Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) 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

Conference Session

Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura E. LeMire, Community College of Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

training team were shared with their counterparts from the Affiliate Universities.Meetings were then held to obtain input and feedback on the lesson plans and assessments,discuss the structure and frequency of the training, address past challenges and successes, andprepare the new teams for implementation of the professional development model. The firstround of training sessions was conducted between September and November 2010 forapproximately 80 teachers, and was met with high teacher satisfaction as evidenced by thesurvey ratings and comments, and a documented increase in teacher knowledge. Scores on thestandardized assessments increased 28% for CEA, 23% for Inventor Level 1, 62% for InventorLevel 2 questions and 25% for Inventor Level 2

Conference Session

Outreach Along the K-12 Pathways to Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Rustam Stolkin; Peiyi Lin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 23.1107.5is easily assimilated by beginners with no previous programming experience. Despite itssimplicity and speed of use in the classroom, this language is sophisticated enough for studentsto use it to take readings from D-to-A converters, encode the equations of calibration curvesusing math blocks, write wireless communications programs using Bluetooth, and write data-logging programs to store sequences of time-stamped sensor readings in files (see Figure 2).D. Professional Development Experiences for EducatorsThe professional development model for the teachers planning to teach the SENSE ITcurriculum adopts the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework,which sees content knowledge, technology, and pedagogy not in

Conference Session

iSTEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Susan E. Burger, David Heil & Associates, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and university clients. Heil is a co-author of Family Engineering: An Activity and Event Planning Guide, and serves as a member-at-large on the Executive Committee of ASEE’s K-12 Division.Mr. Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Greg Pearson is a senior program officer with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in Washing- ton, D.C. Pearson currently serves as the responsible staff officer for the public and private-sector funded study ”Integrated STEM Education: Developing a Research Agenda.” He is also study director for the NSF-funded project ”Changing the Conversation: From Research to Action” and the project ”Changing the Conversation: Building the Community,” supported by the United engineering

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Sun, Purdue University; Nikki Boots, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering, a synchronicview will allow professional development programs to make tactical planning aimed at helpingindividual elementary teachers make progress in adopting and implementing engineering teaching.Such a diachronic and a synchronic view would be made available through the EEE adoption andexpertise development model constructed in this study.Reviewing previous literature, the researchers of this study found Rogers’s innovation diffusiontheory, the CBAM, and the Dreyfus skill acquisition model relevant and enlightening for theconstruction of the EEE adoption and expertise development model. Therefore, these models arenow discussed.Diffusion of Innovation Models (Rogers’s and CBAM)Rogers’s diffusion of innovations model. Rogers’s

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Independent Consultant; Jill Rulfs, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

fellows was to help the classroom teachers Page 12.290.2develop their skills in the teaching of engineering and technology, as opposed to actually doingthat teaching themselves. In fact, the need to help classroom teachers overcome their uncertaintyand apprehension regarding their ability to teach engineering concepts was a major aspect of theoverall program. The WPI undergraduates played an important supporting role in developinglesson plans and assisting in the classrooms, but were not key to the fundamental project goals.The PIEE project was designed to positively influence each of the following: Teacher preparation for teaching

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Kenneth Reid; Pete Hylton; Marguerite Hart, Washington Township Schools; Kathy Rieke, Washington Township Schools; Douglas Gorham, IEEE

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

PurdueUniversity Indianapolis serves as a partner with MSDWT in the design, writing andimplementation of this grant and receives a sub-grant payment of $77,273. In examining theMSDWT needs assessments and specific areas of mathematics in need of improvement,representatives from MSDWT and IUPUI created a professional development program for K-9MSDWT faculty so that no child would be left behind in the learning process. Below is adescription of the program.In the E2=MC2 program, the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, the Page 12.628.7Mathematics/Technology Department of MSD Washington Township, and district classroomteacher leaders plan together

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Fellows have improved theirpublic speaking skills, felt more prepared for their careers, and felt that they were makinga difference simply by being positive role models. In addition, by working with OSTclubs, the undergraduate Fellows work directly with the graduate Fellow who exposesthem to new areas of research, helps strengthen their math and science skills and providesan opportunity to discuss their post-undergraduate plans. Among the NCSU Fellows amuch higher percentage of undergraduate Fellows plan to attend graduate or professionalschool, as compared to similar statistics for the entire university undergraduatepopulation. The graduate Fellow benefits in much the same way and additionallydevelops managerial and administrative skills.Out-of

