4-year technology and engineering teacher education programs PostedOctober 15, 2014 UpdatedSeptember 23, 2017 Posted byMaribeth Keitz http://www.iteea.org/12/48720.aspx?group-membership=324_796 The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) maintains a list programs that provide four-year degrees in technology education, and many of these programs have coursework in engineering. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Defining STEM PostedNovember 7, 2018 Presentation of the LinkEngineering Video Conversation Series from October 23, 2018, on defining STEM with Greg Pearson and Anne Jolly Read More
"Engineering Word Of The Day" podcast PostedMay 24, 2017 UpdatedSeptember 23, 2017 Posted byPius Wong http://engineeringwordoftheday.com/ This informal podcast of short episodes talks about different cool words, phrases, acronyms, jargon, and slang in the engineering field every week. Read More Average Ratings 1 Reviews1 Q&A0
Partner Resource "Gaitway" to Acceleration: Walking Your Way to Acceleration PostedSeptember 27, 2017 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/uno_gaitway_lesson01_activity1 Student teams use sensors—motion detectors and accelerometers—to collect walking gait data from group members. They import their collected position and acceleration data into Excel® for graphing and analysis to discover the relationships between position, velocity and acceleration in the walking gaits. Then they apply their understanding of slopes of secant lines and Riemann sums to generate and graph additional data. These activities provide practice in the data collection and analysis of systems, similar to the work of real-world engineers. Read More Q&A0
10 promising practices to interest girls in engineering PostedFebruary 5, 2016 UpdatedSeptember 23, 2017 Posted byLinda Kekelis Ten strategies for recruiting more girls and underrepresented youth into your engineering programs. Read More Average Ratings 1 Reviews1 Q&A0
Shelley Latham, Linkengineering.org Community Manager 18 Women Engineers Who Made History PostedMarch 8, 2018 AT 11:08 AM Celebrating Women's History Month Read More
Partner Resource 20/20 Vision PostedMarch 22, 2017 UpdatedSeptember 25, 2017 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_human_lesson06_activity1 Students determine their own eyesight and calculate the average eyesight value for the class. They learn about technologies to enhance eyesight and how engineers play an important role in the development of these technologies. Read More Q&A0
Partner Resource 3-D Coordinate System to Map Galaxies: The Next Dimension PostedMarch 2, 2018 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/duk_dimension_tech_less The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. Students also gain perspective on the size of our galaxy (the Milky Way) and the distance of a nearby spiral galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy (shown on the right) using a 3D model. 3D graphing is an important tool used by structural engineers to describe locations in space to fellow engineers. Read More Q&A0
Maribeth Keitz, National Academy of Engineering Web Communications Manager 3D Printers for the Classroom? PostedAugust 10, 2016 AT 9:40 AM The Rio Olympics are full of examples of what 3D printers can do. We have specially designed sprinter spikes, 3D-printed apparel that improves aerodynamics, and even an LED-driven motion tracking system for swimmers that was 3D print-assisted. With the cost of 3D printers coming down, they could become a wonderful way to teach aspects of the engineering design process in the classroom. Sound intriguing? Read what others are saying: EdTech reporter Tommy Peterson describes how the technology is being used in schools around the country to foster creativity, build enthusiasm and teach real-world skills. He also raises cautions for administrators and teachers regarding potential intellectual property and safety issues. Educational technologist Kathy Schrock provides a number of ideas for using 3D Printing in the classroom. And if your school doesn’t have a 3D printer, consider taking a field trip to a nearby school that does, as a teacher did in this NSTA Reports article, ... Read More
Partner Resource 3RC (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost) PostedMarch 20, 2017 UpdatedSeptember 23, 2017 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_environ_lesson05 Students expand their understanding of solid waste management to include the idea of 3RC: reduce, reuse, recycle and compost. They look at the effects of packaging decisions (reducing) and learn about engineering advancements in packaging materials and solid waste management. Through an associated activity, they observe biodegradation in a model landfill (composting). Read More Q&A0
7 Man-Made Engineering Wonders of the Ancient World PostedMarch 20, 2018 UpdatedMarch 20, 2018 Posted byAmber Harris https://graduate.norwich.edu/resources-mce/infographics-mce/7-man-made-engineeri... If you're a civil engineering buff, you've got to check out these 7 man-made engineering wonders of the world put together by Norwich University's Online Master of Civil Engineering Program. What really blows me away is how much intelligence there was back then considering they didn't have all of the high-tech devices that we have. My favorite is probably the Leshan Giant Buddha, but leave a comment and let me know your favorite! Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A1
Partner Resource A Chance at Monte Carlo PostedApril 12, 2018 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/nyu_montecarlo_activity1 At its core, the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® product provides a programmable microprocessor. Students use the EV3 processor to simulate an experiment involving thousands of uniformly random points placed within a unit square. Using the underlying geometry of the experimental model, as well as the geometric definition of the constant π (pi), students form an empirical ratio of areas to estimate a numerical value of π. Although typically used for numerical integration of irregular shapes, in this activity, students use a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate a common but rather complex analytical form—the numerical value of the most famous irrational number, π. Read More Q&A0
