Nature of Science and Engineering Day 2: Design

Overview

Teachers will experience integrated engineering and science lessons.

Activity 1: Inquiry into Shadows

In the inquiry into shadows activity, teachers will explore how shadows are formed and will study both simple and complex shadows through conducting several experiments.

Activity 2: Lighten Up: Designing Lighting Systems from Engineering is Elementary (EiE)

In this engineering activity, teachers will:

• Explore how light travels in a straight line until it comes in contact with another medium
• Experiment with reflecting light using mirrors to determine the law of reflection
• Explore the relationship between the distance of an object from a light source & the intensity of light on that object.

Teachers will also design a lighting system to light as many of the hieroglyphs inside the Egyptian tomb as possible using only mirrors and one light source.

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This activity aligns to the following Minnesota Science Education Standards:
*download the MN Science Education Standards here.

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NSE - 3.1.1.1.1, 3.1.1.2.3, 3.1.3.2.2, 3.1.3.4.1, 4.1.2.2.2
5.1.1.1.3, 5.1.1.1.4, 5.1.1.2.2, 5.1.3.4.1

Life Science - 3.2.3.1.2, 3.2.3.1.3
4.2.1.1.1