In this unit of five lessons from Illuminations, learners begin with a number-line model and extend it to investigate linear relationships with the Distance, Speed, and Time Simulation from NCTM's E-Examples. Students then progress to plotting points and graphing linear functions while continually learning and reinforcing basic multiplication facts. Instructional plan, questions for the students, assessment options, extensions,and teacher reflections are given for each lesson as well as links to download all student resources.

DQ: How do plants get lightThis is a lesson that can be used with second grade science around the time or before the students conduct the investigation on whether plants need light to survive. The students will learn to work collaboratively and trust their own experiences about plants and engage in a modeling activity. This lesson has been edited to add the Cultivating Genius Framework by Gholdy Muhammad to the lesson. Pursuits addressed : Intellectuality, skills  

This 2-lesson unit offers a variety of activities and games to help students master multiplication facts with 6 and 7 as factors. It is intended for students who understand the process of multiplication and have mastered the facts where 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are factors. Students make use of the effects and properties of multiplication, write and solve story problems, and develop materials and strategies to assist in becoming fluent with the facts. The unit includes questions for students and teachers, a printable multiplication chart, extension ideas, and link to a Virtual Spinner and an online Times Table applet (both catalogued separately).

These are the slides presented at the 2023 Wisconsin Technology Education Association annual conference at Chula Vista in Wisconsin Dells on March 10, 2023.

" This class focuses on representation tools used by architects during the design process and attempts to discuss the relationship they develop with the object of design. Representation plays a key role in architectural design, not only as a medium of conveying and narrating a determined meaning or a preconceived idea, but also as a code of creating new meaning, while the medium seeks to establish a relationship with itself. In this sense, mediums of representation, as external parameters to the design process, are not neutral tools of translating an idea into its concrete form. They are neither authentic means of creativity, nor vapid carriers of an idea. Therefore, an important aspect in issues of meaning is how the architect manipulates the play of translating a concept to its concrete version, through the use of a medium of representation. The course is a continuation of the equivalent course taught in the fall semester and specifically focuses on digital media. The course is intended to establish a reciprocal relationship with the design studio, feeding from and contributing to its content."

In this Illuminations lesson, students apply their knowledge of addition equations to investigate the equivalence of two numeric expressions using the "Pan Balance-Numbers" applet (cataloged separately). An instructional plan, questions for the students, assessment options, extensions, and teacher reflections are given for the lesson as well as links to the applet and a student activity sheet(word format).

Computer-based methods for the analysis of large-scale structural systems. Modeling strategies for complex structures. Application to tall buildings, cable-stayed bridges, and tension structures. Introduction to the theory of active structural control. Design of classical feedback control systems for civil structures. Simulation studies using motion lab.

Structural components in nuclear power plant systems, their functional purposes, operating conditions, and mechanical-structural design requirements. Combines mechanics techniques with models of material behavior to determine adequacy of component design. Considerations include mechanical loading, brittle fracture, inelastic behavior, elevated temperatures, neutron irradiation, and seismic effects.

Students observe natural selection in action and investigate the underlying mechanism, including random mutation and differential fitness based on environmental characteristics. They do this through use of the free AVIDA-ED digital evolution software application.

The is a 3-Act lesson which shows a video of a man running Stairs and then running Super-Stairs.  Students generate questions like "How long will it take for him to run"  and "How many steps does he take".

This is appropriate for students studying sequences and series or as an enrichment problem for younger math students.

Students engineer and evolve digital organisms with the challenge to produce organisms with the highest fitness values in a particular environment. They do this through use of the free Avida-ED digital evolution software application. The resulting organisms compete against each other in the same environment and students learn the benefits of applying the principles of natural selection to solve engineering design problems.

Introduction to mathematical modeling, optimization, and simulation, as applied to manufacturing. Specific methods include linear programming, network flow problems, integer and nonlinear programming, discrete-event simulation, heuristics and computer applications for manufacturing processes and systems. Restricted to Leaders for Manufacturing students. One objective of 15.066J is to introduce modeling, optimization and simulation, as it applies to the study and analysis of manufacturing systems for decision support. The introduction of optimization models and algorithms provide a framework to think about a wide range of issues that arise in manufacturing systems. The second objective is to expose students to a wide range of applications for these methods and models, and to integrate this material with their introduction to operations management.

