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EEEEK--A Mouse!
IEEEAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore the concept of how engineering solved the problem of human/computer interface. Learners disassemble a mouse and explore the movement on the X/Y axis that...
Fruity-Glows: Pictures of Health on a Microarray Canvas
Arizona Science CenterAdd to list DetailsIn this activity (page 12), learners apply the concepts of pixilation and pointillism to the world of biomedical science. They learn how DNA microarrays and supercomputers help in disease detection...
Arduino Blink Challenge
IEEEAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore computer programming and the impact of computers on society. Learners build and test a program to turn a light on and off using an Arduino board. They connect the...
Hand Biometrics Technology
IEEEAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore how engineers incorporate biometric technologies into products as well as the challenges of engineers who must weigh privacy, security and other issues when...
Passion for Pixels
Twin Cities Public TelevisionAdd to list DetailsIn this technology activity, learners explore digital imaging and pixels. Learners "transmit" an image to a partner by creating an image on grid paper. Learners then use a code of zeroes...
Tiny Particles, Big Trouble!
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners discover why some nanoscale science and technology is done in the controlled environment of a clean room, what clean rooms are like, and how scientists help keep the...
Human Interface Design: The Chocolate Factory
Computer Science UnpluggedAdd to list DetailsIn this activity about human interface design issues, learners help the Oompa-Loompas of a great chocolate factory solve different problems. Through this exercise, learners will explore affordance,...
Patterns in Pixels
Arizona Science CenterAdd to list DetailsThis activity (page 2) draws upon a familiar, computer-based concept related to visual resolution: pixilation. The sharpness of a digital image is determined by the density of illuminated points on...
Inkjet Printer
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate how inkjet printers produce tiny, precise drops of ink. They examine printed paper with magnifying glasses, see a few demonstrations of how liquids behave...
The Muddy City: Minimal Spanning Trees
Computer Science UnpluggedAdd to list DetailsIn this puzzle, learners investigate the decisions involved in linking a network between houses in a muddy city. It can lead on to a discussion of minimal spanning tree algorithms for optimizing...