A connected learning approach to an engineering design challenge PostedFebruary 17, 2016 UpdatedSeptember 23, 2017 Posted byMelissa Ballard http://relatingresearchtopractice.org/article/438 This research brief examines Studio STEM, an out-of-school time program. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
A Contemporary Preservice Technology and Engineering Program PostedApril 23, 2015 UpdatedSeptember 23, 2017 Posted bySteven Barbato As our discipline positions itself for the future, researchers, scholars, and practitioners must compromise on a standard model to be used to teach engineering at all levels. This article describes how this challenge is being met at Utah State University. [keywords: preservice; engineering; NCETE] Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Shelley Latham, Linkengineering.org Community Manager A History of Innovation: Pioneering Achievements of Black Engineers PostedFebruary 7, 2018 AT 6:58 PM 12 Pioneering Engineers you should celebrate this Black History Month. Read More
Partner Resource A Recipe for Air PostedJuly 11, 2017 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_air_lesson01_activity1 Why do we care about air? Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in... most, if not all, humans do this automatically. Do we really know what is in the air we breathe? In this activity, students use M&M® candies to create pie graphs that show their understanding of the composition of air. They discuss why knowing this information is important to engineers and how engineers use this information to improve technology to better care for our planet. Read More Q&A0
Partner Resource Abdominal Cavity and Laparoscopic Surgery PostedMarch 20, 2017 UpdatedSeptember 23, 2017 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_surg_lesson01 For students interested in studying biomechanical engineering, especially in the field of surgery, this lesson serves as an anatomy and physiology primer of the abdominopelvic cavity. Students are introduced to the abdominopelvic cavity—a region of the body that is the focus of laparoscopic surgery—as well as the benefits and drawbacks of laparoscopic surgery. Understanding the abdominopelvic environment and laparoscopic surgery is critical for biomechanical engineers who design laparoscopic surgical tools. Read More Q&A0
Partner Resource Above-Ground Storage Tank Design Project PostedDecember 5, 2017 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/uoh_fluidmechanics_lesson02_act... At this point in the unit, students have learned about Pascal's law, Archimedes' principle, Bernoulli's principle, and why above-ground storage tanks are of major concern in the Houston Ship Channel and other coastal areas. In this culminating activity, student groups act as engineering design teams to derive equations to determine the stability of specific above-ground storage tank scenarios with given tank specifications and liquid contents. With their flotation analyses completed and the stability determined, students analyze the tank stability in specific storm conditions. Then, teams are challenged to come up with improved storage tank designs to make them less vulnerable to uplift, displacement and buckling in storm conditions. Teams present their analyses and design ideas in short class presentations. Read More Q&A0
Partner Resource Above-Ground Storage Tanks in the Houston Ship Channel PostedApril 11, 2017 UpdatedSeptember 23, 2017 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/uoh_fluidmechanics_lesson02 Students are provided with an introduction to above-ground storage tanks, specifically how and why they are used in the Houston Ship Channel. The introduction includes many photographic examples of petrochemical tank failures during major storms and describes the consequences in environmental pollution and costs to disrupted businesses and lives, as well as the lack of safety codes and provisions to better secure the tanks in coastal regions regularly visited by hurricanes. Students learn how the concepts of Archimedes' principle and Pascal's law act out in the form of the uplifting and buckling seen in the damaged and destroyed tanks, which sets the stage for the real-world engineering challenge presented in the associated activity—to design new and/or improved storage tanks that can survive storm conditions. Read More Q&A0
Partner Resource Accelerometer: Centripetal Acceleration PostedApril 10, 2018 Posted byTeach Engineering Team https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/nyu_accelerometer_activity1 Students work as physicists to understand centripetal acceleration concepts. They also learn about a good robot design and the accelerometer sensor. They also learn about the relationship between centripetal acceleration and centripetal force—governed by the radius between the motor and accelerometer and the amount of mass at the end of the robot's arm. Students graph and analyze data collected from an accelerometer, and learn to design robots with proper weight distribution across the robot for their robotic arms. Upon using a data logging program, they view their own data collected during the activity. By activity end, students understand how a change in radius or mass can affect the data obtained from the accelerometer through the plots generated from the data logging program. More specifically, students learn about the accuracy and precision of the accelerometer measurements from numerous trials. Read More Q&A0
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