Sarah Ellis (she/her)
Career Profiles
Senior Scientist
Mike Stanzel
Career Profiles
Technical Sales Manager
Megan Katz
Prosthetic Technician
Mustafa Eldeeb
Project Manager, Navy Programs
Benjamin Davis
Career Profiles
Territory Manager
Ryley Gray
Civil Structural Design Engineer
Ian Cook
Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
Types of Materials
Backgrounders
Descriptions and properties of common materials such as wood, metal, glass, plastics, ceramics and paper.
Properties of Materials
Picture Collections
10 images showing objects that are hard, soft, flexible, rigid, rough, smooth, strong, fragile, buoyant and non-buoyant
Which Fastener is Best?
Lessons
Students will learn about the different types of fasteners to investigate which fastener is best for a particular material or job and why.
Objects that Bounce
Lessons
Students develop and apply comparing & contrasting, observing, and predicting as they investigate the properties of familiar objects and materials.
How Surfaces Affect Motion
Lessons
Will it slide or stick? Students conduct a fair test to investigate how different solid surfaces affect the movement of an object on a ramp.
Design & Build a Non-Slip Boot Tread
Lessons
Students work collaboratively to design and build a boot tread that will use friction to prevent slipping on an incline.