{"id":3183,"date":"2021-03-09T15:51:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T20:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/?page_id=3183"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:10:37","slug":"eek-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/workforce-development-education\/eek-kits\/eek-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"EEK! Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

EEK! consists of 7 activities plus one take home activity. There is a broad suite of activities included in service of reach people with different learning preferences. We have in-person and digital versions of all activities available to accommodate different social distancing models as a result of COVID-19. Each activity addresses one or more of our five learning objectives<\/a> (LO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Activity<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nOverview<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLearning Objective<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Real or Imagined<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A card-based guessing game intended to demonstrate the importance of imagination and creativity in engineering<\/td>\nLO 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You are an Engineer<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A card-based activity where participants use graphing skills to figure out what type of engineer they are<\/td>\nLO 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heart Beats<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A full-body game that teaches about the heart and circulatory system while emphasizing the importance of teamwork<\/td>\nLO 3,4,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feel the Beat<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A heart-health awareness activity that concretizes the benefits of engineering inventions<\/td>\nLO 4,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trouble in the Toy Factory<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Participants explore the role of product testing in engineering (includes a take-home activity)<\/td>\nLO 1,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cell Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n

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An engineering design challenge about maturing heart tissue<\/td>\nLO 1,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lab Collab<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A fast-paced board game, intended to stress the importance of collaboration<\/td>\nLO 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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