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Engineering Prosthetic Tails
Middle School
Molecules & Organisms
Camps/STEM Classes
Students design prosthetic devices for animals that have lost a body part.
unit Overview
Youth use the Engineering Design Process to design prosthetic devices for a variety of animals—legs for elephants, beaks for eagles, and tails for fish.
- 8 activities
- 50–60 Minutes per activity
Standards Alignment
We’ve developed each EiE unit with careful attention to educational standards in both science and technology/engineering.
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Youth are introduced to engineering as they work in groups to engineer a life vest for a model dog.
Youth play a quiz game to explore technologies. Then, they are introduced to their design challenge.
Youth engineer a model prosthetic elephant leg.
Youth engineer a model prosthetic eagle beak.
Youth engineer a model prosthetic fish tail.
Youth improve a model prosthetic fish tail.
Youth select characteristics for their own fish species and develop exhibit signs.
Youth communicate their work with visitors by hosting an exhibition.
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