Build, Draw, Build
In this lesson wood, foam board, or cardboard is used to improve high school student’s visualization skills, understanding of the manufacturing processes, measurement, and safety. The student builds an abstract object from their drafting book. The builder then takes the
... ContinuedRecycled tic-tac LED flashlight assembly line
Students will develop an LED flashlight assembly line and address manufacturing standard, product design, impact on society by reducing waste with recycled parts, apply math, safety, tools & materials. This lesson was written for grade 8. Contributed by Bill Manser,
... ContinuedNeutral Buoyancy in an ROV
Archimedes’ Principle, an immersed object is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. Students will learn to apply simple mathematical relationships to determine density from measuring mass and volume or water displacement. Students
... ContinuedGear Design
These exercises will assist students to apply algebra, geometry and trigonometry to create a spur gear, tapered gear and a gear assembly. There are three lessons that introduce the concept of a design that is controlled by geometry and
... ContinuedConcept Structures in Architecture
Students will design, draw and ultimately build a (form study) scale model concept structure of a “Las Vegas-type” building to help them realize how the design of a structure/building requires the interaction of style, convenience, efficiency, and safety. They will
... ContinuedPolygons with SolidWorks
This exercise will assist students in visualizing and discovering how to find the formula to figure the sum of the interior angles of an n-gon. For both algebra and geometry students for an exercise in discovery learning. Contributed by
... ContinuedSolidWorks and Bottle Rockets
As part of a school water rocket program, the students will be challenged to design a pop bottle piece that will be useful in the construction of a water rocket. In order to complete their task, basic measurement will be
... ContinuedBOTSIQ Battlebots IQ
Robotics curriculum was developed by Gears Educational Systems for BOTS IQ. Components are utilized in a variety of contests and technology/engineering programs. To make the design, analyze, build process more fun, students can begin with a variety of 3D models
... ContinuedVEX Tutorial with SolidWorks
Vex Robotics Kits are utilized in a variety of contests and after school engineering programs. To make the design, analyze, build process more fun, students can begin with a variety of 3D models and create their own assemblies. Contributed by
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorials Lesson 3 Drawings
The SolidWorks application contains 30 + tutorials to assist you in developing an understanding of the SolidWorks user interface and functionality. The SolidWorks STEM Course videos correspond to the introductory SolidWorks Tutorials. Lesson 3 describes the creating the SolidWorks sheet
... ContinuedGD&T and SolidWorks
GD&T has also been a challange to create exercises that illustrate part examples that students can relate to. Based on an integrated learning approach, this paper takes you through examples in SolidWorks that apply GD&T where students can see the
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorials Lesson 2 Assemblies
The SolidWorks application contains 30 + tutorials to assist you in developing an understanding of the SolidWorks user interface and functionality. The SolidWorks STEM Course videos correspond to the introductory SolidWorks Tutorials. Lesson 2 describes the SolidWorks using the Offset
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorials Lesson 1 Parts
The SolidWorks application contains 30 + tutorials to assist you in developing an understanding of the SolidWorks user interface and functionality. The SolidWorks STEM Course videos correspond to the introductory SolidWorks Tutorials. Lesson 1 describes the SolidWorks user interface and
... ContinuedExploring Trigonometric Ratios
This lesson allows students to examine trigonometric ratios on circles of varying radii, thereby discovering that these ratios remain constant regardless of the radius of the circle. Students will then construct a circle of radius 1 and compare the
... ContinuedLego and Robotics Club
As part of an after school lego robotics program, the students will be challenged to design a lego piece that they feel will be useful in the construction of their robot. In order to complete their task, basic measurement will
... Continued