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Science and art, mathematics and creativity, models and approximations. Engineering encompasses all of these. The field of engineering has grown so much in recent years that a definition is not easy to come by. Engineers do build bridges and skyscrapers, design machinery, and oversee public works. But that's only the beginning. |
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Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing @ Stanford University:
How Everyday Things Are Made
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu
AIM has developed an introductory website for kids and adults showing how various items are made. It covers over 40 different products and manufacturing processes, and includes almost 4 hours of manufacturing video. It is targeted towards non-engineers and engineers alike.
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SWE: Internet Activities Center
Each activity includes: grade appropriate background materials on the science or engineering subject, a list of materials, instructions for the activity, graphics (such as patterns to be cut-out, pictures or animations demonstrating the experiment or final product), the National Science Standard the activity supports, new vocabulary, and a fun interactive quiz or activity to check your knowledge of the subject.
http://www.swe.org/iac/
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NASA's Engineering Design Challenges Program
provides hands-on engineering challenges for students in middle and high school. These challenges are free for anyone and are downloadable off the Internet.
http://edc.nasa.gov |
The IEEE Virtual Museum
Gives students the opportunity to explore the history of electric technologies,
find out how they work, and learn about some of the inventors.
http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org |
| PreK-12 Engineering
This website is a free resource for educators and administrators who are looking to integrate engineering concepts and activities into prek through twelfth grade classrooms.
http://www.prek-12engineering.org |
| TeachEngineering.com
This K12 teacher resource helps teachers enhance learning, excite students and stimulate interest in science and math through the use of hands-on engineering.
http://www.teachengineering.com |
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This week features the 75th Anniversary of The Empire State Building:
Empire State Building: Official Internet Site
http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_history.cfm
On May 1, 1931, President Hoover presses a button in Washington, D.C. officially
opening and turning on the Empire State Building's lights. This site includes history, activities, a virtual tour, a live Web cam and much more! |
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Each week, I'll answer your questions, post announcements and provide interesting input! Email me at jrajala@eduhound.com
That's all for this week! "Remember...the Web is a terrible thing to waste!" |
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