Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, Ohio Northern University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

also chose to operate theindustrial robots in the Robotics and Automation Laboratory. Movie hour featured themovie, I ROBOT. Students were asked to fill a simple survey about the movie as welltying the learning experience and the futuristic and robotic concepts they saw during themovie. The idea of ethics was also emphasized.Students were given pre- and post-tests. Post tests results showed (in Figure 4) greatimprovements in each student’s confidence on most of the fields covered. Lack ininfluence in microcontrollers can be explained by time constraints as mentionedpreviously. Animatronics: The Next Generation of Toy Makers Microcontrollers 1.3

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Glenda Kelly, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Universities and Compatibility with K-12 Outreach “The mission of Duke University is to provide a superior liberal education to undergraduatestudents, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also to their development as adultscommitted to high ethical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities; toprepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service byproviding excellent graduate and professional education; to advance the frontiers of knowledgeand contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship; to promote an intellectualenvironment built on a commitment to free and open inquiry; to help those who suffer, curedisease, and promote health, through sophisticated

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kazem Kazerounian, University of Connecticut; David M. Moss, University of Connecticut; David Giblin, University of Connecticut; Elias Faraclas, University of Connecticut; Cathi Koehler, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Concepts relating technological advancement/hindrance with ethical and environmental issuesResults and Discussion Page 11.229.8 Using both quantitative and qualitative analysis of the engineering content as defined inEEF, we found that region-wide there is a discrepancy in the incidence of engineering conceptsthat were present in the various state science frameworks. This analysis was conducted for 49state’s science frameworks in the United States including the District of Columbia and the ITEAstandards [4]. As mentioned earlier, the State of Iowa was not included in this analysis, as theirstate science

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Dennis Coon, University of Wyoming; Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; John Pierre, University of Wyoming

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

HSI is to provide a place where some of Wyoming’s most intellectually talented high school sophomores can gather before their junior and senior years, living and studying in an environment with no pressure for grades, and sharing ideas and friendship with other gifted students. The primary purpose of the program is to annually draw 100 talented high school sophomore students to the university for an intensive examination of unanswered questions and unresolved challenges. Among the areas that are probed include: world hunger, plants and people, knights and cowboys, drama, ethics and society, communicating with computers, understanding cultural development, pharmacy, fundamentals of computer design and programming, and

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Students learn about the history andsocietal ramifications of medical technology. The Biotechnology: The PCR unit is alert toAgricultural and Related Biotechnologies of the Designed World. Students learn about thehistory of biotechnology with relation to PCR and why and how this technology is used. Studentsalso learn about the societal and ethical implications of using biotechnologies such as the PCR.The Transportation Technology: Visualizing Rocketry unit centers on Information andCommunication Technologies of the Designed World and Transportation Technologies. Studentslearn basic aeronautical principles, the use of chemical reactions for rocket transport, and aboutthe use of Newtonian physics and mathematical tools in rocket design.The

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Vincent Childress, North Carolina A&T; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Craig Rhodes, North Carolina A&T

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

technology education, engineering’s growing interest in pre-university level involvement, and broad public support for engineering at the K-12 level.In a Delphi study made up of a panel of experts in engineering and technology education,Dearing and Daugherty17 found that the top ten engineering-related concepts that should beinfused into technology education were: 1. Interpersonal skills including teamwork, group skills, attitude and work ethic; 2. The ability to communicate ideas verbally and orally; 3. Working within constraints; 4. Ability to brainstorm and generate ideas; 5. Assess product design; 6. Troubleshoot technological devices; 7. Understand mathematical and scientific equations; 8. Have an understanding of

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Robert Kavetsky, Office of Naval Research; Robert L. Stiegler, NSWCDD; Peter N. Squire, NSWCDD; Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

days related to the project.The teachers and the mentors were provided with training both in approaches to using problem-based learning in classrooms and in technical training sessions. They were trained together inorder to build both a confident working relationship and to develop as a team that will implementthe curriculum in the schools. Together, the SET (scientist, engineer, and teachers) teams wereprovided with professional development sessions by the College of William and Mary in theareas of collaborative teaching, curricula development, rubric development, problem-basedlearning, managing student teams, and ethics in the classroom. The technical training sessionsincluded two days of instructions on the LEGO Mindstorms kits and ROBOLAB

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P. Ruby Mawasha, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; Paul Lam, University of Akron

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

demonstrated to the protégés in this program is that,mentors do not judge protégés as being poorly prepared, overconfident or defensive. But viewthem as challenges in an effort to provide meaningful support. It was very important for thementors to make the protégés understand the importance of the problems they might face in thebeginning phase of teaching. In order to do so, professors were advised to revisit their first yearexperiences as a teacher and pick similar situations and explain them to the students. Doing sohelped students better understand problems and their consequences.People Skills Technical knowledge alone does not guarantee success of a student. An individual needs tohave good PEOPLE skills (Problem-solving, Ethics, Open-mindedness