Adaptive Devices
by Christina Tormollan
Students become engineers and create a modified adaptive device after disassembling and assembling eyewear and creating a new adaptive device in this engaging lesson. This real-world problem-solving activity allows students to explore assistive technology and devices and use the engineering design process to think through a creation of their own.
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jLZgi8SWXqTGYhcyqy4UCQlWNoCmg0yD/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Technology 1. Empowered Learner 4. Innovative Designer 6. Creative Communicator Engineering S1: Engineering & Global Society S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text) Writing Speaking & Listening
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