Computer Science Resources
Posted on September 27th, 2019 by Mary Lord
To help teachers and students as young as six explore the rewarding fields of computer science and engineering, eGFI has compiled this list of activities, free online courses, computer animations, and other resources.
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Aided by advanced computing and chemistry, researchers fight the forces that prevent optimal speed and fuel efficiency in ships and boats.
Middle school students learn the concept of dead reckoning by using vectors to plot a course based on a time and speed, then correct their positions with vectors representing winds and currents. Includes a link to related activities on navigation and creating nautical charts.
Applications are now open for the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP), an eight-week, paid summer research program for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors administered by the American Society for Engineering Education. Students work alongside professional engineers and research scientists on real projects at one of 28 Navy labs around the country. Online applications are due by 6 p.m. Eastern onNovember 1, 2019.
In this lesson, students in grades 2 – 7 use simple materials to design and make model sailboats that must stay upright and sail straight in a testing tank. They will learn the basic components of a ship and how design represents a tradeoff between speed, stability, and ease of handling.
American students spend more time studying science but perform less well than their international peers. That’s just one of the fascinating comparisons in the latest OECD Education At A Glance report, which analyzes data on topics from early-childhood education to time spent instructing students. 
From melting polar ice to savage storms, the shifting global climate inspires new research – and opportunities – in naval engineering.
Elementary students learn about wind and kinetic and renewable energy while following the steps of the engineering design process to imagine, create, test, evaluate, and refine small, wind-powered sail cars built from limited quantities of drinking straws, masking tape, paper, and beads. Teams of two then compete to see which sail-car travels the farthest when pushed by the wind (simulated by the use of an electric fan).
