Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Jennifer H. Rushing, Central Coast New Tech High

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Engineering Physics & Physics, Pre-College Engineering Education Division

 steps elaborated on below:   ● Ask: What is the problem?  What have others done to solve this?  What are the  constraints?  ● Imagine: What are possible solutions?  What’s the advantage of one over another?  Choose the best one.  ● Plan: What’s needed to execute the chosen solution?  What additional skills, tools or  materials are needed?  Get the needed skills and materials.  ● Create: Build a model according to the plan and test it systematically.  ● Improve: How could the design be improved?  Redesign and retest. This EDP model is cast as a cyclic process, with progress going in either direction in the cycle and sometimes shortcutting from one step to another, as is consistent with the iterative nature of

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meera N.K. Singh PEng, University of Calgary; Qiao Sun, University of Calgary; Cassy M. Weber, Science Alberta Foundation (o/a MindFuel)

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integrated through teacher views that produce dynamic project-basedlesson plans. The system encourages an interdisciplinary approach that requires studentsto draw on multiple subject areas simultaneously to solve real world problems.This paper presents the results of the initial evaluation of the DLMS. After providing thedetails regarding its infrastructure, a critical evaluation of the platform and how itsupports both teachers and students in a balanced approach to learning is presented. Thisevaluation draws upon the Felder-Silverman Learning Style Model (FSLM) in thatelements of the DLSM are evaluated within the context of the models four dimensions.The initial results of a pilot project aimed at evaluating its effectiveness in schools

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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note that this type of course is not intended as an open elective, but instead as a finalcourse for the completion of a minor in the sciences. Thus, students would likely already haverelationships established with the faculty with whom they will conduct research. Often, theprocess of planning out a project will take place over a semester preceding the research courseitself (for example in Physics, while a student is still taking modern physics). Since researchprojects typically take quite some time to actually start up, this lead in time is essential to getdocuments, papers and sourcing established. Student groups (anywhere from 1-5 students) aretypically identified and formed before the beginning of the research semester. These groups

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard W. Liptak, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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during the last three weeks of the class (Figures 6 and 7). Similar to theelectronics project described above, the students are given a set of requirements and they areinstructed to design a system which will meet those requirements. During this three weekproject, the students develop a Gantt chart to plan out their work, go through a engineeringdesign review (at the mid-point in their project) and give a final presentation and demonstrationof their product.Figure 6 shows an image the students created allowing them to see the "A" grade image.Figure 7. A lens system capable of reading a line of text from 10 and 20 feet away from the target.This design was developed during EP415 by EP students.The students are also introduced to the role optics

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Hadsell, Cañada College

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questions over all of the previously mentioned topics. Once the studentcompletes the pre-test, the program puts together a study plan based on the questions that theydid not get correct. This allows the student to efficiently use their time to brush up on theconcepts that they forgot while not spending as much time on concepts that they are comfortablewith. The study plan involves more practice problems and examples for the students to workwith on the selected topics until they become more competent with the material. Once thestudents complete their designated study plans on MMT, they take a post-test to evaluate theirimprovement. Students averaged a pre-test score of 62% and a post-test score of 89% for theWinter 2015 Physics Jam, and these are

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Aric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma; Andrew Meier, The University of Central Oklahoma; Shahram Riahinezhad

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 work away from desktop computing.  4. There will be some impact long term in the student’s ability to deal with  computational modeling problems using HPC​ . The survey will hopefully reveal the  student’s current interest and perception about what the long term (3­5 years) impact  will be, but the only way to know if the project will have a lasting impact on the  student’s ability to understand and use HPC appropriately in the workplace, can only  be measured via a long term study. It is possible that the consent to report on this  longer term data collection will be sought.  The future plans for this project and new projects include:   1. Obtaining and disseminating data from a survey of

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilla Arlina Nix, Drexel University ; Jared Andrew Ruddick, Girard Academic Music Program; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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and serving as the Program Manager for 5 awarded STEM edu- cation grants totaling more than $12M. She has collaborated with University offices and College faculty and professional staff in the facilitation of recruitment strategies to increase the quality and quantity of undergraduate and graduate enrollment, including supervising the planning and implementation of Open House and other recruitment events. Jessica now manages the day-to-day operations of the DragonsTeach program, including supporting the development of programs of study, student recruitment, fundraising and grant-writing, hiring and supervising staff and student workers as well as coordinating program eval- uation.Dr. Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Cutri P.E., Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Paulo Alexandre Martin, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Nair Stem, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Keiti Pereira Vidal Souza, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

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supportlearning.Final considerationsThe use of multiple forms of learning support is satisfactorily perceived by students and teachers,corroborating significantly to the teaching-learning process. Balancing support activities fordirect or indirect learning support proved to be a wise option. According to the authors’perception, the most successful results are related to students’ motivation and commitment inPhysics class. Students’ commitment must always be encouraged, throughout the academic year.Implementing similar activities in others schools will demand planning efforts and commitmentfrom teachers’ teams.References[1] CUTRI, R.; STEM, N.; MATTASOGLIO NETO, O.; SILVA CAMPOS, L. DA; MARTIN, P.A.; SOUZA,K.P.V. DE. Student’s perception of actions to support

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Katherine Snyder, University of Detroit Mercy

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questions on the final exam are somewhat more challenging, there aregains made especially by female students. We believe that part of the gains for the femalestudents is that they had an opportunity to reason and discuss, out loud, how they thought about aparticular problem. First Exam Final Exam Females 32% 38% Males 40% 41% Table III Comparison of female and male students and percentages of correct responses from the first exam and from the final exam.We plan to further investigate

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg S Mowry, University of St. Thomas; Camille M George, University of St. Thomas

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/injerahowto.htm.18. “Injera Electric Baking: Energy Use Impacts In Addis Ababa Ethiopia”, Dave Sood, World Bank funded study, 10 May 2010. http://www.ethioenergyauthority.gov.et/attachments/article/62/Ethiopia_Injera_May_17_201 0_FINAL_Report1%20(1)%20DAVE%20SUD%202007.pdf19. "Windshield Shade Solar Funnel Cooker", Windshield Shade Solar Funnel Cooker, 2004. http://solarcooking.org/plans/windshield-cooker.htm.20. Kreith, F., Kreider, J.F., “Principles of Solar Engineering”, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1978.21. Kenisarin, M., Mahkomav, K., “Solar energy storage using phase change materials”, 2007. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032106000633.22. “Hitec heat transfer salt”, 2013. Retrieved from http

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christos Zahopoulos PhD, Northeastern University

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shows that in a some questions the was a significant drop between the post-and delayed post-test. In any case, the author plans to investigate this effect in the future.The finding that the 3rd Law is the one with which the students have more difficulty is consistentwith the finding of Hestenes et.al1. and of the author of this paper, who has given this pre/posttestto hundreds of teachers, who have participated in the professional development programs overmore than 20 years, and retired science and engineering professionals who have participated inthe RE-SEED Program. (RE-SEED – www.reseed.neu.edu – recruits, trains, and places retiredscience and engineering professionals in STEM classrooms to support teachers and students asvolunteers. Since