describe the function of myelin and the effects of degraded myelin on nerve signals and apply engineering design practices on the creation and repair of myelin models: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uok-3020-mission-myelin-model-damage-repair-activity
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Mission Myelin: Model, Damage, Repair 🧬
Biomedical and bio engineers study myelin to test how different treatments can promote remyelination, especially in neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS).
🆕 After this hands-on simulation, students should be able to:
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🆕 For students in grades 6-8: teachengineering.org/activities/view/rice-3008-fluid-forces-bridges-hydraulic-systems-activity
In this new activity, students explore how water and other fluids can exert enough force to raise a heavy bridge — and then design a hydraulic bridge for themselves! 🌉
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students explore the relationship between material science and environmental adaptation by designing a robot using high-performance polymers to survive and function in a specific biome 🤖
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🆕 For students in grades 6-8 to think critically and creatively: teachengineering.org/activities/view/usm-3009-biome-robots-polymers-survival-activity
In this engineering design challenge ––
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Teach Engineering has always prepared educators to lead with confidence and spark students' excitement for discovery!
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and TECI delivered just that. The program gave me the tools, confidence, and community to champion engineering education in a way that feels accessible and relevant to the students I serve!" 💚
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A 2025 TECI Champion Graduate said: "As an educator working in rural communities, I am always seeking high-quality, culturally adaptable STEM resources —
🧰 Building your personal TE toolkit
👥 Building community and leveraging your network
⚙️ Engineering Design Process and Design Thinking
🧠 Experience Design and Embodied Learning
Join us this July:
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The TECI is a 2-day, immersive program that blends hands-on exploration, collaboration, and reflection to create a dynamic learning experience.
This is an opportunity to join a community of other like-minded education professionals to learn, collaborate, and innovate through workshops like:
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▶ This #EngineeringWeek, watch the recap, download the event resources, and become inspired by our curriculum that's designed by educators and reviewed by engineers.
With free, high-quality resources from DiscoverE and Teach Engineering, teaching engineering has never been more accessible or fun! 😊
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We recently partnered with @discovereorg.bsky.social to host a webinar on exploring practical ways to introduce engineering to K-12 students!
Educators stepped into the role of students and participated in a hands-on challenge from the TeachEngineering Digital Library called Controlling Sound! 🔊
🤗 Open to all K-12 educators, counselors, and informal STEM teachers nationwide:
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Become a Teach Engineering Champion and inspire your colleagues to engage future generations with hands-on engineering experiences! 🧰
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Apply by March 15th:
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Calling all formal and informal K-12 educators 📣 Become a Teach Engineering Champion and participate in the annual @teachengineering.org Champions Institute!
This exclusive and unique professional development offers:
Thank you for amplifying! 😊
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🆕 @teachengineering.org is hiring an Education Consultant!
This collaborative part-time, work-from-home role will plan and deliver PD, execute the Teach Engineering Champions Institute, and provide project management services.
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Afterward, 7th graders should be able to: describe how kinetic energy relates to the mass and speed of a moving object and design and build a prototype orthotic insole to reduce pressure on the foot.
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👟 Sole Survivors: Designing Energy-Absorbing Orthotics 👟
🆕 In this hands-on activity, students act as biomedical engineers and follow the engineering design process to create and test custom orthotic insoles: teachengineering.org/activities/view/clem-3005-sole-survivors-energy-orthotics-activity
Afterward, 7th graders should be able to: describe how kinetic energy relates to the mass and speed of a moving object and design and build a prototype orthotic insole to reduce pressure on the foot.
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🆕 Straws and Strings: How Fingers Work, One Pull at a Time
In this informal learning activity, students become engineers and build a working finger—and maybe even a full hand—using only simple materials like popsicle sticks, straws, and string.
The goal: Make the creation move like a hand 👋🏼
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🆕 Informal activity for middle schoolers: Robotic Arm Challenge
Using their knowledge of simple machines, students engage in the engineering design process to design, build, and operate a model robotic arm 🤖
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After this activity, they should be able to:
🚗 Analyze a mass production system to identify inefficiencies related to cost and time, reflecting real world manufacturing challenges
🚙 Apply the engineering design process to improve assembly line performance
🚘 Develop a final design presentation
