Techtronics Curriculum
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The Techtronics curriculum motivates middle school students to learn by incorporating exciting technology such as computer-aided design and analysis software, Lego Robotics, oscilloscopes, sensors, heart monitors, solar panels, and fuel cells, into project-based activities that provide opportunities for creative design. Students develop an understanding of everyday objects such as radios, compact discs, audio speakers, and cell phones. They even learn basic computer programming. Students are encouraged to "think outside of the box" and be creative in their approaches to solving design challenges. This process of inquiry through creative design is most effective when the students have the opportunity to perform meaningful tests of their designs in order to gain understanding from their successes and failures.
Techtronics Units
The TeachEngineering Digital Library
Techtronics Engineering Teaching Fellows are working with the TeachEngineering Digital library (http://www.teachengineering.org) to publish the curriculum developed during the Techtronics program online. It provides classroom-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers and university educators to use in science and math classrooms. Engineering lessons connect real-world experiences with curricular content already taught in K-12 classrooms. TeachEngineering curricular materials must meet a high standard prior to publication. The TeachEngineering Digital Library is part of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) and the Engineering Pathway.
TeachEngineering provides the opportunity for the curriculum developed in Techtronics to reach a much larger audience than publication on this website alone. Links are provided to these Techtronics developed TeachEngineering curricular units, lessons, and activities from the relevant unit pages above.
