Posted on September 27th, 2010 by ASEE
The 19th Annual Future City Competition, held from September 2010 through February, 2011, invites 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from around the nation to team with engineer-volunteer mentors to create — first on computer and then in large, three-dimensional models — their visions of the city of tomorrow.
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Tags: After School, Amazing Engineering, Competitions for Students, Grades 9-12
Posted on September 27th, 2010 by ASEE
Tech Challenge 2011, sponsored by The Tech Museum, in San Jose, CA, this is an annual team design challenge for youth in grades 5 through 12 that introduces and reinforces the scientific process with a hands-on project geared to solve a real-world problem. This year’s challenge has students devise ways to rid the oceans of trash. Information Clinics begin Sept. 25, 2010, through Feb. 2011.
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Tags: Environmental science, Marine engineering, Marine Science, Trash
Posted on September 27th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The STEM Academy is a national non-profit education program designed to improve STEM literacy for students. The curriculum prepares students through comprehensive student assessment including traditional tests, project-based learning presentations, and portfolios. The Academy also offers a grant fund for high schools.
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Tags: Corporations, Curriculum, Grant Opportunities, Outreach for Schools, Science Curriculum, STEM education
Posted on September 20th, 2010 by ASEE
YOU@UT is a program for high school senior women to discover how engineering can impact the world and benefit society. Register for the Oct. 11 or Nov. 6, 2010 event now!
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Tags: Grade 12, Grades 9-12, Programs for Girls, Women in Engineering
Posted on September 20th, 2010 by ASEE
The Designing Tomorrow exhibit at the National Building Museum, in Washington, D.C., October 2, 2010 -July 10, 2011, explores the modernist spectacles of architecture and design Americans witnessed at the nation’s world’s fairs between 1933 and 1940 — visions of a brighter future during the worst economic crisis the United States had known. The fairs popularized modern design for the American public and promoted the idea of science and consumerism as salvation from the Great Depression.
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Tags: Architecture, Building Design, Design, Engineering in History
Posted on September 20th, 2010 by ASEE
New York City’s Skyscraper Museum celebrates a rich architectural heritage and examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines. Through exhibitions, programs and publications, the museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence. Cost: $5, $2.50 for students and seniors.
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Tags: Museums, Skyscrapers, Structural Engineering
Posted on September 16th, 2010 by ASEE
Engineers Without Borders-USA has been awarded the Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology by the The National Building Museum for its work connecting engineering students with international development projects. Come join the public ceremony on Sept. 21, 6:30-8:00 p.m., at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Presenters will share EWB-USA’s efforts to provide clean water, sustainable energy, and needed infrastructure to communities across the world while also instilling a sense of global responsibility in the next generation of engineers. Cost: Free for Students, $20 non-members, $12 members.
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Tags: Family events, Programs for Boys, Programs for Girls, Programs for Teachers
Posted on September 14th, 2010 by ASEE
National Geographic airs a Sept. 16, 2010 TV special on competitors who undertook the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE challenge to create the world’s most fuel efficient car. The Geographic episode coincides with public award ceremony in Washington, DC, for the winners of $10 million contest.
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Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuels, Automotive engineering, Television show
Posted on September 13th, 2010 by ASEE
Girlstart, a non-profit organization supporting girls in math, science, and technology, offers a variety of programs for girls and their families, including after-school programs, workshop series, summer camps, Expanding Your Horizons, and free community events.
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