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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Holbert, Arizona State University; Lisa Grable, North Carolina State University; Patricia Dixon, Florida State University; Sharon Schulze, North Carolina State University

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Adjunct Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Lisa's extension and research projects have included work with public schools in the areas of instructional technology and science, including numerous in-service workshops for teachers.Patricia Dixon, Florida State University Dr. Dixon is Director of the Center for Integrating Research and Learning at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, conducting educational programs for students, teachers, and the general public. She has administered REU and RET programs since 1999, participates in a national RET Network, and has published and presented research on RET programs. Dr. Dixon is currently directing a study to

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High School Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Peggy Taylor, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Howard Tenenbaum, La Jolla High School, San Diego Unified School District; Seth Hodges, St. Michael Indian School, St. Michaels, AZ

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of the physical sciences to understand,develop, and fabricate solar cells. The teachers went into the clean room and completed theprocessing steps to produce functional solar cells, then they tested and characterized them. Theteachers left with a souvenir wafer and course material that aided them in the introduction ofsubject matter into their curricula. Program assessment was conducted and course outcomesmeasured through teacher surveys.IntroductionThe Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department at Montana State University (MSU)has created two new laboratory intensive courses in which undergraduate (EE407) and graduatestudents (EE505) are given the opportunity to go into a clean room and process a silicon wafer toproduce functional

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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those devices even better? Electricalengineers and technologists spend most of their time learning how these technologieswork and developing new ways to improve them.This course emphasizes practical, hands-on laboratory work that is closely coordinatedwith theoretical classroom discussion. The course focuses on both standard and wirelesscommunication systems.Course Learning Outcomes • Understand basic concepts of Electronics and circuit design; • Understand how electronic communication systems work and their application to daily life; • Understand concepts of radio frequency (RF) propagation, including AM/FM modulation; • Understand the different types of transmitting media; • Understand the architecture of a wireless

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Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Thomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Sofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY

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that relate classroom topics to practical application. As a result of their comfort withthe use of information technology, contemporary students and teachers can find traditionalclassroom methods of lecture and guided laboratory experiments limiting. Recently, the need forincreasing the number of students graduating in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) fields United States has been recognized as a threat to continued economicdevelopment. This need, coupled with increasing technological literacy, has created anopportunity to leverage leading edge cyberinfrastructure in an outreach program targetingsecondary school teachers. This paper demonstrates the implementation of a targeted outreachprogram that engages pre- and in

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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AC 2010-581: INTEGRATING GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH INTO K-12CLASSROOMS: A GK-12 FELLOWS PROJECTVikram Kapila, Polytechnic University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control; distributed spacecraft formation control; linear/nonlinear control with applications to robust control

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Ellen Worsdall, Northwestern University; Jessica Swenson, Northwestern University

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Engineers hostsCareer Day for Girls, a one-day event for girls in grades 7-12 to get girls excited about science,engineering, and technology. Through laboratory demonstrations, interactive multimedialectures, and hands-on activities, girls meet positive role models (both female and male) and getto think about the possibilities they have for careers in the technical fields.Many Career Day participants and their parents expressed a need for a multiple-day programheld over the summer--a kind of engineering day camp for girls to get more information andexperience with engineering, and to form relationships with female engineer role models.Undergraduate members of the Society of Women Engineers at Northwestern Universitytherefore went about designing

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Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Essinger, Drexel University; Ryan Coote, Drexel University; Pete Konstantopoulos, CAPA High School; Jason Silverman, Drexel University; Gail Rosen, Drexel University

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AC 2010-2013: REFLECTIONS AND MEASURES OF STEM TEACHING ANDLEARNING ON K-12 CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTSSteven Essinger, Drexel University Steve Essinger is a graduate student at Drexel University in Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research involves applying machine learning techniques to the study of microbial communities. He has designed bioinformatics computer laboratories and improved image processing laboratories for the K-12 classroom.Ryan Coote, Drexel University Ryan Coote graduated from Drexel University in 2009 with a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering.Pete Konstantopoulos, CAPA High School Pete Konstantopoulos is a mathematics teacher at the Creative

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Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Mora, New Mexico Tech; Ricardo Negron, WPAFB; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech

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AC 2010-783: NDEP-SUPPORTED K-12 STEM OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OF THEUS AIR FORCEGerald Mora, New Mexico Tech Gerald Mora is the Director of New Mexico Tech's Technology Transfer Support Group and the State of New Mexico Partnership Intermediary for the Air Force Research Laboratory at the Kirtland Air Force Base. Mr. Mora was awarded the 2001 New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award for his development Kirtland’s La Luz program. Mr Mora has numerous publications based on his Systems Engineering work and his passion for education outreach.Ricardo Negron, WPAFB RICARDO NEGRON--Ricardo Negron is currently the Chief of the Domestic Partnering Branch at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFRL

