Teaching and Learning Resources for Educators
Resources for Educators
- TeachEngineering - Teaching Resources for K-12. For your use, curriculum modules designed out of the CCEFP's Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program.
- Hybrid Vehicle Design Challenge - Joel Daniels, Vanderbilt, CCEFP RET
- Fun with Air-Powered Pneumatics - Jacob Givand, Jeffrey Schreifels, and Melissa Schreifels, Minnesota, CCEFP RET
- Fluid Power Basics - Brian Bettag, Purdue, CCEFP RET
- Teaching with Fluid Power -- Ideas for including fluid power in your middle and high school curriculum. A 25-minute video in three segments:
- Portable Fluid Power Demonstrator: The demonstrator (PFPD) and associated curriculum are designed to give middle and high school students and teachers an opportunity to investigate and expand their knowledge regarding fluid power.
- Pneumatics Demonstrator Kit: The hands-on pneumatic kit and associated exercises are a low-cost way to provide fluid power education to middle and high school students. The link includes a parts list with sources.
- Fluid Power Demonstration Kits designed by the Science of Museum of Minnesota's Youth Science Team. These kits are designed as low-cost, inexpensive ways to demonstrate hydraulic and pneumatic technology as well as the science and engineering principles associated with fluid power.
- Air Cannon Instructions and Air Cannon Inquiry Questions and Vocabulary
- Fluid Theater Instructions and Fluid Theater Inquiry Questions and Vocabulary
- Fluid Toys Instructions and Fluid Toys Inquiry Questions and Vocabulary
- Hovercraft Instructions and Hovercraft Inquiry Questions and Vocabulary
- Wind Turbine Instructions and Wind Turbine Inquiry Questions and Vocabulary
- Straw Rockets Instructions and Straw Rockets Inquiry Questions and Vocabulary
- Sand and Water Clocks Instructions and Sand and Water Clocks Inquiry Questions and Vocabulary
- Wind Tube Instructions and Wind Tube Inquiry Questions and Vocabulary
- Sailboat Instructions and Sailboat Inquiry Questions and Vocabulary
- Fluid Power Challenge Competition (sponsored by NFPA) is a competition that challenges eighth grade students to solve an engineering problem using fluid power. They work in teams to design and build a fluid power mechanism, and then compete against other teams in a timed competition. NFPA: National Fluid Power Association.
Supply sources for hands-on learning activities in fluid power:
- Syringe Robotics: Plastic syringes and slip-on tubing can be used for pneumatic and water-hydraulics fluid power. Obtain a collection from a local science lab or hospital, or obtain syringes, tubing and fittings from Pitsco.com or similar sources.
- Low cost hydraulic jacks can be obtained from most auto parts stores, or from Northern Tool and Equipment (for example, model T90203 and T82360
- TeacherGeek: A website for classroom equipment and supplies.
- TeacherGeek: Hydraulic and pneumatics kits and contraptions.
- TeacherGeek: Project Lead the Way hydraulic and pneumatic classroom equipment and kits for Principles of Engineering.