Projects
Here you will find projects that have been used over the course of this class. Feel free to modify the project to suit your needs. Many of the projects have come from basic Google searches and then me making modifications to meet the level of my students from year to year.
Corrugated chairStudents will use the engineering design process to design and build a cardboard chair. The teacher will sit in the chair for at least 90 seconds.
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A Million DollarsCongratulations! You’ve just been given $1,000,000!
You must spend all of your money. There are certain guidelines you must follow. If you do not spend your inheritance before the deadline, you will lose it. |
Thanksgiving DinnerImagine that you are going to plan a Thanksgiving dinner! You are in charge of planning the menu, making a shopping list, comparing two different food store’s prices, adjusting a recipe to include a larger amount of people, and finally calculating the total cost per person.
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Vacation PlannerHow is Mathematics used to plan and budget a dream vacation?
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Iditarod ProjectIn this version of the legendary race, students get to mush a team of sled dogs 1049 miles across Alaska from the comfort of their computers.
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Hiking the Appalachian TrailYour project is to present a detailed plan of your hike. You need to also have it reviewed by an expert in the field, preferably, a person who has hiked either all, or a substantial part of the trail.
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Zombie Apocalypse 1 & 2Zombie Apocalypse — engages students in math and science as they explore the hypothesis that elevating blood pH could prevent people from becoming undead.
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Type 1 Diabetes: Managing a Critical RatioThrough the activity, students gain understanding of a critical ratio — how many units of insulin Chelcie must use after a meal or snack to balance the grams of carbohydrates in the food.
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The Classic Box ProblemStudents will use multiple linked graphical, geometric (2D and 3D), and numeric representations to model a classic optimization problem.
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Probability of 2 eventsProbability of two events with experiments for a 3-D object, coins, and dice.
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Too hot to HandleWhich function best represents the rate at which coffee cools: linear, quadratic, square root, absolute value, exponential or logarithmic?
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Path to STEMStudents build their own STEM projects with activities that challenge them to learn the science concepts that support the development of engineering skills.
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