Posted on March 12th, 2010 by ASEE
The Spring 2010 Design Revolution Road Show is a traveling exhibition and lecture series bringing “product design that empowers” to 25 U.S.high schools and universities. The road show features a biodiesel-powered truck and Airstream trailer exhibition of 40 humanitarian design solutions, sponsored by Project H Design. The products will be on view at every stop for visitors to experience, use, and touch; each is a smart design solution to one of eight issues: Water, Well-Being, Energy, Education, Play, Food, Mobility, Enterprise.
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Tags: Amazing Engineering, Design, Engineering Design Process, Exhibit, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5
Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
Girl Power. Reach for the Sky: Career Opportunities for the Women of Tomorrow, held at Johns Hopkins U. Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD., Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 – 5pm, will promote career opportunities for young women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Attendees will be given the opportunity to talk with professional women with STEM careers.
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Tags: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Programs for Girls, Weekend programs, Women in Engineering
Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
UCTV explores a broad spectrum of subjects of interest to a general audience, including engineering, science, education issues, health and medicine, public affairs, humanities, arts and music, and even gardening and agriculture. Programs range from documentaries, faculty lectures, cutting-edge research symposiums, artistic performances and more.
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Tags: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Podcasts, Videos, Web Resources
Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by ASEE
Ashland, Oregon’s Scienceworks joins NanoDays, the nationwide celebration of nanoscale science, March 27 – April 3. Visitors will enjoy a number of nano-related activities at the museum.
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Tags: Family events, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Nanotechnology, Science museum
Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by ASEE
Boston’s Museum of Science joins NanoDays, the nationwide celebration of nanoscale science, from March 27 – April 3, inviting everyone to join in a week of nano-related activities week long, with several special events: jugglers, demonstrations, model building, and live presentations.
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Tags: Boston Museum of Science, Entertainment, Events, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Museums, Nanotechnology, Presentations
Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by ASEE
The SWE Weekend of Engineering is a fun weekend of exploration for high school women held each fall and spring semester and sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers. The program, which begins on a Saturday morning and ends on a Sunday afternoon, is an opportunity to learn about engineering as well as get a taste for college life KU Style. The 2010 Spring program will be held March 6-7. Application deadline: Feb. 22
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Tags: Events, Grades 9-12, Programs for Girls, Society for Women Engineers, Weekend programs, Women in Engineering, Workshops
Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by ASEE
This “Nano Waterproofing” lesson explores how materials can be modified at the nano scale to provide features such as waterproofing and stain resistance. Student teams develop their own waterproofing technique for a cotton fabric and test their design against a fabric that has been altered through nanotechnology applications.
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Tags: Chemical, Class Activities, Design, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Lesson Plans, Nanotechnology
Posted on February 15th, 2010 by ASEE
The Engineering Olympics, is hosted by the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Michigan Technological University on May 7, 2010, and consists of a series of competitions for high school students.
Application Deadline:: April 23, 2010.
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by ASEE
Aerospace engineer Wanda Austin will deliver the 2010 Annual African-American History Program Lecture at the National Academy of Science, Feb. 18. Reservations required.
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Tags: Aerospace, African-American scientists, After School, Events, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Programs for Teachers
