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Direct linkKekelis, Linda; Larkin, Molly; Gomes, Lyn – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2014
This article describes a reverse-engineering project where female students take a part a hair dryer--giving them an opportunity to see the many different kinds of engineering disciplines involved in making a hairdryer and that they work together. Mechanical Engineer, Lyn Gome, describes her experience leading a group of middle school girls through…
Descriptors: Role Models, Females, Engineering, Career Choice
Laut, Jeffrey; Bartolini, Tiziana; Porfiri, Maurizio – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2015
Attracting K-12 students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is viewed as a critical element for benefiting both the economy and society. This paper describes an outreach program, conducted in a Brooklyn, New York, USA, public middle school, aimed at educating students in mechatronics, biology, and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, STEM Education, Student Interests, Science Interests
Sweeney, Preston – Tech Directions, 2010
Hosting an engineering competition can bring great success to a technology department. Development and planning of an event can prove frustrating at times, but it pays off in the end. The author describes the first-ever engineering competition held at Maple Avenue Middle School in Saratoga Springs, New York, which provided an evening of creative…
Descriptors: Competition, Engineering, Science Fairs, Science Activities
Download full textCulp, Katie McMillan; Keane, Julie Thompson; Meade, Terri; Nudell, Hannah – Education Development Center, Inc., 2004
Between May 2003 and January 2004, Education Development Center's Center for Children and Technology (CCT) undertook a formative evaluation of Design and Discovery, a hands-on, project-based design and engineering curriculum being disseminated as part of the Intel Innovation in Education initiatives. The Design and Discovery curriculum invites 11-…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Formative Evaluation, Engineering, Educational Technology
