Schedel, J. R., & Schedel, A. (2018, April), Straws, Balloons, and Tootsie Rolls: The Value of Hands-On Activities in the Engineering Classroom  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference, Washington, District of Columbia. 10.18260/1-2--29492

\bibitem{asee_peer_29492}
  Schedel, J. R., \& Schedel, A. (2018, April), \emph{Straws, Balloons, and Tootsie Rolls: The Value of Hands-On Activities in the Engineering Classroom}
  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference, Washington, District of Columbia.
  10.18260/1-2--29492

John Robert Schedel Jr. and Angela Schedel.  "Straws, Balloons, and Tootsie Rolls: The Value of Hands-On Activities in the Engineering Classroom".  2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference, Washington, District of Columbia, 2018, April.  ASEE Conferences, 2018.  https://peer.asee.org/29492 Internet.  05 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_29492}
  John Robert Schedel Jr. and Angela Schedel.
  "Straws, Balloons, and Tootsie Rolls: The Value of Hands-On Activities in the Engineering Classroom".
  \emph{2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference, Washington, District of Columbia, 2018, April}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2018.
  https://peer.asee.org/29492 Internet.  05 May, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Within engineering education, long-term retention of major concepts is a key objective.  Numerous classroom techniques combine to work towards this goal, including testing, laboratories, and demonstrations.  One highly effective, yet often underutilized, tool for improving long-term understanding is hands-on activities that students do at their desks, especially those involving simple items with which they are already familiar.  Five characteristics are common to a productive, in-class, reinforcement activity.
(1) All students participate, preferably at their own desks.  
(2) Items involved are commonplace, familiar to the students, and low-cost.  
(3) Activities are relatively quick, providing a brief break within the lecture.  
(4) Elaborate setup or support equipment is not required.
(5) Before the activity, students are given a few moments to predict results. 
This paper describes a variety of quick, hands-on activities used in a recent mechanics class at the United States Naval Academy.

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