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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Science Career: Industrial Engineer

For Students 9th - 10th
Industrial engineers are people who figure out how to do make products and processes in industry better. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become an industrial engineer, as well as the education and job...
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Industrial Engineering Technicians

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides occupational information about industrial engineering technicians.
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
A career as an engineer is profiled. Included: nature of the work, training, advancement, employment, job outlook. projections data, earnings, related occupations. Click on any of the multiple engineering careers listed for more...
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Engineering Is...collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a diverse collection of media resources that focuses on the intersection of engineering and science. Middle and high school students can learn how scientists and engineers work together across disciplines to investigate issues,...
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Other

Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This site contains information about ongoing research, academics, facilities, faculty, etc. at the university.
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Architectural and Engineering Managers

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the work of engineering, science and computer systems managers, their training requirements and the prospects for these occupations.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Energy Engineer

For Students 9th - 10th
With the emphasis on energy consevation, there is much need for someone in the career as an energy efficiency engineer. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed for this career, as well as the education and job...
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Biomimicry in Engineering

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the concept of Biomimicry and students learn how engineers have incorporated structures and methods from the living world in products and solutions for all industries. Students then work in teams to develop a...
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Second Law of Thermodynamics: Heat Engines and Their Efficiency

For Students 11th - 12th
In this section of the textbook, learn about the second law of thermodynamics and how it relates to the function of heat engine. Section will also explain how to calculate net work and efficiency of cyclical processes such as a heat...
Article
Other

Cad Crowd: How Do Engineers Evaluate Different Design Ideas?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains all the things that must be taken into consideration when engineers evaluate the soundness and viability of a particular design.
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Oregon State University

Oregon State: Nuclear Engineering: Building the Atomic Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Oregon State University Library online exhibit of Nuclear History in America features books on Nuclear Engineering and building the Atomic Era.
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Engineered Sports

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work in teams to investigate how aerospace engineering relates to sports, especially golf ball design and the physics of bounce. They use this information to determine whether these aerospace principles can be applied to...
Activity
PBS

Tower Power Returns: Engineering Is Elementary

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
"In this activity from Engineering is Elementary, students design, build, and test a tower that can hold up a stuffed animal. The activity is useful for introducing components of Engineering Design (ETS) from the Next Generation Science...
Handout
Columbia University

Columbia University: What Is Mechanical Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the field of mechanical engineering with a focus on the career areas available to those with a mechanical engineering background or experience.
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Engineering Ups and Downs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Engineering design instructional activity examines the principles behind working elevators. Teams of students explore how elevators work, then design, build, and evaluate their own elevator to service a toy car garage.
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Chair Lift Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson investigates how engineers develop safe transportation systems to operate in a variety of climates and environments. Teams of students work together to construct a "chair lift" made from everyday materials as a test of this...
Handout
Learn Engineering

Learn Engineering: What Is Von Mises Stress?

For Students 11th - 12th
In this article and video, learn about how engineers can use the Von Mises stress to predict when their design will fail. By completing the calculations, engineers can find the maximum value of Von Mises and can be more accurate with the...
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Pipeline Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students become "engineers" as they learn how to develop pipeline systems for transportation. In this lesson, they work in teams to design, develop, and execute a pipeline plan to transport both a golf ball and a ping pong ball from one...
Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Ethical Issues in Genetic Engineering and Transgenics

For Students 9th - 10th
Utilizing the developments in transgenic biotechnology and genetic engineering for use in the medical fields raises ethical questions.
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Can You Copperplate?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Chemical engineering lesson plan investigates the processes of chemical plating and electroplating. Teams of students work together to devise a chemical system for plating metal objects with copper, then test and evaluate their findings...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering and the Human Body

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The Engineering and the Human Body unit covers the broad spectrum of topics that make up our very amazing human body. Students are introduced to the space environment and learn the major differences between the environment on Earth and...
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Tufts University

Tufts University: Novel Engineering: Books

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
This collection of classroom books shows how students can identify engineering problems in a novel. Each book is accompanied by a plot synopsis, problems students have noted, and solutions they have come up with and built in their...
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Other

American Society for Engineering Education: Building for Hurricanes

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
In this engineering design challenge about building in hurricane-prone regions, students learn that a solid base helps stabilize a structure by constructing, testing, and redesigning a tower that can support a tennis ball at least 18...
Handout
Career Cornerstone Center

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Nuclear Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A career in Nuclear Engineering is profiled.Included: Nuclear Engineering overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.

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