SANDRA GONZALEZ, GLM School asked Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted 2 days AGO How can I see all the available resources without sorting them by any category? I don´t know anything about engineering projects and I would love to apply any project you have with my sts ( 6-7 years old) and to cooperate with any research. 1 Answers Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted 2 days AGO Hello Sandra, All of the resources are in the Explore section of LinkEngineering: https://www.linkengineering.org/Explore/Resources.aspx. You can either browse through them or filter by grade band. There are about 75 resources for grades K-2, which ...Read More
Gina Sobba Posted Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 9:39 PM 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! This would be a brand new course in my district. Trying to find a framework to base the course from. 1 Answers Cary Sneider, Portland State University 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 ...Read More
Jack Rosental, St John Bosco High School asked Anne Spence, Baylor University Posted Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 9:39 AM How do you motivate students to use a Flipped Classroom. I teach Engineering to high school students on an Engineering Pathway. Thanks 1 Answers Anne Spence, Baylor University Posted Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 7:22 AM Hi, Jack. Often, I post a quiz that students must take after completing the reading/watching/doing outside of class before they come to class. I attach points to the quiz - enough to show that I am serious, but not too much since it is possible that ...Read More
Tony Svozil, Homewood-Community High School District 233 Posted Friday, March 1, 2019 at 8:16 AM Does anyone have experience running MATHLAB (not Simulink) through bluetooth for an EV3? In contacting MATHLAB, we have been told to find an older version of bluetooth. Thanks Tony 1 Answers Maribeth Keitz, National Academy of Engineering Posted Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 11:52 AM Tony, I have been asking around for someone who might know but in the meantime perhaps try the Mathlab user community: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/.
Leidy Luciani, K-8 Education asked Allen Selis, STEM Crafters Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 10:39 PM What is STEM Crafters? Hello Dr. Selis, I was browsing through the Link Engineering community and came across your profile. I'm also in Dallas and I was wondering what is STEM crafters. Thanks, Leidy Luciani 1 Answers Allen Selis, STEM Crafters Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 10:03 AM Thanks, Leidy. STEM Crafters develops curriculum and trains schools to teach engineering, robotics and coding in grades K-8. Kindly have a look at our curriculum page for details. ...Read More
parames paramananthan asked parames paramananthan Posted Friday, December 28, 2018 at 10:47 AM Describe the types of design 1 Answers Maribeth Keitz, National Academy of Engineering Posted Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 11:01 AM I suggest visiting the Engineering Design Process page that gives many examples of what the engineering design process looks like and what it looks like in the PreK-12 classroom. The page includes example videos. Read More
mohamed samir, German University in cairo Posted Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 6:44 AM What is the tests that should be performed on the car bumper to avoid any possible failures in the future? 1 Answers Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 5:31 AM Mohamed: Thanks for joining LinkEngineering and for your questions. Unfortunately, our website does not handle these sorts of technical questions. You might reach out to the Society for Automotive Engineering, whose members are in the industry. Their ...Read More
Gavriil Michas asked Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 3:59 PM Dear Beth, It is time to depart from the linkengineering.org due to change of work & interests. (Not a US Citizen after all.) Please consider deleting/erase my account. Thank you for the philoxenia. Ps: The delete account setting option wasn't available to my dashboard. Wishing all the best to LinkEngineering.org Sincerely, Gavriil Michas. 1 Answers Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted Monday, November 19, 2018 at 5:09 AM Hello Gavriil, I hope you'll consider staying part of the LinkEngineering community, although we're happy to hide your email and remove you from the newsletter subscription if you would like. If you would rather have your account completely ...Read More
