Cary Sneider, Portland State University, shared an update PostedMonday, August 29, 2016 at 1:22 AM Cary Sneider has added a question: "Hi, Erin, I just want to congratulate you on a terrific blog about STEM in afterschool programs. -- Cary Sneider" Cary Sneider has added a question: "Hi, Erin, I just want to congratulate you on a terrific blog about STEM in afterschool programs. -- Cary Sneider"
Cary Sneider, Portland State University, shared an update PostedThursday, June 9, 2016 at 7:22 PM Cary Sneider has added a question: "Hi, TC, Thanks so much for your fabulous blog! " Cary Sneider has added a question: "Hi, TC, Thanks so much for your fabulous blog! "
Cary Sneider, Portland State University, shared an update PostedMonday, November 30, 2015 at 11:24 AM Cary Sneider has added a new Book report "Dream, Invent, Create: Engineer the World". Cary Sneider has added a new Book report "Dream, Invent, Create: Engineer the World".
Insights from Two Decades of P-12 Engineering Education Research by Cary Sneider and Mihir Ravel PostedJanuary 21, 2022 UpdatedJanuary 21, 2022 Posted byCary Sneider https://doi.org/10.7771/2157-9288.1277 Research review of 263 studies on what works in K-12 engineering education Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
NASA for Kids: Intro to Engineering PostedJune 4, 2018 UpdatedOctober 16, 2018 Posted byCary Sneider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u-MiKDo2VI A quick overview of the engineering design process illustrated with images of NASA activities and men and women having a great time on the job. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
What is Engineering? PostedJune 4, 2018 UpdatedJune 4, 2018 Posted byCary Sneider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAJGx3zP-Eo Flying cars, Earth-sized atmospheric filters, quick access to clean water, phones with holograms, and more! Who can make these things happen? Engineers! The National Science Foundation produced this video in 2016 to explain engineering to students. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Cary Sneider , Portland State University submitted an answer on "I'm working on a proposal to add an engineering course at the middle school level. If you teach that, could you share details - curriculum, content, pacing, community involvement, etc? Thank you!" Posted Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 4:02 PM Hi, Gina, Here are a couple of suggestions. You’ll need to review them to see which is most appropriate for your students. The first is Engineering is Everywhere, from the Museum of Science in Boston. These are modules, created by the same team that developed Engineering is Elementary.http://eie.org/engineering-everywhere/curriculum-unitsThe second is Engineering the Future:... Hi, Gina, Here are a couple of suggestions. You’ll need to review them to see which is most appropriate for your students. The first is Engineering is Everywhere, from the Museum of Science in Boston. These are modules, created by the same team that developed Engineering is Elementary.http://eie.org/engineering-everywhere/curriculum-unitsThe second is Engineering the Future: Science, Technology, and the Design Process. This was also developed at the Museum of Science in Boston. Although intended for ninth grade, it is also suitable for 8th graders. It has four semester-long projects. The first one, Jump Into Engineering, needs to be completed first, but the others—Design a Green Building, Design with Light and Sound, and Patent Your Vehicle Design—can be done in any order. I confess to being the project director on this one. We just spent three years updating it to fully support NGSS. – Caryhttps://activatelearning.com/engineering-the-future/ Show More
Bevan Suits, Aquaplanet LLC asked Cary Sneider, Portland State University Posted Monday, September 18, 2017 at 4:45 PM Conference Interest? 1 Answers
Cary Sneider, Portland State University asked Erin Murphy, Afterschool Alliance Posted Monday, August 29, 2016 at 1:22 AM Hi, Erin, I just want to congratulate you on a terrific blog about STEM in afterschool programs. -- Cary Sneider 0 Answers
Experience Cary Sneider, Portland State University shared an experience on "Get Your Motor Running (for Informal Learning)" Added Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 4:49 PM Get Your Motor Running: Just the Right Level of Difficulty I've had several classes of middle school and high school students make electric motors like those described in Get Your Motors Running from TeachEngineering. This activity provides just about the perfect level of difficulty for the great majority of students. Activities that are too difficult can ... Read More 0 Comments
Experience Cary Sneider, Portland State University shared an experience on "Weather Forecasting" Added Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 4:35 PM History of Engineering and Weather Forecasting The entire weather series of activities from TeachEngineering.org is excellent, but the activity I found especially interesting is "Weather Forecasting," since it helps to illuminate the role of engineering in predicting the weather. What comes to mind first, of course, are modern weather ... Read More 0 Comments
Experience Cary Sneider, Portland State University shared an experience on "Spectroscopy" Added Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 2:39 PM Spectroscopy as a fifth grade resource For fifth grade teachers in NGSS states, or who are teaching units that include the big idea that our Sun is a star (and the stars are all Suns), this series of activities about spectroscopy—and especially the activity in which students build and use a "fancy" spectroscope—helps students understand ... Read More 1 Comment
Comment Cary Sneider , Portland State University commented on a "Engineering Videos for the Classroom: Engineering Design" Posted Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 3:30 PM Comment by Cary Sneider Hi, Jeff, It's great to get your comments. If you know of any other good videos showing what engineering is really like please post them. -- Cary Read More Hi, Jeff, It's great to get your comments. If you know of any other good videos showing what engineering is really like please post them. -- Cary Read Less
Comment Cary Sneider , Portland State University commented on a "Is It Cool, or Uncool, To Be a Nerd?" Posted Friday, September 15, 2017 at 3:00 PM Comment by Cary Sneider Hi, Laura, Thanks so much for your fabulous blog. I had never thought of the problems involved in labeling ourselves as "geeks" or "nerds," at least not in any conscious way, before reading your blog. Your comment that we have no trouble celebrating athletic qualities or physical beauty reminds me how much time and effort we spend in high schools on football rallies ... Read More Hi, Laura, Thanks so much for your fabulous blog. I had never thought of the problems involved in labeling ourselves as "geeks" or "nerds," at least not in any conscious way, before reading your blog. Your comment that we have no trouble celebrating athletic qualities or physical beauty reminds me how much time and effort we spend in high schools on football rallies and electing homecoming kings and queens. Perhaps the time has come to honor intellectual brilliance by spending equal time holding rallies for our school’s chess and debate teams, and awarding varsity letter sweaters to our science fair winners. Read Less
Comment Cary Sneider , Portland State University commented on a "Engineering 10,000 Miles from Home" Posted Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 6:31 PM Comment by Cary Sneider Hi, TC. Thanks so much for your very inspiring message! It is clear the engineering is not for the faint-hearted; but it IS for people who care about the well-being of others, and who are willing to learn and trust in their own capabilities. I would like all of my students to read your story. Read More Hi, TC. Thanks so much for your very inspiring message! It is clear the engineering is not for the faint-hearted; but it IS for people who care about the well-being of others, and who are willing to learn and trust in their own capabilities. I would like all of my students to read your story. Read Less