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CSI: Carbon Sink Investigation: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Rachel E Gehr, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Doug Mayfield, Leslie VanHoy, Kerrie Douglas, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12 | 37 users
Grade Level High School Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 3 weeks Unit Summary In this unit, a client asks students to engage in an engineering design challenge of reducing the effect of carbon emissions from a nearby power plant. Students are tasked with creating a...
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Game On!: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Emily Marie Haluschak, Rachel E Gehr, Anthony Price, Eliza Talamantes, Sydney Brooks, Morgan M Hynes, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Kerrie Douglas, Greg J. Strimel, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12 | 76 users
Grade Level 5-10 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit Approx. 17 45-minute class periods Unit Summary In this unit, students learn that a company called GEM is looking to revive interest in board games and lessen screen time for students and families. They are planning to...
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Let the Good Ideas Roll!: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Azizi Penn, Rachel E Gehr, Ricci L Barber, Brian Bettag, Justin Resler, Tamara J. Moore, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Greg J. Strimel, Morgan M Hynes, Kerrie Douglas, SCALE K12 | 45 users
Grade Level 6-9 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 2 weeks Unit Summary Students are challenged to create an electronic expansion pack for the Sphero BOLT. Throughout the unit, students will explore how electricity works, power, green energy, programming, and material...
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Lock It Up!: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Imani Noel Adams, Suzanne Hawthorne, Matt Riney, Brandy Tippery, Tamara J. Moore, Morgan M Hynes, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Kerrie Douglas, Breejha S Quezada, Rachel E Gehr, Azizi Penn, Emily Marie Haluschak, SCALE K12 | 29 users
Grade Levels High School: Integrated Chemistry and Physics Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit Three weeks Unit Summary In this unit students will use the engineering design process to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of electrical circuits and microelectronics. In...
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You Light Up My Life: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Cathy Lachapelle, Tamara J. Moore, Laura Litwiler, Bill Riley, Jayden S Barley, Andrea K. Sutton, Kerrie Douglas, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, SCALE K12 | 59 users
Grade Level 9-11 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit TBD Unit Summary In this engineering design unit, students design custom party lights for a school group. They learn about logarithms, including graphing a logarithmic function, how they are the inverse of the...
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Make Sense Inc.: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Azizi Penn, Breejha S Quezada, Jonathan Woessner, Tracie N McAtee, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Kerrie Douglas, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12 | 41 users
Grade Level 9-12 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit TBD Unit Summary In this unit that pairs computer science with engineering design, students are contracted by “Make Sense Inc.,” a fictional smart home development company aspiring to incorporate Indiana’s...
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The Past, Present, and Future of Microelectronics: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Siddika Selcen Guzey, Rachel E Gehr, Deana M. Lucas, Christine McDonnell, Taylor R. Cox, Shane Turnipseed, Greg J. Strimel, Morgan M Hynes, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12 | 91 users
Grade Level 7-9 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 2 weeks Unit Summary The unit introduces grades 7-9 students to the field of Microelectronics (ME) in an age-appropriate way. Students develop a clear understanding of what ME products are, ME-related careers, the...
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SAFE Chips Project - Business Tech: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Breejha S Quezada, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Melanie Gilbert, Kristen Van Laere, Frederick Routson, Joe Furman, Greg J. Strimel, Morgan M Hynes, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12 | 19 users
Grade Level 9-12 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 10-12 Class periods ~ 2 Weeks Unit Summary This unit will detail the chip shortage and the effects that the pandemic and other factors had on the supply chain. This will also set up the need to produce chips locally rather...
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SAFE Chips Project - Engineering: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Breejha S Quezada, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Frederick Routson, Joe Furman, Melanie Gilbert, Kristen Van Laere, Greg J. Strimel, Morgan M Hynes, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12 | 28 users
Grade Level 9-12 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 10-12 Class periods ~ 2 Weeks Unit Summary This unit will detail the chip shortage and the effects that the pandemic and other factors had on the supply chain. This will also set up the need to produce chips locally rather...
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Stressed Out! A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Emily Marie Haluschak, Kaitlyn Myers, Melissa Colonis, Rocky Alderman, Breejha S Quezada, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12 | 30 users
Grade Level 10-12 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit Two - three weeks Unit Summary In this engineering design unit, students will design a method to allow students to monitor stress during self-scheduled activities. Students will learn about critical point, min/max...
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Water, Water Everywhere but Not a Drop to Drink!: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Rachel E Gehr, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Andrea Blocher, Bradley Scott Ruff, Brent Strickhouser, Kerrie Douglas, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12 | 52 users
Grade Level 8 Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 3 weeks Unit Summary QUENCH (QUality ENgineering for Community Health) is an organization that pursues environmental justice to improve public health through education and resource provision. QUENCH would like students to...
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Let the Chips Fall Where They May: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s): Tamara J. Moore, Rachel E Gehr, Christine McDonnell, Jenna Farrington, Lisa Roetker, Wendy Towle, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Kerrie Douglas, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, SCALE K12 | 91 users
Grade LevelMiddle School and High School GeometryApproximate Time Needed to Complete UnitApproximately 10 50-minute class periodsUnit SummaryGeti Games is experiencing a surge in demand for a new gaming controller, and the existing process used by their suppliers for...
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Let the Chips Fall Where They May: Unit Summary
Teaching Materials | 09 Jun 2024 | Contributor(s): Christine McDonnell | 10 users
A brief overview of curriculum.