Teaching Materials (1-3 of 3)

1. Engineering Communication with Tinker Toys

   Teaching Materials | 29 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s):: Amber Genau

   This resource describes three variations on an engineering communication activity using Tinker Toys.  In the main activity, small groups of students are given a bag of Tinker Toys and instructed to build anything they like.  They are then asked to write down building instructions for...

2. Sample Memo to Introduce Students to the Projects

   Teaching Materials | 17 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s):: Heidi A Diefes-Dux, Krishna Madhavan, Kelsey Joy Rodgers

   This is a memo that we used in Spring 2013 to introduce students to their assigned project. It contains a brief introduction to nanoHUB.org and nanotechnology, a list of criteria, a list of milestones, and some learning objectives.

3. Sample Assessment Rubric

   Teaching Materials | 17 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s):: Heidi A Diefes-Dux, Krishna Madhavan, Kelsey Joy Rodgers

   This is an assessment rubric that we used in Spring 2013 to assess students' projects. This particular rubric was used to assess submissions for Milestones 4,5, 6, 8, and 9.