What makes your muscles ‘electric’? In this activity, students work as exercise physiologists to analyze a case study of a hamster nanogenerator to determine that muscles, including those in the human body, create electric fields. Students then apply this information to engineer a nanogenerator to power something within the human body. This activity supports NGSS standard MS-ETS1-2. Purchase includes:
1. 90 minute 5E lesson plan
2. case study article
3. guiding questions worksheet
4. answer key to guiding questions
5. grading checklist for engineering design evaluation
6. access to online career exploration resources
Grades: 6-8 / Total Pages: 8 / available on Teachers Pay Teachers
