Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Marketing for CheME &YOU @ OSU began approximately five months before the start of the program. Informationabout the camp was sent out through “OSU Today,” the university’s e-newsletter for faculty andstaff, and the OSU P-12 Project listserv, which was developed to provide relevant programinformation to P-12 educators and reaches over 6,000 subscribers across Ohio. In addition,information about the camp was e-mailed to alumnae of WiE’s outreach programs forelementary and middle school students who were enrolled in the eighth grade during the 2008-09academic year. Links to this same information were posted on the OSU College of Engineering’shomepage and the WiE website.By the time the mid-May application deadline had passed, 72 completed

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lammi, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, realistic constraints,collaborative, and includes an artifact or artifact design. The high school program was chosenthrough chain sampling41. Chain sampling for this research involved asking those “in the know”(teacher educators, graduate students as practitioners, the state office of education) torecommend high school programs. The school was chosen from the Mountain West Region. The High School had predominantly White students. The school has a certified pre-engineering program using Project Lead the Way curriculum. There are six courses offered thatbecome available to the students starting their sophomore year: Introduction to Engineering,Digital Electronics, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Computer Integration andManufacturing

Conference Session

Factors Impacting Engineering Career Choices, Including Engaging Families

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juyeon Y. Kluin, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Investiations and Oversight. (1993). Projecting science and engineering personnel requirements for the 1990s: How good are the numbers? Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 14. Jesiek, B. K., Newswander, L., & Borrego, M. (2009). Engineering education research: Field, community, or discipline? Journal of Engineering Education, 98(1), 39–52. 15. Carroll, D. R. (1997). Bridge engineering for the elementary grades. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(3), 227-231. 16. Jeffers, A. T., Safferman, A. G., & Safferman, S. I. (2004). Understanding K-12 engineering outreach programs. Journal of

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; Jill K. Hettinger, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

all general engineering design configurations 1. These common elementsinclude: identifying a problem or forming a goal, recognizing the criteria and constraintsassociated with the problem or goals, brainstorming and exploring potential solutions,constructing a prototype, and evaluating the results. As the National Academy of Engineeringand National Research Council 1 acknowledge, design is not a linear process. Elements of theprocess are revisited when needed and if the project dictates, as optimization can require multipleiterations. Based on the work of NAE and NRC 1 we developed a model that condenses thisprocess into five elements that represent the fundamental aspects of design (see Table 1). Ourintention was to simplify the design

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen O'Brien, College of New Jersey

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 22.1045.5 • Multimedia Design*: This course is focused on 2-dimensional layout and learning a variety of software skills. This course contains minimal math content. • Architectural & Civil Engineering Design+: This course covers a wide variety of topics. One of the topics covered, for ~1.5 days, is the statistics of human factors and its usefulness in design. • Prototyping Laboratory: This course requires students to complete the design and prototyping of a variety of projects utilizing a variety of 3-dimensinal fabrication tools. The strong design component contains a substantial measurement and calculation component due to numerous and subtle calibrations and corrections that are

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Irene B. Mena, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

their instructional ideas for integrating the engineering designprocess in diverse ways, giving priority to different pedagogical or conceptual features (e.g.,subject matter, academic standards, and processes).ParticipantsThis study is part of a larger, multi-year project that examines elementary school students‟perceptions, aspirations, and identity development in engineering. The study population withinthe larger project includes 10 elementary school (defined as grades 1-5) teachers selected from apopulation of approximately 75 elementary school teachers in a large metropolitan school districtin the central Midwest. Mayflower Elementary School is one of the four elementary schools inthe metropolitan area. The demographic profile of the

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Stickel, University of Toronto; Bruno Korst, University of Toronto

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2171: ENGINEERING WITH ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM:A GUIDED-INQUIRY EXERCISE FOR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS TOENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF FARADAY’S AND LENZ’S LAWSMicah Stickel, University of Toronto Micah Stickel is a lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Toronto. He first came to the department when he started as an undergraduate student in 1993. Since that time, he has completed the B.A.Sc. (1997), M.A.Sc. (1999), and Ph.D. degrees (2006). He has been involved in a number of research projects, including the use of spiral antennas for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, the design of high-fidelity directional couplers for digital circuits, and the application of