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Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stanley Hunley, Michigan State University; Joshua Whitman, Michigan State University; Seungik Baek, Michigan State University; Xiaobo Tan, Michigan State University; Drew Kim, Michigan State University

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this K-12 program, educational kits of an EAP-based actuator that mimics the basiccontractile mechanism of a muscle cell have been developed. Using these kits, 15-20minute hands-on sessions for 3~4 student groups were offered as a part of Cardiovascularand Tissue Mechanics Laboratory experience for the participants of WIMS for Teens andWomen in Engineering, both of which emphasize participation of groups Page 15.715.4underrepresented in STEM areas. 33. Biomimetic DeviceThe biomimetic device was based on the function of the sarcomere, the basic contractileunit of a

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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by Making it FunAbstractThis paper describes a workshop, led by female Engineering Technology students with supportfrom female faculty members, that introduces engineering concepts to 4th -7th grade girls througha series of interactive laboratory experiments. The day-long workshops are offered to area GirlScouts and are intended to increase the girls’ interest in engineering. In support of this goal,hands-on experiments are carefully designed to: 1) show the girls that science can be both funand creative 2) connect science and engineering to things in everyday life that they already knowand care about 3) demonstrate that women can make a positive impact on the world with a careerin engineering.The workshops take place on the college campus

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Wraegen Williams PhD, University of Virginia; Ping Guan, University of Virginia

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this paper are the ExxonMobilBernard Harris Summer Science Camp (EMBHSSC) for rising sixth, seventh, and eighth graders,Introduction to Engineering (ITE) for rising high school juniors and seniors, and the Leadership,Education, and Development Summer Engineering Institute (LEAD-SEI) which is also gearedtowards rising high school juniors and seniors.Each of these curriculums consists of hands on activities, lectures and presentations given byUniversity professors and graduate students, team building exercises, field excursions and toursof both faculty laboratories and the campus. In addition to these traditional enrichment activities,the LEAD-SEI program initiated a group research project strategy, which was highly praised byvisiting sponsors

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Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University

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AC 2010-1101: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS SITE: APROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR TEACHERSVikram Kapila, Polytechnic University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control; distributed spacecraft formation control; linear/nonlinear control with applications to robust control

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Liles, NCA&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, NCA&T State University

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components of our bodies and how do they allow us to move (perform)? Creation of TE company flag.11:00-11:15: Broad jump contest, relay race, balance contest and arm strength activity11:15-12:45: Chicken Little Dissection + Skin Model Synthesis12:45-1:45: Lunch1:45-2:30: Build a Tissue + Skin Model Wound2:30-3:15: Measurement in the Laboratory: “I got skills!” Determination of Fluid Density3:15-4:00: Stem Cell Culturing (C2C12 passage)4:00-4:30 Dr. Allevable “TE for Life” video

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joan Kowalski, Penn State University - New Kensington; Tracie L. Brockhoff, Penn State University - New Kensington

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experience of practical laboratory applications in conjunction with technical laboratory reports. ≠ To stimulate critical thinking skills as a preparation for college study in engineering, engineering technology and science. ≠ To strengthen decision-making skills for exploring the changing academic and career opportunities which exist for college-bound students, through interaction with female role models currently employed in engineering, engineering technology and science. ≠ To introduce prospective students and their families to XXXX XXXX, regardless of career choice. ≠ To involve the parents in order to impact their attitudes and serve as an informational

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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facultyprovide a similar curriculum taught in Engineering 101 and Pre-calculus college courses.The afternoon classes are project-oriented. Students design mousetrap cars usingSolidWorks, and build their cars in the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory. At night,students work on group projects that include designing and building robots using LEGOMindstorms NXT. To recruit students, we created a partnership between our College andfive different academic enrichment programs in Southern California. By working withcommunity organizations, we have reached highly motivated students who have a strongaptitude for science and mathematics. Since 2001, 203 students from 66 different highschools in the Greater Los Angeles Area have participated in SECOP. Of these

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Small, Clarkson University; Gail Gotham, St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES; Peter Turner, Clarkson University