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd France, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

general population of the school, more than half of which was made up of underrepresentedminorities. By 2013, the once-dire school’s previously-declining enrollment had turned around,due in large part to the STEM initiative. About one in four students at the school was enrolled inthe academy, which boasted a total of 340 members. The academy was quite diverse, minorityand female students each comprising 35% of the population, while 23% were of low socio-economic status.Lacking the necessary funds to purchase ready-made engineering curricula at its inception, twoscience teachers had been tasked with creating the course plans themselves. These two, who alsoserved as the original instructors, possessed valuable backgrounds – one having earned a

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mike Ryan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jayma Koval, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sabrina Grossman, CEISMC: Georgia Tech; Nancy Anna Newsome, CEISMC - Georgia Tech; Marcela Nicole Moreno, CEISMC

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Unlock Potential) and Earsketch: An Authentic, Studio-Based STEAM Approach to High School Computing Education. She is also a coordinator for GoSTEM- a collaboration between Georgia Tech and Gwinnett County Public Schools. She graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in History, Technology and Society with a minor in International Affairs. During her undergraduate career, she interned with CEISMC’s summer programs division for three years before moving into her current position. She is currently working to- ward her Master in City and Regional Planning at Georgia Tech with a focus on environmental and health planning. She coordinates events, purchasing, and payments for her four

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; William Parker, Laramie County School District 1; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the nearby university and community college and the private sector. Inthis paper we discuss how this program was implemented, the contents of each DiscoveryBox, the impact on meeting state educational standards, some of the issues involved increating such a program and most importantly the highlight of the program – studentsregularly journaling their progress throughout the year. Due to the success of this grantthe program has been extended to the LSCD#1 eighth grade curriculum for academicyear 2007/2008. We also plan on pursuing funding to extend this to the ninth grade in thecoming year. OverviewOn April 1, 2006, the Wyoming Department of Education awarded Laramie CountySchool District #1 (LCSD#1) in

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

health monitoring of energy intensive systems.Shauna O’Hurley O’Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology Shauna O’Hurley is studying Computer Engineering Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the President of the student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers at RIT. She has also been very active in the Women in Engineer (WE@RIT) office within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at RIT, helping to assist managing and helping to run programs.Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research Rob Lillis is President of Evalumetrics Research and has been providing planning, research and evaluation services to education, substance abuse, criminal justice, traffic safety, health and mental health programs

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni H. Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, chemical and bio-molecular,and industrial and systems engineering choosing to participate in programming for teachingcareers. Here we expand this analysis to additional demographic characteristics and present dataon longitudinal participation trends for this population. We also offer interpretations of what thisdata might mean when planning recruitment strategies to bring engineering students intoteaching careers. Results show that the typical Tech to Teaching engineering participant isfemale, white (or international if a graduate student), majoring in industrial, civil, or mechanicalengineering, and is close to graduation. Also, this student will have a GPA comparable to theaverage for all Georgia Tech engineering majors (contrary to what many

Conference Session

Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Elizabeth Anne Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of those were EiE units, andfour were of the comparison curriculum. Each of the four comparison units was similar to eachof the EiE units with regard to the engineering field of focus for the unit. The four EiE assignedunits are listed and described in Table 1. There are common features across all of the EiE units for the E4 Project. Each unit has anassociated teacher guide and student workbook. The teacher guides are extensive –approximately 150 pages in length – and include objectives, connections to science content,materials lists, assessments, and lesson plans written in detail. The student workbook contains allstudent worksheets and reflective journal pages that students use throughout the unit

Conference Session

Engineering as the STEM Glue

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Candace Walkington, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Rachaya Srisurichan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Martha W. Alibali

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, that is, theidealized vision of the curriculum design put forth by designers in the printed materials used forthe course. Yet, it must be noted, curricula are generally not implemented as planned, and maynot even unfold the same ways under the guidance of the same teacher in different class sections.Consequently, analyses of the intended curriculum paint a foundational but incomplete picture ofa course that gives so much attention to in-class group project work. To address thisshortcoming, Porter and colleagues22 distinguish the intended from the enacted curriculum. Theenacted curriculum refers to the specific content as it is actually taught by teachers and studiedby students during the course of learning and instruction.Analysis of the

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann Johnson; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University; Brenda Nixon, Louisiana State University; Daivon Craft, Louisiana State University; Cheryle Peters, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

