In this engineering unit, students are developing background knowledge on heat, heat transfer and conservation. While this unit can be a stand-alone exercise, it has been designed to provide a way for students to gather data and derive evidence-based conclusions to help them choose the best materials to use in a science class solar cooker project. Students build cardboard houses to explore the movement and conservation of heat energy. A heat source is placed inside the house and students use vernier temperature probes and graphing software to gather and tabulate temperature data. Each house is standard, so that the students understand that we are all gathering data in a consistent way.
Students must calculate percentage of wall space given to doors and windows. Students will compare data from team to team, examining heat loss as recorded by temperature differences as a function of window and door areas. Students will cover doors and windows with various materials, examining different insulating qualities. Students will examine the effect on temperature of different colors of wall surface on the interior of the house. After gathering data, students will work to draw conclusions from the gathering of data. Students will construct charts and tables to tabulate data by hand, then will transfer data to Excel spreadsheets if technology is available.

In this tutorial, Gabbi explains how to add a template in Canvas. Templates are a great premade resource for teachers to help structure their courses.

Gabbi demonstrates how teachers can utilize Pages in Canvas to get information out to students.

Matt shows us how to create and add rubrics to discussions and quizzes to help you grade faster and more efficiently.

Matt shows us how to set up flexible due dates in Canvas to help students who might need a little extra time to turn their work in.

Matt shows us how to use Group Assignments in Canvas to help students interact with their peers and take their learning to the next level.

Matt shows us how to set up Mastery Paths to set up modules that contain a beginning assessment that works for different levels of students based on their academic needs.

In this tutorial, Gabbi covers how to be mobile friendly when designing content in Canvas.

Matt shows us how to set up Module Prerequisites to help students have a clear path on their journey to learn the material that has been provided to them.

Gabbi shows off the New Quizzes feature in Canvas and demonstrates what new options it provides.

In this video, Gabbi explains CanvasÕs peer review option and how amazing it is for certain assignments.

In this tutorial, Gabbi covers Question Banks in Canvas. Question Banks are great teaching resources that will save time when creating multiple quizzes over multiple courses.

Matt shows us how to use LTIs, which allows other tools such as Google, Nearpod, etc. to be added to your canvas course.

Matt shows us how to use videos in discussions through Canvas. So you can communicate with your students in a clear and more concise way.

This video segment, adapted fromThinking Big, Building Small, demonstrates each part of the engineering design process, which is fundamental to any successful project. Though it does this in the context of building skyscrapers, the process is applicable to any sort of project, including constructing schools, building bridges, and even manufacturing sneakers. Students will recognize the value of going through its steps sequentially when constructing scale models. Recommended for: Grades 3-12

After most of the city was flattened by a tornado, Joplin, Missouri’s Mercy Hospital built a new facility, incorporating features to reinforce its resistance to wind.