they construct models of selectively permeable membranes using common household materials, and are reminded about simple diffusion and passive transport. In the main activity, student pairs test and compare the selective permeability of everyday polymer materials engineered for food storage (including plastic grocery bags, zipper sandwich bags, and plastic wrap) with various in-solution molecules (iodine, corn starch, food coloring, marker dye), assess how the polymer’s permeability relates to its function/purpose, and compare that to the permeability of dialysis tubing (which simulates a cell membrane).
The idea of this lesson is to introduce, in a simplified manner, the so-called Braess Paradox by providing simple examples to clarify that the addition of some new roads to a network does not always lead to an improvement in the liquidity of the traffic; in some cases it might even increase the time required to get from one point to another if all drivers are selfish. [27:05] (English Subtitles)
Learn how to write professional emails for specific workplace situations. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes
A senior trends analyst explains how her passion for design, combined with her high school and college coursework and internships, helped her to establish a rewarding career at a global brand design firm.
Ohio Department of Education website on serving students with disabilities in career-technical education.
A melody about different types of jobs, like farmer and teacher. This resource introduces the concept of work and some of the jobs people can do to earn money. [1:39]
Google Classroom has a plethora of fantastic features, but that doesn't mean getting started needs to be overwhelming. Join us as we discuss setting up your first class, organizing your content with topics, getting students into your class, and adding your first assignment.
In this video from Science City, Shaundra Bryant Daily, an electrical engineer, describes a software program she developed to help girls reflect on their emotions, and how her two passions: science and dance, are connected.
Amy Smith is an engineer who designs simple and inexpensive solutions to real-world problems. This video produced for Teachers' Domain features her innovative design for testing the safety of drinking water in the developing world.
In this video, mechanical engineer Amy Smith explains the design process for an innovation that enables people in isolated villages to determine whether their water supplies are free of dangerous bacteria. Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [5:52]
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