REHAMS students reported adissatisfaction with the workload in the time provided which resulted in very little free time. Tosome extent contradictory to the REHAMS students, the majority of the SEHS students wereextremely positive in their feedback of the program and have recommended younger students tothe mentors and vice versa. In reviewing the SEHS students’ weekly journals, as expected, the students keptinformation concerning their projects, such as research notes and experiment details. However,several students also included questions that they would ask their mentors, prepared individualbudgets, and developed basic plans and portfolios for college. These students also took notes atthe various academic preparedness courses

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of criteria andconstraints and the children evaluate their solutions related to how well they meet these. Forexample, in one lesson children are challenged to design a parachute that is “mission” ready.Students need to design parachutes that fall as slowly as possible, but that also can fit within asmall space, as limited space is available on a spacecraft. These two criteria are in tension: largerparachutes tend to fall more slowly. Armed with results of experiments testing a variety ofcanopy materials, sizes, and suspension line lengths, teams plan, create, and test their ideas. Theycan see through class sharing that multiple ways of approaching and solving the problem areacceptable.Value failure for what it teaches. Failure is a necessary

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lucy McAuliffe, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Sonia Katrin Ellis, Smith College; Isabel Huff, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1627: MYSTERIES AND HEROES: USING IMAGINATIVE ED-UCATION TO ENGAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNERS IN ENGINEER-INGLucy McAuliffe, Smith College Lucy McAuliffe is the senior editor and an instructional designer for the Talk to Me Project. Lucy is currently a student at Smith College, majoring in American Studies and Environmental Science & Policy. She is a First Group Scholar, and recipient of awards including the Newton Arvin Prize in American Studies and a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. She plans to enter the publishing industry upon her graduation in 2012.Glenn W Ellis, Smith College Glenn Ellis is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College where he teaches courses in engi- neering

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin M Brevik, The University of North Dakota; Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University; Frank M. Bowman, University of North Dakota; Kristi Jean, North Dakota State College of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the‘You’re Hired!’ project is then described. This is followed by presentation and discussion of theresearch project results, including a comparison of results for male and female students. Weconclude with a summary of key findings and plans for future research.Project Description/DesignThe ‘You’re Hired!’ project is designed to engage students in an intense, coherent set of STEM-focused experiences, which requires the use of the engineering design process and infuses 21stCentury Skills to solve real-world problems. The age of students participating in ‘You’re Hired!’ranged from 7th grade to 12th grade. While engineering outreach programs are being implementedthroughout the entire K-12 range nationwide, [14,16-21] many programs focus on middle to

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Moss, Clemson University; Dorothy Moss, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mathematical learning. Page 12.1039.3 • Assessment guides students in knowing what they have learned, aids teachers in planning instruction, and informs the community. • Technology supports students and teachers as they engage in rich mathematical experiences.Literature that describes pedagogy relating to design standards includes many of the samebeliefs. In a synthesis of the literature, Burghardt and Hacker described “pedagogically soliddesign projects” as having the following criteria

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios; Lisa Regalla, Museum of Science Boston; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Ahmed Busnaina, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

character,to ensure audience identification across the broadest possible audience. Ultimately, given thebudget and time constraints of the original six-month development plan, it was decided to makeHarold the brawn and Nikki the brains.Nikki originally had been named Nancy, and both characters were white and appeared as middle-class, stereotypical “science nerds.” The team felt that this might limit the appeal of the gamefor some of the target audience, and that the “science nerd” stereotype needed to be avoided tomake enjoyment of science more accessible to the target audience. The team decided that Nancyshould be made more ethnically ambiguous; the character was redrawn, her name was changed,and a new voice artist was sought. Fortunately, since

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manisha Shrestha, George Mason University; Kelly Morris, MPES; Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students in science and mathematics. The NSF GK-12 program offers a uniqueopportunity to address this need.National Science Foundation (NSF) has established a GK-12 program that provides fellowshipsand education pedagogy to graduate students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics) fields. The fellows serve as a resource to teachers, and help to increase students’interest in STEM. The plan is for the partnership between the fellow and teacher remains activefor 1 to 2 year/s. NSF has granted funds to SUNRISE project at GMU to initiate partnershipswith unsatisfactory-performing schools in 3 school divisions in the Washington Metropolitanarea. Eight schools are participating in the SUNRISE project; seven elementary schools and

Conference Session

Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy Huang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Barbara Brizuela, Tufts University; Peter Wong, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

are embedded in some greater context that makes the design work have a purpose, and (2) the activities make mathematics a necessary means to designing an effective product or process.For example, in the Amazon Mission unit (consisting of three week-long design challenges thatcan be done throughout the year), students read a one page introduction that invites students to Page 13.759.2imagine that they are planning to visit an indigenous people group in the Amazon rainforest.Students learn that many Yanomami people suffer from malaria and that their first designchallenge is to design a prototype of a medicine carrier that can

