Posted on September 27th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Hurricanes, earthquakes, and other destructive events offer timely “teachable moments” about the role of engineers in improving weather forecasts and reducing the toll from natural disasters. eGFI Teachers’s collection of activities, feature articles, and other resources can help you integrate engineering into your classes – and inspire the next generation of “crisis” engineers.
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Filed under: Class Activities, Grades 6-8, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Grades K-5, Lesson Plans, Special Features | Comments Off on Disaster Engineering
Tags: Army Corps of Engineers, build, building, Class Activities, data, Disaster relief, drought, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, erosion, forces, hurricane, Hurricane Maria, measure, Mining, motion, National Guard, natural disasters, Physics, rescue, storm, Structural Engineering, Teacher Resources, Technology, tornado, Weather, Web Resources
Posted on August 15th, 2017 by Mary Lord
The clear skies above Hawaii’s Mauna Kea make the site ideal for a giant telescope. That’s assuming engineers can shield it from earthquakes, fierce winds, and extreme temperatures.
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Filed under: Special Features | Comments Off on Location, Location, Location
Tags: ASEE Prism, Astronomy, big bang, Engineering, Hawaii, Mauna Kea Thirty Meter Telescope, NASA, stars, STEM education
Posted on July 18th, 2017 by Mary Lord
They can earn badges for community service, first aid, hiking, and car maintenance. Now, some 1.6 million Girl Scouts of the USA will be able to qualify for a new set of badges – focused on STEM.
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Tags: Citizen Science, coding, Engineering, Girl Scouts, informal science education, Internet Resources, Programs for Girls, society of women engineers, STEM badges, STEM education, Women in Engineering
Posted on May 19th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Free resources, such as eGFI, and in-person professional development topped the list of what teachers consider important, according to ASEE-eGFI’s first-ever survey of subscribers. Thanks to all who completed our questionnaire!
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Tags: American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE, egfi, Engineering, professional development for teachers, STEM education, survey, Teachers
Posted on March 10th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Think engineering means crunching equations 24/7? Meet the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s women’s basketball team, which just made the NCAA playoffs for the first time in the school’s history. All 13 players are engineering majors. And they’re not the only engineers on the court!
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Tags: basketball, Engineering, March Madness, MIT, NBA, NCAA, Purdue, Rose-Hulman, STEM, Ukari Figgs
Posted on August 25th, 2016 by Mary Lord
Applications are now open for the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP), a paid summer research program for high school students administered by the American Society for Engineering Education. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are selected to spend eight weeks working alongside professional engineers and research scientists on real projects at one of 27 Department of Navy labs around the country. Apply by November 30, 2016.
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Tags: Apprenticeships, ASEE, Engineering, Grades 9-12, Internship, paid summer research programs, research projects, SEAP, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), U.S. Navy laboratories
Posted on August 19th, 2016 by Mary Lord
What’s the best way to teach and inspire kids to think like engineers? How can schools ensure equity of access in engineering? The K-12 Engineering Education Podcast plans to cover these and a wide variety other topics in and effort to engage teachers, parents, entrepreneurs, and engineers in finding batter ways to educate and inspire kids in engineering thinking. Give it a listen!
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Tags: edtech, Engineering, equity, K-12 Engineering Education Podcast, Resources for Teachers, STEM education, teaching, Web Resources
Posted on July 26th, 2016 by Mary Lord
As host of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil has had to tap engineering expertise for everything from stadium construction to pollution control to security systems in order to receive an estimated 15,000 athletes and half a million foreign visitors. Despite the country’s economic woes, zika virus concerns, and construction delays, the games will go on… though probably not without some hitches.
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Tags: 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil, construction, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Guanabara Bay, Pollution, sailing, security, sensor, Simera, stadium
Posted on November 18th, 2015 by Mary Lord
What does engineering have to do with Thanksgiving? Plenty, including football broadcasting technology and meatless Tofurkey, among other holiday delights.
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Tags: cooking, Engineering, Football, gadgets, helmet, Sports, Sports Engineering, Thanksgiving, turkey