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NASA

Speaking in Phases

For Students 9th - 12th
Hear from deep space. Pupils learn how satellites transfer information back to Earth. They learn about three different ways to modulate radio waves and how a satellite sends information with only 0s and 1s. Using sound, class members...
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NASA

Blinded by the Light!

For Students 9th - 12th
Pupils learn of multiple ways astronomers look for planets outside of the solar system. By completing a hands-on activity, scholars discover that trying to see the planets directly because of the glare from the nearby star is nearly...
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NASA

Packing for a L-o-o-o-ng Trip to Mars

For Students 9th - 12th
Pack just enough to fit. Crews determine what personal items to take with them on a trip to Mars. Each team must decide what to take with them on a two-and-a-half year trip to Mars and whether their items will fit within the allotted...
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: On Making Life Livable

For Students 9th - 10th
Being able to withstand heat and cold is a need shared by rich and poor alike. The author of this speech to the American Society for Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) provides an anecdotal history of climate...
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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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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Big Diesel Engines

For Students 9th - 10th
Traces the historical evolution of the diesel engine. Explains the distinction between gasoline engines and diesel engines. Discusses the uses of diesel engines. Interesting, anecdotal and well-written. (Text is the actual radio...
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Other

Graduating Engineer and Computer Careers Magazine: Structural Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
Structural engineering is a branch of civil engineering, and its applications are extremely diverse. A career as a structural engineer is profiled .. education, salary, job description .. are included.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Rudolf Diesel

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting account of Rudolf Diesel and his invention of the diesel engine. The text is the actual transcript of a syndicated radio broadcast called "Engines of Ingenuity." Outstanding information on Diesel and his engine invention.
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Other

Spider's Apprentice: Helpful Guide to Web Search Engines

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that gives tips on web searching, tells how search engines work, and gives analysis on the most popular search engines.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Genetic Engineering & Xenotransplantation

For Students 9th - 10th
In efforts to cure some cases of Type I diabetes scientists are considering xenotransplantation. With this practice, islets from animals other than human are transplanted into humans. With further studies scientists will discover...
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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.
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Other

Engineering for Change: Necessary Trade Offs When Co Designing New Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
The co-design of new technology with communities has benefits and trade-offs. Engineers Without Borders Australia describe a co-design project in rural Cambodia that they participated in. The goal was to design assistive technologies...
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Utah State University

Utah State University: Optimization, an Important Stage of Engineering Design

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teaching middle and high school students how to weigh constraints and criteria against various design solutions in order to select the best possible solution is an important skill necessary for engineering, as well as for life. The...
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A&E Television

History.com: 10 World Engineering Marvels

For Students 9th - 10th
These remarkable feats of design and construction transformed the ways that people travel, communicate and live. For thousands of years, mankind has engineered remarkable structures such as the pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of...
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Other

Graduating Engineer and Computer Careers Magazine: Aeronautical Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A career as an aeronautical engineer is profiled. Included are education, salary, job opportunities, plus two career biographies.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 695: John Ericsson

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of John Ericsson, a man who invented in three countries over most of a century. He invented an early locomotive, a hot-air engine, screw propeller, and the Monitor, which was used in the Civil War. This is a transcript of an...
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Hero(n) of Alexandria

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the life of Hero of Alexandria and discusses Hero's contribution to the development of the steam engine. Text is the actual radio transcript of a syndicated radio broadcast on invention and ingenuity.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Allyson Lubimir, Support Engineer and Cat Lover

For Students 9th - 10th
Allyson Lubimir explains how she became a program engineer.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: How the Internet and Search Engines Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how search engines work to find the exact information you are looking for.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Ethics of Web Site Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from Chris MacDonald on computer ethics of Web site engineering. Includes ethics, personal space, and administrave responsibility.
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University of Southern California

Usc Viterbi School of Engineering: Illumin: Harp: Engineering the Perfect Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the history and the construction of a harp. Includes a music sample, and an interactive harp. (Published Fall 2004)
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Bonus Points

For Students 9th - 10th
After completing the electrical engineering project called Ant Bot, improve your machine and share your ideas with others.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Bonus Points

For Students 9th - 10th
Take part in some challenges after completing electrical engineering project, ant bot. SHare your ideas, and see how others have improved thier bots.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Steam Engines in England

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting historical account of the development of the steam engine. Provides pictures of the earliest of steam engines.

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