Free, K-12, NGSS standards-aligned STEM lessons and hands-on activities for teaching elementary, middle and high school science, engineering design and math. Search by concepts or specific Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to Ignite STEM learning in K-12.| www.teachengineering.org
Students are introduced to the idea of improving efficiency by examining a setting that is familiar to many teenagers—fast food restaurants. More specifically, they learn about the concepts of trade-offs, constraints, increasing efficiency and systems thinking. They consider how to improve the efficiency of a restaurant that is struggling, through delegating tasks, restructuring employee responsibilities and revising a floor plan, all while working within limitations and requirements. Final...| TeachEngineering.org
