K-12 Engineering Outreach

 

Dr. Furse s Presentation: Technology Changes Lives: Engineering Tomorrow s Engineers (for Utah Tech Teachers)

PDF Version (7.6MB)

Power Point Version (74MB)

Movie (1MB) (download by right-clicking this link, then put in same folder as Power Point in order to run from slides)

 

Contents:

 

Local Outreach Projects

UofU College of Engineering

(See Outreach)

Utah Science Center

 

USU Junior Engineering State (K-6)

USU Engineering State (High School Juniors)

 

 

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Dr. Furse s Outreach Projects

These projects were developed at Utah State University and may be downloaded and used for educational purposes.

Equipment is also available for community and teacher use.

Sponsorship provided by the Society of Women Engineers and ExxonMobil Foundation.

Jello-Optics /

Instructions

Simple Machines

 

Cool, Animated Power Points

Simple Circuits (Word) /

(PDF) /  Teacher Instructions

 

Wireless World

(See GWEC)

Movement of Waves

A Simple Circuit (built of water)

Pendulum

Equipment Available for Outreach Projects

 

 

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What is Engineering?

TryEngineering.org

Engineer Girl

 

Cool Science Magazine for 5th and 6th graders

 

 

Zoom into engineering (projects)

Building Big

E-Week

Sightseers Guide to Engineering

 

 

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Resources for K-12 Teachers

Check This out:

 

OnLine Encyclopedia

User: Pioneer

Pass: students

 

 

General:

SAE World in Motion Kits

First Grade Plus

 

IEEE PEERS

National Engineering Week

(& projects)

Science Spider

SL Library System has MANY books on Science Projects

 

 

Science Explorer

Utah K-6 curriculum

 

 

TOY Challenge design contest

Fostering Creativity

www.creax.com

www.triz.org

cispom.boisestate.edu/murli//creativity

www.scifun.org

 

Water Waves (cool simulations)

Math:

Utah Education Network

  

Math Forum

Cynthia Lanius

 

Daves Math Tables (gen math thru calculus)

PBS Teachersource

Ask Mr. Calculus

The Math Nerds: Free help with math

 

Brain Teaser

 

 

 

Math (K-6)

UEN Math Resources

MegaMath

Aunty Math

FunBrain

 

Easy as PI

 

 

 

Math (6-10)

UEN Math

History of Math

SOS Math (Algebra to Calculus)

Maths Online

 

A+ Math (prealgebra)

 

 

 

Architecture

Paper Models

Beams

 

 

Agriculture:

California Foundation for Educ in the Classroom

 

Wheat for Concrete

Fruits/Veggies

More pumpkins

Moo-Milk

Food-Land-People

Ag experiments

Educ Resources Info Ctr

Space:

NASA Quest

Scout Camps, Houston Space Center

US Space Academy

Virtual Astronaut

Geology / Geophysics

Student Connection

 

 

 

Chemistry

Science Snacks

Homemade Slime (polymer)

Am Chem Society

 

Electricity

Electricity

 

Electromagnet

 

Creative Gifts / Resources

 

Explorastore

Children s Box toys

Discover This!

Physics

Physics

 

 

 

 

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Pre-College (High School / Middle School) Career Guides

ASEE: Engineering Your Future

Career Planning Center

E-Week

TryEngineering.org

 

 

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 Women and Girls in Engineering

Engineer Girl

 Club Girl Tech

TAP Junior 

 

Exploring Your Future in Math & Science

Women in Science

 

Women in Engineering

Project Kaleidescope

 

 

Women of NASA

E-Mentoring (Ages 16-18)

It s Her Future. Do the Math.

Eweek 2006 Girl s Edition

 

 

Professional:

 

Society of Women Engineers

Caltech Women s Center

CRA Committee on the Status of Women

 

 

Association for Women in Science

What Women need to know about being an Engineer

 

 

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Engineering Humor J

Engineering Urban Legends

Engineering Joke of the Week

Physics Songs

Nukees

The Tech Side

 

 

 

Microspeak

 

 

 

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Engineering Ethics

Online Ethics Center (Case Studies)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Potential K12 Funding Resources

Hewlett-Packard

IEEE

 

 

 

 

 

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Last updated August 2007

For more information, contact Dr. Cynthia Furse