In this interactive learning object, learners follow a strategy for identifying specific and general topics to improve their ability to find the main idea of a passage.

Methods for teaching reading

Learners identify topic words from a group of related words and choose topic statements for short passages.

Students demonstrate an understanding of summary writing by reading step-by-step instructions and then summarizing short paragraphs. Examples of summaries that are poorly written, as well as those that are written well, are included.

Students read a step-by-step approach on how to connect a voltmeter to a circuit when making a measurement.

Students examine the procedure to measure current with an analog ammeter. The use of Function and Range switches is explored along with reading the needle position on the meter scale. A brief quiz completes the activity.

In this highly interactive object, learners associate basic line types and terms with engineering drawing geometry. A quiz completes the activity.

Learners examine the basic types of dimensioning including unidirectional and aligned systems, and linear, aligned, angled, arrowless, chain, datum, chart, tabular, radius, diameter, typical, and reference dimensions.

In this interactive and animated object, learners examine orthographic projection and the Glass Box Theory. Front, side, and top view development is demonstrated with pictorial views of each object to help develop 2D to 3D visualization skills.