Middle School
Engineering in Reverse – lesson from TeachEngineering
In this hands-on activity, students take apart a toy to reverse engineer it. Most appropriate for grades 5th-8th grade.
Read MoreHow Does Reverse Engineering Work? article
Learn how this jet was reversed engineered and what we mean by reverse engineering.
Read MoreScience ELA and Math Practices Venn Diagram
Use this document to show the overlap between the practices used in science/engineering, English language arts, and math.
Read MoreThinking Collaborative Strategies
Strategies, like Expert Jigsaw and First Turn, Last Turn, are a fantastic ways to engage learners. This links to all the Thinking Collaborative Strategies which will give you lots of options for mixing up the way you engage learners in your learning spaces.
Read MoreQuestions that Blend CCCs and SEPs
These questions merge ideas from the crosscutting concepts and the science and engineering practices.
Read MoreCrosscut Symbols
The Crosscut Symbols below are from Peter A’Hearn. These can be found at http://crosscutsymbols.weebly.com/ with lots of supporting information including critical questions, questions that connect to science and engineering practices, and more for each concept. Teachers and students can also submit their own images for the crosscutting concepts on Peter’s website. Print Version: Cut…
Read MoreReverse Engineering Design Process
Reverse engineering embodies the true spirit of “break it to make it”. Reverse engineering involves taking something apart to see how it was designed and then using that information to either make improvements or design something new.
Read More#ProjectPhenomena Database
A searchable database of phenomena for all manner of scientific exploration!
Read MoreThe Wonder of Science Phenomenon
A good phenomenon is observable, interesting, complex, and aligned to the appropriate standard. This is a searchable master list of phenomenon.
Read MoreNGSS Phenomenon
Searchable database for phenomena to drive instruction for the new Arizona Science Standards.
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