Medtronic

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Research the career pathway of a process engineer using various online resources.

1. Design a poster and/or digital advertisement explaining what the main role of a process engineer is in a company such as Medtronic.

2. What type of academic and social emotional skills does one need to become an engineer? Create a brochure showing the academic pathway (ie: classes, skills, etc) and social emotion skills (ie. resiliency, self management, reasoning, etc).

Raytheon

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1. What is virtual reality (VR)? Create a poster and/or short oral response to provide a clear explanation.

2. How is virtual reality used by different entities such as Raytheon and the U.S. Military? Create a short commercial describing your answer.

APS Palo Verde Generating Station

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1. Research how a nuclear reactor is used to produce electricity. Create a series of cartoon strips showing how energy is produced at a nuclear power plant. Share you’re your cartoon strip with a friend or family member.

2. Using the information you learned from completing question one and additional research on the benefits of nuclear energy, create a short commercial (poster or short video) outlining the benefits of using nuclear energy. Present your commercial to another person.

To learn more about nuclear energy visit the website below:

https://www.nuclearscienceweek.org/for-educators/overview-for-educators

Cox Communications

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1. Research fiber optic cable and coaxial cable. Create an illustration for each type of cable highlighting the major differences.

2. Suppose you send a friend a video of your dog doing tricks. Create a poster to explain how data is transferred between the two devices and the importance of fiber optic cable when transmitting the video from your phone to your friend's phone.

Green Drone Project

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1. Based on the information shared from the professionals and research from online resources, create your own definition for GIS and share it with a classmate and/or family member.

2. Research different apps that use GIS data on your cell phone, computer, or other electronic device.
   a) Choose one app that uses GIS data and describe the purpose of the app.

   b) How does the app display GIS data on the device?

   c) Explain how the GIS data can be used by yourself, a family member, or a professional.

3. Think about an everyday activity where GIS data would be helpful. Create a diagram or cartoon and include the following:

   a) Provide a name for the activity and describe it.

   b)Explain how GIS data would be useful for this activity.

   c) What type of device(s) and App would you need to access GIS data for this activity?

   d) How should the GIS data be displayed on the device? (Draw a picture)

   e) Why is it beneficial to use GIS data compared to other forms of data collection such a person manually collecting location information?

   f) Present and/or share your diagram/cartoon with others in your class or household.

Helpful Links to learn more:

https://greendroneaz.com/

https://globalforestatlas.yale.edu/conservation/forest-restoration-reforestation

https://gisgeography.com/gis-applications-uses/

Boeing view on Friday, May 15

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Pre-Lesson Questions:

1. Research the internet for environmental footprint and explain the meaning of environmental footprint to someone in your house.
2. Research the internet for sustainability and explain the meaning of sustainability to someone in your house.

Post-Lesson Activity:

Develop a plan that can be easily implemented by your family to decrease your family’s environmental footprint.

Things to consider: What simple steps can your family take at home to reduce their environmental footprint? What type of things can your family reuse for multiple purposes? How can you reduce your energy consumption? How can you reduce the amount of items you use? How can you increase your recycling efforts.

ASU College of Health Solutions view on Friday, May 8

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Pre-Lesson Questions:

1. Write down everything that you know about how the body makes food into energy.
2. What are the four major macromolecules found in food?
3. Look in your refrigerator and/or food pantry and select 10 foods and classify them into one of the four major macromolecules.
4. Research how the body makes food into energy. Create a diagram that explains how food is converted into energy.

Post-Lesson Activity: Imagine that you are a nutritionist and one of your patients recently had a heart attack. Take one of your favorite family recipes and re-write the recipe substituting ingredients that would help your patient’s overall health. Explain why you made the ingredient substitution and how this substitution will help them with their overall health. You can create a video/tiktok/snapchat and/or explain it to someone that you know who has had a heart attack and/or anyone else you think would benefit from the information. You can take this a step further and try cooking your recipe to share with your family.

Butterfly Wonderland view on Friday, May 1

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Pre-Lesson Questions:

1. Make a list of everything that you know about insects. Share with someone else in your house. Is there anything else they can add to your list?

2. Why do you think that insects are important for life on earth? Share your response with someone else in your house.

3. Visit the Butterfly Wonderland website and select one insect that interests you. Research the life cycle of that insect, what it eats, what eats it, and any other adaptations that help it survive.

Post-Lesson Activity:

Research one insect found at Butterfly Wonderland and find out how the insect contributes to its ecosystem. Create a short cartoon that explains the significance of that insect for life on earth.

Liberty Wildlife view on Friday, April 24th

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Pre-Lesson Questions:

1. Select one organism that lives in Arizona.
2. Write down everything that you know about this organism.
3. What questions do you have about this organism?
4. Research the organism online to find answers to your questions and learn: where it lives (habitat), what it eats (food chain), what unique features(adaptations) it has that allows it to survive in its habitat.

Post Lesson Question:

Create a short commercial to promote conservation in the state of Arizona. In your advertisement include what we can do in Arizona to promote conservation for this organism. The advertisement can be created using a poster, video/snap/tiktok, and/or short live skit presented to others in your house and/or your community.

OdySea Aquarium

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Pre-Lesson Questions:

1. Select one organism that you are interested in as you take the virtual tour of Odysea Aquarium.
2. Write down everything that you know about this organism.
3. What questions do you have about this organism?
4. Research the organism online to find answers to your questions and learn: where it lives (habitat), what it eats (food chain), what unique features(adaptations) it has that allows it to survive in its habitat.

Post Lesson Question:

Create a short advertisement to promote conservation for the organism you selected. The advertisement can be created using a poster, video/snap/tiktok, and/or short live skit presented to others in your house and/or your community.

APS Palo Verde Generating Station

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Additional resources on Nuclear Energy:

Navigating Nuclear Energy https://www.navigatingnuclear.com/palo-verde-generating-station-vft/#/virtual-field-trip

APS Palo Verde Generating Station STEM PRO Live https://youtu.be/UtfNBJLvV3c

Online drawing tool: https://docs.google.com/drawings/

Pre-Lesson Questions (Complete before video):

1. Make a list of everything you know about power and power production. Share this list with someone in your house.

2. What types of power plants exist in the US? For lower grade levels, ask student to research online, list them, and/or draw pictures for each type.

3. In your own words, explain the difference between each type of powerplant. Share your explanations with someone in your house? For lower grade levels, have students show you the picture they drew and state the resource that is used to produce energy for each type of powerplant.

4. Ask the people in your house “Which type of powerplant they think is the most efficient (produces the most energy with the least amount of environmental, social, economic costs) and why? Which type of powerplant do you think is the most efficient? For lower grade levels, have students explain which type of powerplant they think produces the most energy and why.

Lesson Questions (Take note during video):

1. Describe the main components of a nuclear reactor and the role of each component? For lower grade levels, have students draw them and label the components.

2. How do nuclear reactors produce electricity? (Use a diagram to explain this to someone in your household). Explanation will vary based on student's grade level. As you listen to their answer try to identify reasoning, do not focus so much on vocabulary and focus more on ideas. Have them research the topic online again or visit resources listed above, so they can develop their own understanding. The idea here is to explain it in simple terms.

Post Lesson Questions (Complete after lesson)

1. What are the benefits and costs to nuclear power? Use information you learned in the video and information online to write your response. For lower grade levels, students can create a T-chart and explain pros/cons to an adult.

2. Explain your response to question one by creating a short video/tiktok/snapchat message that you can send to your family and friends? Make sure you ask your parents for permission. For students that do not have social media, they can provide their explanation to adult and/or call a family member to explain their response.

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