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

actually used byengineers and meets one of the requirements for a Girl Scout technology badge. The charmbracelet activity is of special interest to girls as it involves the creativity of making the charmsand also having a piece of jewelry to wear as the finished project. The second part to the plasticsexperiment is the creation of a polymer. The polymer the girls make is “slime” from white glue,water and Borax. This is another experiment that connects objects from everyday life to Page 15.720.6engineering and can be performed with common household ingredients. The girls enjoy the slimeso much it is tough to keep them from playing with it for the

Conference Session

Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea J. Andrews, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

bridges with fifth graders, Roth3 found that in over50 projects, only one group chose to abandon their current design and begin again. This isconsistent with the behavior of beginning designers described by Crismond and Adams1, some ofwhom “will not abandon their design ideas, even after running many tests and design iterationsthat clearly demonstrate a plan’s ineffectiveness” (p. 767). They attributed this trend toineffective diagnostic troubleshooting: because beginning designers do not actively look for“worrisome” patterns, they do not recognize “flawed performances,” resulting in final designsthat are “strikingly similar” to the initial plans (p. 767).Instead of continuing on with their initial idea, Marco and Vincenzo are very willing to

Conference Session

K-12 and Precollege Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Kip Hacking

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students build the instruments at the end of the semesterand prepare for a day out with the SeaPerch ROVs. The success of the outreach competition has beenoverwhelming and the experience our undergraduates have received has been invaluable to their success intheir senior capstone projects as well as in their job searches. Although we are just ending our second year of the implementation (this year we taught anadditional 250 students), we had over 450 students from 15 schools use some of the ROV curriculum wedeveloped to learn about STEM, and then design and build ROVs, and later use those ROVs in the secondUtah ROV Competition. Local media and STEM companies, in addition to the students, parents, teachers

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Tufenkjian, California State University-Los Angeles; Ethan Lipton, California State University-Los Angeles

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

enhancethe STEM pipeline by increasing student awareness of engineering and the work done byengineers, developing a sense of appreciation for the contribution made by engineers, andinspiring them to pursue STEM careers.The impetus for this specific project stems from the creation of the National Center forEngineering and Technology Education (NCETE), which is one of the National ScienceFoundation’s Centers for Teaching and Learning. One of the primary goals of the NCETE is toinfuse engineering design, content, problem solving and analytical skills into K-12 STEMeducation in order to increase the quality, quantity, and diversity of engineering and technologyeducators. In turn, this will enhance students’ understanding of engineering and the

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Mark Nelms, Auburn University; Regina Halpin, Program Evaluation and Assessment

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that they hadused the hands-on activities as they integrated the engineering concepts and one teacher reportedusing them as challenging activities as well. Other than for instructional purposes, 5 of theteachers reported using the materials for other purposes. One teacher responded to a grantproposal to purchase additional fuel cell cars and materials for his classroom, two teachers havestudents working on science fair projects relating to the alternative energy concepts, and threeteachers have conducted professional development workshops at their school for their fellowmath and science teachers. As for accountability, all of the teachers reported their lesson planswere reflective of the state science curriculum standards and those teachers

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

classreturned to campus, to develop ideas for their own automated cell to be built from theirnewly acquired components. Four more visits were strategically planned over the nexttwo months to provide the high school teacher and students with the skill sets needed toreplicate the University’s automated cell lab projects on a smaller scale. Page 13.566.3The design and fabrication of the modules purchased by the high schools were college-based class activities in electronics and material processing courses. The only expensesto the high schools were the cost of the components. The secondary educators have beenthrilled to have “plug and play” modules that genuinely

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Towson State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-717: CHILDREN'S CONCEPTIONS AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS OFTECHNOLOGY BEFORE AND AFTER PARTICIPATING IN AN INFORMALENGINEERING CLUBPamela Lottero-Perdue, Towson State University Dr. Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She began her career as process engineer, taught high school physics and pre-engineering, wrote curriculum and was a master teacher for Project Lead the Way, and led two Project FIRST robotics teams. As a science teacher educator, she has added engineering content and pedagogy to her science methods courses for prospective elementary teachers. She teaches engineering to

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie C. Vereen, University of Alabama; Allison D. Vereen, North Douglas Elementary, Douglas County School System

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students to assist teachers in theclassroom. Also, the instructional lead teacher will conduct model lessons in classes throughoutthe school to provide examples of lessons and activities that can be facilitated in existingcurriculum. It is anticipated that student enthusiasm and engagement in these lessons will, inturn, increase teacher motivation to engage with the program.The results of the survey, as noted, are also being used to pursue additional funding opportunitiesto support the goals and objectives of the committee. Grants have been submitted throughGoogle Community Grants and Project Lead the Way (PLTW), national initiatives that have the

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 5 Other Topics in K-12 Engineering Education.

