Category: Lesson Plans
A Nest Above The Rest
Friday, October 25th, 2024
Lesson Overview: Students will need to design and print 3D bird nests, in order to be placed into different locations in both the Tree Project and Worton Park. Eggs will be molded from various malleable materials and placed into the nests. Students are asked to observe the nests over periods of specified time in both the fall and spring […]
Water Water Everywhere and More
Friday, October 25th, 2024
Lesson Overview: Students work with your group to create a STEM based audio-visual presentation (MP4 video required) that clearly identifies the effects of stormwater runoff as they relate specifically to our campus, create a scaled map that identifies the major surface water flows (location and direction), drainage locations (gutter down spouts and storm drains) and […]
Crab Robotics
Friday, October 25th, 2024
Lesson Overview: Robotics team has been tasked to design a predator to compete against the Maryland Blue Crab. Your team will study the Maryland Blue Crab and other predators in order to understand their functions. After research, you will need to use your knowledge of simple machines, robotics, and 3D printing in order to design […]
Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Thursday, October 24th, 2024
Lesson Overview: Students create a wind turbine that will be able to give clean power to at least 400 homes! Lesson Scenario: The federal government has opened the door for offshore wind farms in our area. Your company has been awarded the contract to design and install the wind farm off the coast of Maryland […]
W.I.N.G.S
Thursday, October 24th, 2024
Lesson Overview: Students must design blades that mitigate the harmful effects on wildlife. Lesson Scenario: You are working for a renewable energy company – W.I.N.G.S. and your job is to help the company design new blades for wind turbines. W.I.N.G.S. researchers have determined that wind turbine blades must be redesigned to reduce the harm to […]
Robot Robot Goose
Thursday, October 24th, 2024
Lesson Overview: Students design and create a robotic decoy that mimics a light goose’s behavior well enough to encourage a flock of seasoned light geese to land. Lesson Scenario: Light geese populations have been increasing exponentially on the North American continent since the 1960s. Larger populations are causing habitat destruction in the Canadian arctic and […]
Raptor Round Up
Thursday, October 24th, 2024
Lesson Overview: Students develop a gardening hand tool that is inspired by prehistoric or contemporary organism adaptations. Lesson Scenario: Rusler Implement, a local agricultural equipment company, is looking to expand to agricultural and gardening hand tools. They are looking for concepts and designs to submit to their manufacturing staff. They want the products to reflect […]
Planting Roots
Thursday, October 24th, 2024
Lesson Overview: Students will design and print a model root structure based off of native plants in your area to help slow down the erosion caused by the fire. Lesson Scenario: A wildfire has just destroyed Cimarron Canyon, Hermit’s Peak, Calf Canyon, and Sugarite Canyon and the monsoon rains are starting up. Due to the […]
Wing it
Thursday, October 24th, 2024
Lesson Overview: Students integrate observations of biological processes and organisms into the design of a wind turbine blade to optimize its energy production. Lesson Scenario: You and your team are new engineers at CS Wind, the wind turbine manufacturing company. They are looking to design new blades for the next generation of wind turbines. The […]
Zombies
Tuesday, June 25th, 2019
To prepare for the zombie apocalypse, students research and design a 12’ x 25’ room in which they can provide all their food and water needs. .
