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CSI: Carbon Sink Investigation: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Rachel E Gehr, Tamara J. Moore
Grade LevelHigh SchoolApproximate Time Needed to Complete Unit3 weeks Unit SummaryIn 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):: Anthony Price, Eliza Talamantes, Sydney Brooks, Tamara J. Moore
Grade Level6-10Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit3 weeks Unit SummaryIn this unit, students learn that GEM is looking to revive interest in board games and lessen screen time in students and families. They are planning to do this through adding micro:bit technology...
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SCALE K12 Curriculum Units
Series | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Tamara J. Moore, Kerrie Douglas
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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, Tamara J. Moore
Grade Level6-9Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit2 weeks Unit SummaryStudents 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):: Suzanne Hawthorne, Matt Riney, Brandy Tippery, Tamara J. Moore
Grade LevelsHigh School: Integrated Chemistry and PhysicsApproximate Time Needed to Complete UnitThree weeksUnit SummaryIn 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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Make Sense Inc.: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Jonathan Woessner, Tracie N McAtee, Tamara J. Moore
Grade Level9-12Approximate Time Needed to Complete UnitTBDUnit SummaryIn 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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You Light Up My Life: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Jayden S Barley, Laura Litwiler, Bill Riley, Andrea K. Sutton, Tamara J. Moore
Grade Level9-11Approximate Time Needed to Complete UnitTBD Unit SummaryIn 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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SAFE Chips Project - Business Tech: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Melanie Gilbert, Kristen Van Laere, Frederick Routson, Joe Furman, Breejha S Quezada, Tamara J. Moore
Grade Level9-12Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit10-12 Class periods ~ 2 WeeksUnit SummaryThis 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):: Melanie Gilbert, Kristen Van Laere, Frederick Routson, Joe Furman, Breejha S Quezada, Tamara J. Moore
Grade Level9-12Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit10-12 Class periods ~ 2 WeeksUnit SummaryThis 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):: Kaitlyn Myers, Melissa Colonis, Rocky Alderman, Tamara J. Moore
Grade Level10-12Approximate Time Needed to Complete UnitTwo - three weeks Unit SummaryIn 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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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, Tamara J. Moore
Grade Level7-9Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit2 weeks Unit SummaryThe 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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Let the Chips Fall Where They May: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Jenna Farrington, Lisa Roetker, Wendy Towle, Tamara J. Moore
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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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, Tamara J. Moore
Grade Level8Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit3 weeks Unit SummaryQUENCH (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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Careers in Microelectronics
Online Presentations | 19 Feb 2024
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Semiconductors and Sustainability
Online Presentations | 05 Jan 2024 | Contributor(s):: John Howater
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