Kate Gramling, LinkEngineering Posted Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM What scene from a movie or TV program has made you think about engineering or the engineering design process? Movies and television programs influence the ideas and opinions people develop about professions - particularly young people with little or no personal experience or role models to compare with what they see on various screens. This reality was the motivation for the recently completed "Next MacGyver" contest. Before we can build on good ideas students have developed about engineering - or replace the bad ones - we should ... 4 Answers Mukesh Gupta Posted Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 3:40 PM The first thing that popped into my head when I read this question was the movie "The Martian." What stood out to me, in addition to the incredible technological solutions showcased, was the perseverance exhibited by the main character - that ...Read More Pius Wong, Pios Labs Posted Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 11:47 AM This is a late answer, but we discussed this for our latest podcast episode: http://www.k12engineering.net/transcripts/ep35.html For our conversation, we were two engineers working in education and a science teacher working in educational leadership. ...Read More Lynn Farrin, Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance Posted Friday, December 4, 2015 at 2:45 PM The first thing that popped into my head when I read this question was the movie "The Martian." What stood out to me, in addition to the incredible technological solutions showcased, was the perseverance exhibited by the main character - that is such an ...Read More
Lindsay Jacobs, SAHM Posted Friday, June 22, 2018 at 5:04 PM I homeschool and my 4 year old B/G twins seem to be naturally curious and interested in creating/problem solving. What are some resources I can use with them as we start talking about Stem? 1 Answers Shelley Latham, Linkengineering.org Posted Monday, June 25, 2018 at 1:40 PM Great question, Lindsay. Thanks for asking it and thanks for joining LinkEngineering. The answer window doesn't allow me to embed links, so I created a resource with a bunch of resources to get you started. You can find it here: ...Read More
Shelley Latham, Linkengineering.org Posted Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 4:16 PM Questions and Discussion for our Video Conversation with Cary Sneider on Engineering Basics for PK-12 Educators. Use this space for questions and comments before or after the webinar on April 17, 2018. To register: http://bit.ly/2q0Zl5s 2 Answers Jessica Gonzalez, The Broach School of Zephyrhills Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 2:53 PM Is there a way to get proof/documentation of attendance for the webinar? I would like to use these webinars for professional development hours. Also, thank you for having these webinars! I am looking forward to future ones! Especially if there is more ...Read More Gayle Gibson, DuPont (Retired) Posted Monday, April 9, 2018 at 1:54 PM With all of Cary's expertise, what has he found most challenging about teaching engineering to pK-12?
Jack Rosental, St John Bosco High School asked Jack Rosental, St John Bosco High School Posted Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 10:32 AM Looking for a “project” for a Module on Energy Efficiency. This is for a junior in high school class of 22. They are on the engineering track. You ideas are appreciated. 1 Answers Shelley Latham, Linkengineering.org Posted Monday, March 19, 2018 at 10:36 AM Hi Jack-- If you haven't already, you can check our resources. A quick search turned up these lessons: https://www.linkengineering.org/Explore/Resources.aspx?resource-type=54_309&q=Efficiency&grade-level-s-=38_248. You can also head over to ...Read More
Anila Nayak, LAUSD Posted Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 7:32 PM What is social engineering? 1 Answers Shelley Latham, Linkengineering.org Posted Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 12:19 PM Hi Anila-- Social engineering is a discipline in social science that refers to efforts to influence particular attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale, whether by governments, media or private groups in order to produce desired characteristics in ...Read More
Linda Kekelis, Linda Kekelis Consulting asked Jill Hubbard, Tigard Tualatin School District/South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership Posted Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 1:21 PM How do you encourage girls to enroll and stay in your engineering and CS pathway programs? Jill, I lead Techbridge, a nonprofit in Oakland, CA that supports girls in engineering and am always interested in hearing of the successes and challenges of encouraging more girls (especially those who are most underrepresented in STEM) to give engineering and CS a try. When they do they often find that they do like it. 1 Answers Jill Hubbard, Tigard Tualatin School District/South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership Posted Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 11:08 PM Interesting question. I'm involves with a national movement called CSforAll designed to encourage non-traditional students to participate in computer science. Initially, my approach was to specifically recruit students but as time went on, I started to ...Read More
