Teacher Support Materials
Classroom Lesson Plan
This curriculum dives in deep and can include a Fluid Power Action Challenge competition within your class at the end of the session.
free K-12 stem curriculum
TeachEngineering.com offers standards-aligned, hands-on lesson to teach science and engineering.
LunchBox Sessions
Learn about fluid power basics, pressure and flow, hydraulic schematic symbols, and much more.
Curriculum Alignment
The Fluid Power Action Challenge aligns with science curricula used in many states.
Host/participate in the fluid power action challenge
The Fluid Power Action Challenge is a STEM-based competition that challenges middle or high school students to solve an engineering problem using fluid power.
$500 ACTION CHALLENGE GRANT APPLICATION
Other Resources
Fluid Power Action Challenge kits, challenge boards, and related materials can be purchased through the Mechanical Kits website linked here. The vendor, Work Services Corporation (WSC), can be reached via its customer service email: support@mechanical-kits.com
Looking for more content for your students? Check out these videos.
- Discovering Fluid Power (30-minute video)
- Fluid Power Careers Presentation
- Modern Marvels: Hydraulic Force Transforms Society: Full Episode
- Video: Meter-in and Meter-out Circuits in a Double-Acting Cylinder
Additional Resources
- Automated Can Crusher
- SkillsUSA
- Amatrol Mech-Lab Equipment Distributor & Support
- FESTO Mech-Lab Distributor & Support
- STEM Forward
- Pneumatic Application and Reference Handbook
- Fluid Power Forum - NFPA's Podcast
- Education-focused episodes are available on the Latest Highlights page.