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institutes was based on educational research that has documented key featuresof professional development and careful evaluation of prior professional development activitiesin the region. The optimal partnership was defined as one where teachers partner with workingscientists, mathematicians, and engineers who have sophisticated equipment in laboratory workspace, computing facilities and other resources of higher education. During the past two years,approximately 250 individuals attended 22 institutes; some of the teachers attended multipleofferings. The efficacy and impact of these institutes has been assessed through pre- and postcontent knowledge or capability tests, evaluation forms, and peer-review of lessons developed asan outcome of the

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Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Marlene Aviles, Dr. Ercel Webb School # 22, Jersey City School District; Jennifer Case, East Middle School; Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; John Brockway, East Middle School; Christie O'Hara, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Asheim, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Brian Lien, Princeton High School; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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minutes, which is not enough forbig science and engineering projects. To address this concern, we worked with district administratorsand teachers to allocate more time for science and give teachers time and support to implement theprojects. Third, several teachers mentioned the lack of resources and materials in their classrooms to Page 15.228.5implement the activities in the project. Most resources for science are outdated and limited. Moreover, 4they mentioned the lack of space and scheduling issues to use a classroom, computer laboratory

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Fitzpatrick, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

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the Microdevices Laboratory at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Eli Fromm, Drexel University Dr. Eli Fromm is the Roy A. Brothers University Professor and Director of the Center for Educational Research in the College of Engineering of Drexel University. He has held a number of academic leadership positions and included among them are Vice President for Educational Research, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, and interim Dean of Engineering at Drexel. He has also held positions with the General Electric and DuPont companies, has been a staff member of the Science Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives as a Congressional Fellow, a Program Director at NSF, and a Visiting

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Backer, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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theparents and children sat in quiet apprehension until we started the welcome ceremony. Only 21out of 25 students arrived; this would require us to call “alternate” students that would arriveTuesday morning. In total, 23 students attended the SVCC; thirteen boys and nine girls. Threestudents were African-American and nineteen were Hispanic. The average age of the SVCCparticipant was fifteen years old.Once the parents left, we led the students to the engineering computer labs to start their week ofcomputer lessons. We used the Engr 10: Introduction to Engineering laboratories for thisproject. In 2007-2008, the College invested over $300K in updating the Engr 10 laboratories.The Engr 10 labs consist of two adjacent rooms with computer workstations on

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Walters; Keisha Walters

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attack.Field Trip to Mississippi State UniversityThe Mississippi Governor’s School is held at the Mississippi University for Women, a primarilyliberal arts institution located in Columbus, MS. As part of the course, all of the students weretaken on a one-day field trip to Mississippi State University, located approximately 20 milesaway in Starkville, MS. The students were given guided tours of three research facilities. Thefirst was the Aerospace Engineering wind tunnel laboratory. The tour included both a subsonicand supersonic wind tunnel. The students were shown a demonstration of drag in the subsonictunnel, including a demonstration of the effects of dimples on the drag for a sphere, a topic thatwas later discussed in more detail during the

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Anthony, Tennessee Technological University; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Tech University; Sally Pardue, Tennessee Tech University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Evangelynn Thurber, Cookeville High School

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be considered as creating new knowledge––the teachers were afforded the uniqueopportunity to explore those distinctions during the program. Several teachers participated in thedesign and implementation of engineering apparatus that were in turn used in addressing theirresearch questions. Another teacher designed and supervised the implementation of anengineering measurement system from the low cost materials available in the laboratory fordeveloping the stress-strain curve for hydro-gels reinforced with nano-particles.16The National Research Council publication, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, andSchool,3 describes best practices for supporting students as they develop flexible knowledge. Oneoutcome of the “How People Learn” (HPL

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Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jade Mitchell-Blackwood, Drexel University; Manuel Figueroa, Drexel University; Chatchai Kokar, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

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Student Association Outstanding Mentor Award, the Drexel University ECE Outstanding Research Achievement Award and the International Liquid Crystal Society Multimedia Prize. In 2003, he received a NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship to research NEMS/MEMS adaptive optics in the Microdevices Laboratory at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Eli Fromm, Drexel University Dr. Eli Fromm is the Roy A. Brothers University Professor and Director of the Center for Page 15.1273.1 Educational Research in the College of Engineering of Drexel University. He has held a number of academic leadership positions and

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High School Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Cynthia Rice-York, Tennessee Tech University; Dalton York, Tennessee Tech University; Cynthia Stowers, Clark Range High School; Robert Sircy, Tennessee Tech University

