Posted on March 8th, 2010 by ASEE
The Wind Science and Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, has a number of weather-related resources for students and for teachers, including activities to measure the wind or simulate a tornado, images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and links to other online sites, such as FEMA and the Weather Channel.
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Posted on March 8th, 2010 by ASEE
Wind Powering America, is a website of helpful wind energy resources from the U.S. Department of Energy, including maps, videos, webinars, and news, as and full page of lesson plans and activities for teachers.
On the same site, teachers can visit the Winds for School program, offering wind energy curricula, information on professional development, a list of schools that support wind turbines and educational programs, and advice on applying for a wind turbine system.
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Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, Wind Energy, Wind Technology, Wind Turbine
Posted on March 8th, 2010 by ASEE
The 2010 District of Columbia Science and Engineering Fair, Sat., March 27, for students grades 6-12, showcases winning projects from school-sponsored science fairs, displaying students’ work to professional scientists and engineers and the general public Registration Deadline: March 17, 2010.
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Tags: Programs for Families, Programs for Students, Science and Engineering Fair, Weekend programs
Posted on March 8th, 2010 by ASEE
President Obama has proposed a $900 million program aimed at tackling America’s “dropout epidemic.” Efforts planned include identifying, early on, those students at risk of dropping out and helping teachers offer personalized instruction.
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Posted on March 8th, 2010 by ASEE
The growing trend of schools providing laptops to students may be a mistake, a New York University history professor argues. It gives children “too much privacy” and encourage kids to retreat to digital lairs of their own making in their bedrooms, he writes.
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Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by ASEE
The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association — ITEEA — is a professional organization for technology, innovation, design, and engineering educators. The Association seeks to promote technological literacy by supporting the teaching of technology and promoting the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits.
Find on the website lists of grants and awards and online resources, and the Engineering by Design program.
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Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by ASEE
Teachers are invited to join the Everyone Engineers! Workshop being held at the Museum of Science, Boston, May 3-5, 2010. Teachers will learn how EiE curricular materials help meet engineering and technology standards, and will engage in hands-on activities with solar ovens and alarm circuits. Cost: $350 before and $400 after April 20. Registration deadline: April 26, 2010.
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
Henry Petroski uses the example of several bridge construction projects to illustrate the importance to engineers of history and historical lessons in this article from Prism magazine, Oct. 2006.
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
The Nerd Girls Website offers “a place where girls and women can celebrate their inner nerd and their femininity,” supporting “a growing, global movement which celebrates smart-girl individuality that’s revolutionizing our future.” NerdGirls.com supports a blog and community forum and offers profiles of the current nerd girls team and their projects.
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