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Marius D Ellingsen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, reverse coded items weredesigned for three subscales. One male M.S. and one female Ph.D. students were involved inreviewing the items. The items were adjusted according to the students’ feedback before beingimplemented in this pilot study. Table 1 provides a sample item for each subscale.Table 1. Sample Items from the instrument used for the assessment Subscale Sample Item STEM Self-Efficacy I can do well in hands-on activities. STEM Expectations Math is important for achieving my future learning goals. Intrinsic Motivation Science/engineering projects are interesting. Extrinsic Motivation I will be able to use what I learn in the program to solve problems in daily life. Group Identification I have a lot in

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte De Vries, Penn State Erie, the Behrend College; Yi WU, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Melanie R. Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Oladipo Onipede Jr., Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

including Proportional Derivative(PD) controllers. An end of semester position tracking project, using a Quanser DC(direct current) controller unit, was the only hands-on experience provided. Due to thelimited availability of these units, students’ experience was limited to fifteen minutes ofexperiment verification of their PD controllers. The newly designed Lego labs wereintroduced in Fall 2014, and now impacts more than 100 students annually. The labsinclude (1) a time response of first order system and transfer function identification andverification, (2) a time response of second order system, and (3) a PD controller designfor a tracking problem. These lab activities in the System Dynamics course will evolveinto a one- credit lab course

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

Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

calls for more well-rounded engineering graduates who cannavigate the global, economic, and environmental aspects of engineering problems 31,32. The Page 26.294.5NGSS in Appendix J 1 calls for making home and community connections by: “(1) increasingparental involvement and encouraging roles as partners in science learning, (2) engaging studentsin defining typically engineering problems and designing solutions of community projects, and(3) focusing on science learning in informal environments”. Also, Appendix F 1 mentionspiquing students curiosity towards real-world problems (such as energy, disease, fresh water andfood, climate change

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

June Marshall, St. Joseph's College; John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the University’s automated cell lab projects on a smaller scale. Page 11.260.3The design and fabrication of the modules purchased by the high schools were college-based class activities in electronics and material processing courses. The only expensesto the high schools were the cost of the components. The secondary educators have beenthrilled to have “plug and play” modules that genuinely turned-on their students. This isdefinitely one of those win/win initiatives that can provide an enjoyable, meaningful classproject, and at the same time establish a pipeline for recruiting talented incoming majors!OutcomesIn fifteen years of teaching experience, the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriella J Ducamp, University of Virginia; Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

limited, F tests can be adjusted, or a multivariate ANOVA can be used. It is most practical to use a procedure such as the Geyser Greenhouse or Hyunh & Feldt to accommodate for violation of compound symmetry/sphercity. 5. Tukey’s test of additivity indicates whether there is an interaction term or residual additivity. If there is an interaction term, power goes down since the type II error for factor A increases. 6. In addition to checking the above assumptions, Multiple Comparison Procedures may be used. The MCPs selected depend on whether spericity has been met. However, they do not apply to the research questions in this project, so they are not run.I hope to learn whether student attitudes improved

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

interim, researchers andeducators can look toward the National Research Council and the National Assessment ofEducational Progress (NAEP) for guiding principles to help in identifying age-appropriateknowledge and skill benchmarks. As instructors consider the type of engineering challenges tointroduce (open-ended or well-structured), identifying student competencies at certain points onthe continuum from novice to expert designer will be key in sequencing the engineering designexperience 19.Selecting Engineering Design ChallengesWhen strictly speaking of engineering design as a process and not the content that accompaniesthis subject, problem (or project) based learning (PBL) is the most widely accepted pedagogicalapproach to teaching design 4, 20

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Muldoon, Polytechnic Institute of NYU; Paul T Phamduy, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Raymond Le Grand, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NSF and CBRI. His research cur- rently involves the NS-3 project and real-time software simulations in the mm-wave domain.Mr. Paul T Phamduy, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Paul Phamduy received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, from the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) in 2010. Upon graduation, he started research in the Nanometrology and Sensors Lab- oratory at UML. Paul completed his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2012 focusing in the composite materials. He is currently serving as a teaching Fellow at the Pathways in Technology Early College HS under NYU-Poly’s GK-12 program funded by the NSF and CBRI. He is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caridad Cruz, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

workshops generated inthe majority of teachers great interest and enthusiasm we can’t forget a series of problems thatteachers face in their workplaces that impact their teaching practices. Mexican teachers reportedthe existence of contexts with little support, lack of appropriate infrastructure and readilyavailable for the transformation of classroom instruction, as well as social support from peers orqualified counselors and mentors11.AcknowledgmentsWe acknowledge financial support for the seminar from Calizas Industriales del Carmen. TheDepartment of Public Education (SEP) through the Federal Administration of Mexico City’sEducational Services (AFSEDF) and the National Council for Science and Technology(CONACyT) of Mexico funded the project

