“They gave us treats when we answered a question. This teaching style gave us more encouragement and made us more confident to answer questions.”
Math and Engineering Teaching Club
signal / inquiryask -> teach -> make
Bring questions into classLet curiosity get its hands dirty
A math and engineering teaching club run by students, for students. We build, discuss, and test ideas together.
01 — Explore METC
We give students questions, not just answers
METC was started by high school students. We believe students learn by making predictions, building, trying again when things go wrong, and explaining what they find.
Teaching Mission
Help more students see how their ideas can help solve problems in mathematics and engineering.
Educational Philosophy
Students design classes for students. We use real questions to connect concepts and student work to see what they have learned.
Curiosity becomes a question. A question becomes something we can build.- 01
Curiosity
Begin with a phenomenon worth asking about
- 02
Discovery
Make room for guesses, failure, and another look
- 03
Teaching
Turn understanding into something shareable
- 04
Connection
Bring peers, disciplines, and the real world together
02 — Teaching Design
A good class starts with careful planning
From syllabi and slides to classroom materials, we plan each lesson around what students can explore for themselves.
UNIT 08 / GAS PRESSURE & REACTION FORCES
How can baking soda and vinegar launch a bottle rocket?
Learning objective
Use a safe bottle rocket to observe how carbon-dioxide pressure and Newton's third law work together.
Materials
- 500 ml pressure-safe plastic bottle
- white vinegar · 50–100 ml
- baking soda · up to 2 scoops
- paper towel or filter paper
- rubber stopper and string
- goggles and gloves
- 101
Pour vinegar into the bottle
- 202
Hang the baking-soda packet at the mouth
- 303
Seal, invert, and secure the bottle
- 404
Shake, stand 3 m back, observe launch
Margin note: keep the soda dry until the bottle is sealed. Goggles on; observe from the safety line.
03 — Classroom Activities
Put ideas on the table and test them together
Teachers and students gather around the same table. Every discussion, wobbly model, and retest is part of the class.
01 / 0504 — Student Voices
After one class, what stays with them?
In my opinion, this ECA was very suitable and great for us. It teaches us unique and different information on many topics.
“Their voices are clear and explain it clearly. Making complex sentences more simple.”
What students say after class. / 听听学生课后的话。