Dr. Chun Wu created a popular Chemistry lesson plan with over 45,000 downloads from the Engage website that asks and answers this question,

“Why is the Statue of Liberty blue-green?” to explain the concept of oxidation reaction.

Explore the broad range of ENGAGE Engineering lesson plans that incorporate familiar and engaging examples to improve student engagement, increase retention of engineering students, and improve student evaluations of instructors.

An Everyday Example a Day Keeps Students Engaged in Engineering

Demonstrate engineering concepts using familiar and relatable examples to increase student engagement and persistence!

What are Everyday Examples in Engineering (E³s)?

E³s demonstrate engineering concepts based on objects and ideas familiar to students, like exploding soda cans, musical instruments, or bicycles. E³s are more engaging to students than typical examples such as I-beams and boiler pipes.  Familiarity provides students with a level of comfort and some basic intuitive understanding.

Teach your students about vibration, waves, and sound with ENGAGE Engineering’s ready-to-implement lesson plan called The Guitar. 

Do you play? Consider entering the classroom strumming your guitar or ukulele… now that will get your students’ attention!

Heads up, Engineering and Physics faculty!

January 18, A. A. Milne’s birthday, is Winnie the Pooh Day.

Celebrate with an Everyday Example in Engineering lesson plan on buoyancy. Watch the creative animated short where Pooh and Piglet soar above the treetops with just three balloons. Then ask your students, “How many balloons would it REALLY take?”

 Check out all our Everyday Examples at ENGAGE Engineering.