Interview with Kira Buttrey Interview with Kira Buttrey As a high school junior interested in engineering Kira completed a Girl Scout Gold Award project in which she created lesson and activity plans related to engineering and led workshops with girls (grades 4-6) at a local elementary school. The workshops are interactive and encouraging, and introduce diverse female role models in engineering.
Texas Tech University Clark Scholars Program Texas Tech University Clark Scholars Program The Clark Scholar Program is an intensive seven-week summer research program for highly qualified high school juniors and seniors. The Program at Texas Tech University helps the Scholars to have a hands-on practical research experience with outstanding and experienced faculty.
Engineering Tomorrow Engineering Tomorrow Engineering Tomorrow is a resource that is influenced by a diverse team of engineers, introduces and guides high school students nationwide to the various and distinct fields of engineering. It provides them with hands-on experience, virtual labs and mentorship, all at no cost for students, educators, or schools.
trubel&co trubel&co "trubel&co champions diverse youth by integrating STEM education with civic innovation to tackle societal challenges." Their main program, Mapping Justice, is a free, virtual course where students explore climate and social justice issues and learn
Nuclear Energy Learning Resources for Schools Nuclear Energy Learning Resources for Schools list of resources to learn about nuclear energy topics selected for you by the Nuclear Engineering Division of Argonne National Laboratory. The site will help you to find information on how nuclear reactors work, what makes certain materials radioactive, the importance of nuclear energy in the 21st century, and many other nuclear energy topics.
Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) Junior Solar Sprint (JSS problem solving abilities, investigate environmental issues, and gain hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills to create the fastest, most interesting, and best crafted vehicle possible. JSS is designed to support the instruction of STEM in categories such as alternative fuels, engineering design, and aerodynamics.
2016 EngineerGirl Essay Contest - Responsible Engineering 2016 EngineerGirl Essay Contest - Responsible Engineering Engineers often make challenging decisions that can sometimes affect thousands of people. To help them to make good decisions, many engineering organizations have created guidelines for professional behavior or "codes of ethics". Most engineering
Sheri Sheppard Sheri Sheppard I am an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford. The focus of my teaching is on engineering design for undergraduate and graduates students. Engineering design involves creating solutions to human needs. These may be needs such as cleaner automobiles, affordable assistive devices for the disabled, or reusable solid rocket boosters for the space shuttle.
Verizon Innovative App Challenge Verizon Innovative App Challenge The Verizon Innovative App Challenge is an exciting, creative and collaborative competition that offers $20,000 grants for winning middle schools and high schools and Samsung Galaxy Tabs for students on the winning teams. Designed to ignite students
A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (2012) A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (2012 A Framework for K-12 Science Education outlines a broad set of expectations for students in science and engineering in grades K-12. These expectations will inform the development of new standards for K-12 science education and, subsequently, revisions to curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development for educators.
Educator Resources from Project Invent Educator Resources from Project Invent lesson plans and tools from design thinking, engineering, and entrepreneurship to guide students through solving real problems with technology, virtual workshops, video lessons, and blogs.
SawTeen See SawTeen See With a full scholarship from Cornell, I studied structural engineering which allowed me to lead the structural design of some of the most iconic tall buildings and other building structures in the world. These museums, convention centers, pedestrian bridges, libraries, and university buildings are innovative, robust, economical, and award-winning.
Deya Riojas Glover Deya Riojas Glover Chemical engineer Deya Riojas oversees the chemical process involved in extracting alumina, a substance used in aluminum foil, medicines, and other products. Her team keeps workers at the plant safe from potential health risks by making sure dust levels from the ore are kept to a minimummรขโฌ
Chocolate Chocolate What does engineering have to do with chocolate? Creating your favorite candy bars is a complicated process during which thousands of pounds of chocolate, sugar, milk, and other raw ingredients are pumped, blended, mixed, cooked and formed into those familiar treats.
Society of Nuclear Medicine Society of Nuclear Medicine imaging. SNMMI strives to be a leader in unifying, advancing and optimizing molecular imaging, with an ultimate goal of improving human health.
Everyday Science: Bridge Quiz from HowStuffWorks Everyday Science: Bridge Quiz from HowStuffWorks Chances are, if you've done even the slightest bit of traveling, you've crossed your fair share of bridges. These feats of engineering can span anything from a trickling stream to a raging river. Can you cross the bridge quiz without falling?
FISITA FISITA FISITA is the international network for automotive engineers, representing over 200,000 engineers in 37 countries. It promotes knowledge sharing that contributes to the development of safe, sustainable and affordable mobility solutions and helps guide the future direction of the automotive engineering profession.
RePicture RePicture RePicture is a virtual community where you can learn about engineering projects helping people across the world, connect with engineers, and become part of a community that's shaping the future. The RePicture App uses the engineering all around us to tell the stories of engineers and engineering in a way that is attractive and inclusive.
EngineerGirl Coloring & Activity Book EngineerGirl Coloring & Activity Book The EngineerGirl coloring & activity book is perfect for young learners (and the young at heart!). They can use the book to express their creativity and think about the engineering all around us. Download the full book or individual pages and share with future engineers!
Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) and Engineering is Elementary (EIE) Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) and Engineering is Elementary (EIE Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) is the evolution of the award-winning youth STEM curricula program, Engineering is Elementary (EiE). They offer standards-aligned PreKโ8 engineering, computer science, and STEM curricula that is free to download and also offer exceptional professional learning opportunities for educators.