Advanced topics emphasizing thermo-fluid dynamic phenomena and analysis methods. Single-heated channel-transient analysis. Multiple-heated channels connected at plena. Loop analysis including single and two-phase natural circulation. Kinematics and dynamics of two-phase flows with energy addition. Boiling, instabilities, and critical conditions. Subchannel analysis.

"This class will be constructed as a lecture-discussion, the purpose being to engage important theoretical issues while simultaneously studying their continuing historical significance. To enhance discussion, three debates will be held in class. Each student will be required to participate in one of these debates. Each student will also be required to write three short papers. Class participation is essential and will be factored into the final grade.The course will portray the history of theory neither as the history of architectural theory exclusively, nor as a series of prepackaged static pronouncements, but as part of a broader set of issues with an active history that must be continually probed and queried. The sequence of topics will not be absolutely predetermined, but some of the primary issues that will be addressed are: pedagogy, professionalism, nature, modernity and the Enlightenment. Classroom discussions and debates are intended to demonstrate differences of opinion and enhance awareness of the consequences that these differences had in specific historical contexts."

Students learn about homeostasis and create models by constructing simple feedback systems using Arduino boards, temperature sensors, LEDs and Arduino code. Starting with pre-written code, students instruct LEDs to activate in response to the sensor detecting a certain temperature range. They determine appropriate temperature ranges and alter the code accordingly. When the temperature range is exceeded, a fan is engaged in order to achieve a cooling effect. In this way, the principle of homeostasis is demonstrated. To conclude, students write summary paragraphs relating their models to biological homeostasis.

Wake is a science game that challenges students with engaging and authentic missions in a variety of ocean-based ecosystems, designed to target the NGSS science practices of experimentation, modeling, and argumentation, in the context of middle school life sciences.

In the game, students take the role of a scientist studying ocean ecosystems, traveling to different ocean research sites to answer questions and solve problems. Students play the game at their own pace, working individually, and taking on gradually more complex science challenges in an open-ended environment.

Check out the Teacher Support Site for curriculum ideas and resources: https://sites.google.com/wisc.edu/waketeacherguide/home

2024 Recording of online educator webinar to share NEW lessons and ways of integrating Sketchbox building energy modeling tool into high school and technical college classrooms.

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SvXtj4KLadTjuOc9-6aTage8fH9WLaDfdpCIYnCjU9E/edit?usp=sharing

The recording has chapters corresponding the the lessons shared:
00:00:00 Introduction (Slides 1-10)
00:00:34 Objectives (Slides 11)
00:04:34 Overview of Sketchbox - Lesson 1 (Slides 12-28)
00:23:57 Curriculum Connections -Joe Phillips (Slides 29-31)
00:32:25 IREC Energy Careers Map tour (Slides 32-33)
00:34:30 DPI Energy Career Pathway (Slides 34-35)
00:35:46 About KEEP (Slides 36-38)
00:43:57 Clean Energy Career Videos (Slides 39)
00:44:07 Sketchbox model for Specific Buildings (Slides 41 - 54)
01:06:55 Support Features in Sketchbox (Slides 57)
01:08:16 Integrating Renewable Energy into Sketchbox - PVWatts (Slides 64)
01:12:17 Integrating Energy Efficiency into Sketchbox
01:17:46 Q&A with Slipstream (Slides 71-72)

Recording of online educator workshop to share lessons and ways of integrating Sketchbox building energy modeling tool into high school and technical college classrooms.

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1atba_GD-baOn4iHYnxGFdqXb3nKTDJiW5bwa9YCxbpw/edit?usp=sharing

The recording has chapters corresponding the the lessons shared:

00:00:00 Introduction to Sketchbox (Slides 13–17)
00:07:15 Navigating Sketchbox (Slides 18-24)
00:14:30 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝗲 – Intro to Building Models (Slides 30-33)
00:40:28 Clean Energy Careers Resources (Slides 39-43)
00:45:19 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘄𝗼 – Energy Codes and Measurements (Slides 44-57)
00:56:35 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 - Investigate building scheduling & Lesson Four: calculate carbon equivalent emissions avoided (Slides 71-77)
01:10:11 Q&A from chat
01:12:39 Sharing resources and Q&A with Slipstream Engineers (Slides 78-79)

In this geometry lesson students classify triangles and explore side lengths of triangles to discover the Triangle Inequality Theorem. The resource includes an exploratory activity and student sheet (pdf), class discussion prompts, a small group spinner activity, extension suggestions, and links to two related resources (cataloged separately).