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Karen Nielson, Utah State University; Stephanie M. Kawamura, InTech Collegiate High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

., 2007, “Investigating Primary and Secondary Students’ Learning of Physics Concepts in Taiwan,” International Journal of Science Education 29(4), pp. 465-482.[5] Tims, H., Corbett, K. S., Turner III, G. E., and Hall, D. E., 2011, “Technology Enabled Projects for High School Physics,” Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, Canada.[6] Cowan, F. S., Usselman, M., Llewellyn, D., and Gravitt, A., 2003, Utilizing Constraint Graphs in High School Physics,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN.[7] Perrin, M., 2005, “5-Minute Demonstrations to Enhance the Conceptual Understanding of Engineering Lectures,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

flying modelaircraft are used to demonstrate the flight of principles. Students get to fly radio controlled modelaircraft on a flight simulator. They are also introduced to the modeling and styling of aircraftusing Computer Aided Design (CAD) software. Students are given projects to work on for theentire week – so they stay engaged and learning continues when they return home every night.Other activities include trips to the campus simulation lab, RC aircraft flight demonstration,rocket design-build-fly competitions, paper and balsa plane endurance and range flightcompetitions, and student presentations. Page 25.838.42. Hands on

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

members present developed fourteen topics for discussion and ultimatelyselected the five bolded topics priorities for the Center. • How do we support K-5 teachers in teaching STEM? • How do the college institutions that retain STEM majors do it? How do we transition from secondary to university effectively? • What do we know? What do we need to know to keep women in STEM? Create a literature survey and summary and disseminate it broadly. Identify holes in the literature for future projects and grants. • Are we pushing girls too far too fast in upper school science curriculum? • How do we reinforce with girls that they can be successful in their STEM careers? How do we

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Ryan Smith, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

UnderrepresentedPeople) program at North Carolina State University (NCSU) is to increase the number anddiversity of students who enroll and succeed in higher-level mathematics courses. To achievethis goal, the RAMP-UP project places NCSU graduate engineering and undergraduateengineering and mathematics education students, and mathematics and computer sciencestudents from Shaw University (a historically black university) in local public schools. Theplacement of these university students (fellows) serves two purposes. One is to enrich thelearning experiences of K-12 students by serving as role models and mentors to students and theother is to work with teachers collaboratively to create hands-on mathematics activities andexperiments in order to cultivate an

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie R. Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Vibhuti Dave, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

few events targeting the female population.This is a fun event that will hopefully result in students attending other similar workshops andseminars helping them understand the wide variety of career options that lie ahead of them ifthey choose to pursue a degree in either science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) fields. Page 22.954.12References1. National Science Board, “Science and Engineering Indicators 2008,” National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, 2008.2. U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Projections of Education Statistics to 2017,” NCES 2008-078

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M University; Michelle L Pantoya, Texas Tech University; Aaron S. Hunt, Canyon Independent School District; Abbye M. Reeves

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

approaches tailored mainly toward hands on activities. The key is not simply to testfor comprehension but to examine the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) thinking of each student. This study examines the development of an engineering texttargeting early elementary grade levels and performs an early assessment of the potential impactof the literature on engineering thinking. The literature developed in this project maycomplement the Engineering is Elementary curriculum such that formal integration of theliterature may enhance early childhood learning.Science can be described as an enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form oftestable explanations and predications about the world [7-8]. Engineering can be

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca N. Macdonald, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama

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Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Building Alabama,engineering design curriculum modules have been developed to be deployed in schools. Whileworking on these various projects, the authors noticed the similarities yet subtle differencesbetween the design process and the scientific method. K-12 students are taught early on thescientific method and continue to apply it as they proceed towards graduation. This left theauthors to wonder:If the scientific method helps students understand the questioning nature of science, would theaddition of the engineering design process help students understand design as a problem solvingtool and enhance appreciation of the function of an engineer?The scientific method enables students to gain insight into a scientist role and logic. In order toget a