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) program at Tennessee TechUniversity during the summer of 2009. The program provided the teachers with the opportunityto experience the full cycle of research from formulating a research question and a research plan,to carrying out the research plan along side mentors who acted as consultants to the teachers.The two of the participants were a high school math teacher and a pre-service high schoolchemistry teacher. Although the two participants worked in the same fuel cell laboratory andshared to some extent the same mentor, the focus of their research and how they would take backtheir experience to class was completely different. The math teacher focused on research aimedat trying to identify patterns in the response of a PEM fuel cell under

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Anthony; Josh Price; Joe Harris

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findings to the class (limited to 5 minutes per student). II: In the second portion of Test Your Mettle, students will go to lab and do an electroplating activity. Electroplating is a process whereby a thin coat of metal is applied to a material. The process involves placing the material to be coated in a solution containing ions of the metal and then passing an electric current through the system, which causes the ions to adhere to the material. This process is much more feasible in a high school laboratory setting because the equipment is affordable as compared to the materials needed to do pack cementation. Students

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Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley

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; sequential vs. global;visual vs. verbal).3 Students are then matched up in groups of four with balanced learning styles,major, and gender. The undergraduates are simultaneously enrolled in a skills laboratory as partof the course that provides a framework for oral and written communication, teamwork, andeffective teaching styles. The objective of the K-12 outreach project is to interest more childrenin the field of engineering while strengthening the engineering and communication skill sets ofthe undergraduates.There is strong evidence that outreach to the K-12 sector is a vital part of maintaining andimproving the numbers of current and potential students who study engineering at the universitylevel.4 Many children are naturally interested in the

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Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brittany Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stacey Mumbower, Georgia Institute of Technology

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. The weeklong TEC camp is Page 15.962.2designed to expose campers to a wide range of engineering disciplines early in their educationsin order to inspire campers to consider college majors and careers in these important fields. Thecamp is highly interactive with hands-on projects in areas such as webpage design, robotics,structural design, and transportation engineering. Campers are given the opportunity to exploreengineering through interactive courses, seminars and laboratories that are lead by Georgia Techprofessors and graduate students. Campers are encouraged to interact directly with the graduatestudents and to ask questions about life

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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Journalism and Fiction Writing and their frequency correlates with thenumber of students of the given major. For the contrary, there is a pattern when checking inwhich year the students are in their degree. Most of the students taking the class are freshman orsophomore. This same pattern could be find in the other science classes or in the generaleducation requirements courses the college offers; therefore it is possible to say that theenrollment roster in the class is a random sample of the student population. The requirements forcourse completion include: laboratory reports, quizzes, a final examination (conventionalassessment tools) and a self-directed project (performance assessment). This research willcompare the results of the analysis of the

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Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Wathen, Georgia Institute of Technology; William Hunt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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detection. Adam has also performed research on electron plasmonic energy loss spectroscopy in gold thin films and nanoparticles as a Sandia National Laboratories MESA Student Intern. Adam has received significant educational experience at the high school and collegiate level as an NSF GK-12 Fellow for the 2009-2010 academic year, a graduate teaching assistant for 5 semesters at Georgia Tech during which time he received the Georgia Tech ECE Graduate Teaching Assistant Excellence Award, and as an adjunct faculty member at Southern Polytechnic State University in 2008 and 2010 in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology.William Hunt, Georgia Institute of Technology William D

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Margaret Phelps, Tennessee Technological University; Roy Loutzenheiser, Tennessee Technological University

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and engineering-based content and activities in their teaching, they must themselves experience learning throughinquiry, collaborate with other teachers, have access to and competence in using technology, andhave experience with engineering.8,9The interdisciplinary nature of engineering merges laboratory, field, and classroom inquiry withhistorical and cultural perspectives and the technology in the students’ worlds.10 Effectiveclassroom practices include conceptual understanding, thinking skills, inquiry, cooperativelearning, graphic organizers, computer simulations, actual observation, clear objectives, and on-going feedback.11 Students develop deeper understanding when they generate and testhypotheses, compare and contrast, summarize, and

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, The Ohio State University; Ruth Friedman, The Ohio State University; Glenda LaRue, The Ohio State University

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determine which was most effective in removing each ofthe three different stains.Gas-Liquid-Solid Fluidization Activity: The gas-liquid-solid fluidization activityintroduced participants to a three-phase fluidized bed reactor. Students determined theminimum fluidization point of the reactor used in the university’s Koffolt Laboratories bygraphing the height of the liquid in the glass tube for each change in gas velocity.Students also learned about the importance of three-phase fluidized bed reactors to thepetroleum industry, where heavy oils have to be converted into high-quality gasoline.Sustainable Energy Presentation: The sustainable energy presentation inaugurated a day-long series of lab tours and activities designed around Shell’s “More