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Slater, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

standard building blocks, and thuseasily built, and rebuilt, until success is achieved, or in many cases directly from plans. Plans fortrebuchets abound on the Internet, and the impression becomes one of engineering as followingplans for construction. Unfortunately for them, the design requirements for the competition preclude using a “canned”design, and the problem is one of multi-dimensional constrained optimization. Of course thereis no expectation that the phrase “multi-dimensional constrained optimization” would mean any-thing, but it was surprising how much resistance existed to using computational tools in the wayengineers do. One of the requirements was that the arm length be below what turned out to be arather ridiculously long length

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dawna Schultz, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

incorporating modules from the Museum of Science, Boston’s Engineeringis Elementary (EiE) curriculum last year after participating in EOFNJ professional developmentactivities. And there are plans to implement a module in grade 5 classes in the near future.Implementation at the elementary level involved recruiting interested teachers to be lead teachersin their schools. These teachers participated first in the professional development activities andbe the first to implement the module in their classrooms. Following this initial implementation,the remaining teachers received professional development training from EOFNJ trainers, atraining session that was also attended by the lead teachers to provide an opportunity for them toshare their experiences with

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Hochstein, University of Memphis; Shelia Moses, University of Memphis; Daphne Jones, Memphis City Schools

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 14.602.4Background on Expanding Your Horizons “The Expanding Your Horizons Network (formerly the Math/Science Network) started in 1974as an informal group of women scientists and educators in the San Francisco Bay Area who wereconcerned about low female participation in math courses. They began planning coordinatedefforts to strengthen their individual programs and establish mutual support on a volunteerbasis.”7 Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conferences began nationally in 1976 in Californiaand have active branches in over 89 locales in 32 states, and have served over 625,000 girlsnationwide. In the State of Tennessee, there is an active branch hosted by Middle TennesseeState University (MTSU) located in Murfreesboro, which is Central

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Anna Lindgren-Streicher, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

“sanitation engineer” for trash collectors. As one teacher wrote,an engineer is a person who: “plans and directs certain jobs in a skillful way, a specialist in somearea.”Seventy-five teachers completed written responses to the open-ended question “An engineer is aperson who…”. These responses were coded; up to five codes were assigned per response.Coding revealed that 65% percent of the respondents identified engineers as people who designor improve technologies, come up with new ideas, draft plans, and/or work toward goals. Thenext most common response, mentioned by 47% of respondents, referred to how engineers work:using their knowledge or skills in engineering, problem-solving, imagination, science, math,materials, teamwork, how things work, and

Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emma Koller, University of St. Thomas; Lauren M. Van Beek, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Basic camp thegirls had five and a half hours of class time to complete their headbands in the e-textiles classesspread throughout the week.Advanced Camp E-textiles CurriculumThe first two sessions (week 1 and week 2) of the 2014 UST STEPS camp season wereAdvanced Camp. On the second day of camp the girls were introduced to parallel circuits andmicroprocessors. These groups used the Lily-Twinkle, a pre-programmed microprocessor, toconnect three or four LEDs as part of a light-up patch that would then be sewn onto a bag. Thegirls would then take their bracelet and bag home.The original plan was to use this same project for both sessions of Advanced STEPS, howeverthe bag project took longer than planned and some girls left camp with unfinished

Conference Session

Fundamental: Metrics & Assessment for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Holly Jr., INSPIRE Institute, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

on and below planned construction areas. Today, she is investigating an area where a chain grocery store is to be built. What should she do if she finds the planned construction area has a high risk of earthquakes? A. Approve the design of the grocery store as originally designed. B. Deny construction of any building on the area. C. Suggest a redesign of the building that can tolerate movement. D. Approve the construction of a building and then investigate the soil and rock properties Page 26.177.10 of the area again after the building is built.12. Nina needs to design and build a

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John McLaughlin, MacLaughlin Associates; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2304: THE EVALUATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLOUTREACH PROGRAM--THE STRATEGY, THE RESULTS, AND THECHALLENGESJohn McLaughlin, MacLaughlin Associates John McLaughlin is a senior consultant in strategic planning, performance measurement, and program evaluation. He is presently working on several project including the Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Human Services Administration on Aging and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well serving as the lead evaluation consultant to seven national centers.Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary Gail Hardinge is an educational psychologist who currently works with the Va. Department of Education's Training and