Thomas Smith, New Jersey Science Teachers Association asked Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 4:21 AM My email address has changed, but I cannot update it on your website. Should I re-register? Old email: thomas.smith@stevens.edu New email: mrtpjsmith@gmail.com 1 Answers Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 7:23 AM Hello Thomas, I have updated your email in the system and sent you an email with a new temporary password. Thank you, Beth
Bevan Suits, Aquaplanet LLC asked Cary Sneider, Portland State University Posted Monday, September 18, 2017 at 4:45 PM Conference Interest? Hi Cary, I am coming to Portland for a national Aquaponics Association conference starting Friday 11/3. I will be presenting with STEM consultants www.tiesteach.org on the national trends in science education, based on my book Classroom Aquaponics. If you're interested I can provide you more info on the event, which will continue on Saturday, 11/4. Does this sound like something your group might benefit from? Bevan Suits Aquaplanet 1 Answers Cary Sneider, Portland State University Posted Monday, September 18, 2017 at 9:04 PM Hi, Bevan, Actually I did not know about the conference before seeing your message; so thanks for writing! I'll let others know about it. -- Cary
Bevan Suits, Aquaplanet LLC asked Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 11:43 AM Reaching State Members Hi Beth, I am new to the site and would like to invite members in Wisconsin to a community project we are developing there. Do I try to contact each one via email or Ask A Question? Thanks 1 Answers Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 3:25 PM Hi Bevan, Welcome to LinkEngineering! The easiest way to invite them is to filter the list of community members by their state and then use Ask A Question for each. You can also post updates to the community project on your own profile by clicking ...Read More
Jackie Gish, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems asked Lyle Tavernier, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Posted Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 9:07 PM Lyle, Welcome to LinkEngineering! What are you hoping to receive from or share with the LinkEngineering community? What resources does JPL have to help Los Angeles area schools teach engineering? 1 Answers Lyle Tavernier, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Posted Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 1:04 PM Hi Jackie, thanks! The JPL Education Office provides resources and professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers in the greater Los Angeles area. Below are a few links that I plan to share in the resources section as well (I was having some ...Read More
Gayle Gibson, DuPont (Retired) asked Hadi Nasrabadi, Texas A&M University Posted Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 1:45 PM Hi Hadi, I am an Aggie as well (ChE 1983). I am head of Engineering at DuPont and on the Committee that is steering LinkEngineering. Can you tell me why you joined the site? 1 Answers Hadi Nasrabadi, Texas A&M University Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 3:47 PM Hi Gayle, Thanks for your message. I am glad to hear from a successful Aggie engineer. I am an assistant professor of petroleum engineering at Texas A&M and my area of research is molecular thermodynamics of nanoconfined fluids. I joined LinkEngineering ...Read More
Jennifer Love, Northeastern University asked Sneha Tharayil, University of Texas at Austin Posted Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 12:06 PM Sneha, Would you be interested in collaborating with a former athletic footwear engineer on your friction "works in progress" I saw your "Works in Progress" posting on LinkEngineering and I am thrilled that you would like to develop an athletic footwear friction unit. I was a Performance Engineer at Reebok International in Massachusetts for 8 years and I specialized in traction design and friction testing of tennis, running, basketball, soccer, football, golf, walking, cross-training and casual shoes so I would be interested in working with you. How much research have you done in this area, in terms of what the ... 2 Answers Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Posted Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 6:01 PM Hi Sneha! I have a powerpoint about the engineering of shoes that I have put together. I would love to share it with you in exchange for your unit! laurab@ncsu.edu Sneha Tharayil, University of Texas at Austin Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 12:57 PM Jennifer, Thank you so much for reaching out to me! I would LOVE to work with you. It was my biggest wish and desire to have professional engineers in the field to help evaluate lessons and provide real feedback to student projects. I hadn't done much ...Read More