Make-an-Engineer Introduction to Engineering Activity (P12 Resource/Curriculum Exchange)
- Conference
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Salt Lake City, Utah
- Publication Date
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June 23, 2018
- Start Date
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June 23, 2018
- End Date
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July 27, 2018
- Conference Session
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Pre-College Engineering Education
- Page Count
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7
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--30783
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/30783
- Download Count
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679
Paper Authors
Morgan M. Hynes Purdue University, West Lafayette
Dr. Morgan Hynes is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and Director of the FACE Lab research group at Purdue. In his research, Hynes explores the use of engineering to integrate academic subjects in K-12 classrooms. Specific research interests include design metacognition among learners of all ages; the knowledge base for teaching K-12 STEM through engineering; the relationships among the attitudes, beliefs, motivation, cognitive skills, and engineering skills of K-16 engineering learners; and teaching engineering.
Chanel Beebe Purdue University, West Lafayette
Chanel Beebe is an Engineering Education Researcher at Purdue University where her work focusing on broadening participation in engineering and engineering thinking. Her passion lies in empowering communities to solve their own problems using creative pedagogies and engagement strategies. Her research looks at using the engineering design process to address social issues in a way that keeps the design process in the hands of communities that face the social problems.
Avneet Hira Purdue University, West Lafayette
Avneet is a doctoral student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research interests include K-12 education and first year engineering in the light of the engineering design process, and inclusion of digital fabrication labs into classrooms. Her current work at the FACE lab is on the use of classroom Makerspaces for an interest-based framework of engineering design. She is also interested in cross-cultural work in engineering education to promote access and equity. She is an aerospace engineer, and is the present Vice President (Educational Content) of the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED).
Kayla R. Maxey
Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Kayla is a doctoral student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research interest includes the influence of informal engineering learning experiences on diverse students’ attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of engineering, and the relationship between students’ interests and the practices and cultures of engineering. Her current work at the FACE lab is on teaching strategies for K-12 STEM educators integrating engineering design and the development of engineering skills of K-12 learners.
Abstract
Description: The Make-an-Engineer activity has students create a paper or cardboard representation of themselves as an engineer. The engineer is comprised of a body piece where students write a problem they want to solve, two arm pieces where students write two things they are interested in, and a head piece where students write an engineering habit of mind they will use. The activity is flexible in how it is implemented, but the team currently uses it in conjunction with a brief presentation introducing students to engineering.
Grade level: 2nd-12th grade Learning goals: Identify as an engineer and understand breadth of what engineers do. Materials: Cardboard or paper cutouts Time: 20-60 minutes
Hynes, M. M., & Beebe, C., & Hira, A., & Maxey, K. R. (2018, June), Make-an-Engineer Introduction to Engineering Activity (P12 Resource/Curriculum Exchange) Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2--30783
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