LEGO engineering

LEGO Engineering – Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, Tufts University. teacher resources, useful links Challenges – EV3 Light and Dark … More

La Sagrada Família

Barcelona’s most famous church, La Sagrada Família, designed by Antoni Gaudí, draws so many people to see it that the … More

laser

laser – a device that emits a direct beam of light based on a stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation through … More

Large Hadron Collider

Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It first started up on 10 September … More

light emitting diode (LED)

Light from Sand (podcast 2:00) – LEDs or light emitting diodes are everywhere from traffic lights to Christmas ornaments to … More

LEGO block party

LEGO fun facts The Number of Ways You Can Put Together 6 LEGO Bricks Will Astound You – 915+ million! … More

knot

Trucker’s hitch {Power Cinch Knot, Haymaker’s Hitch, Harvester’s Hitch) has the distinctive feature of providing a mechanical advantage when being … More

kite

Kite – a tethered aircraft. The necessary lift that makes the kite wing fly is generated when air flows over … More

kinetic sculpture

Kinetic sculpture – art from any medium that contains movement perceivable by the viewer or depends on motion for its … More

kitchen appliances

Food preparation and cooking are important tasks in most families. Kitchen appliances are available to assist with these jobs. hand … More

Kinetic Sculpture Race

Kinetic Grand Championship is a 3-day, 42-mile bicycle race over land, sand, mud and water. Many refer to the Kinetic … More

kitchen design

What’s the problem? Read about it… How might we WHAT for WHOM in order to CHANGE something? kitchen work triangle … More

Kirigami

Kirigami – a variation of origami that includes cutting of the paper (from Japanese “kiru” = to cut, “kami” = … More

kid-tested activities

Marshmallow towers – engineering design process, forces, materials, visualization, base, support, strength, stability Penny bridge – strength, shapes, weight, load, … More

James Webb Space Telescope

Pictured: James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) Engineering Design Unit (EDU) primary mirror segment, coated with gold Engineers play an important … More