Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Giddens, Georgia Institute of Technology; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

underrepresented groups for the country to maintain, letalone increase, its technological capability.13 Thus messages that effectively encouragegirls and underrepresented minorities to consider careers in engineering could be crucialto U.S. success and leadership in the future.This paper reports on messaging research conducted by the National Academy ofEngineering (NAE) with support from the National Science Foundation.Message DevelopmentIn the lexicon of marketing, messages are a key component of branding. A brandassociates specific traits in a person’s mind that induce behavior. At one time, brandswere associated only with consumer products, such as dish soap, cereal, or new cars.Branding is now applied more broadly, to organizations, to entire

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faik Karatas, Purdue University; Amy Micklos, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

think they work (outside)? SM05: No. They probably work in an office. R2: Office. Do what? SM05: Umm… Create the things and then tell… Like create ‘em in their mind then jot it down and then tell the other people to go… R2: What kind of other people? SM05: Like the workers… They tell the foreman and foreman tells the workers. R1: Chain of command, right? SM05: YeahOne student also indicated tools that engineers use to do their job. The term “tools” is used hereas any form of equipment or material that engineers use to do their job. R1: What does the engineer do in particular about planning that? SM09: Make all the roads so they don’t get all… well they make them so they won’t

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Elementary Goals: Many of the skills that are developed and reinforced byengineering are consistent with those already emphasized in elementary schools. Persistence,team building, the value of critically examining failure, sharing, and keeping an open mind areall aspects of character development that teachers value and consciously strive to foster inelementary children and thus appreciate as part of engineering. In middle and high school, theexplicit importance of such skills is much less often part of articulated in teaching goals.Materials Matter: In general, it is much easier to get elementary teachers to participate inprofessional development than secondary teachers. Many do not expect financial compensationand welcome a small stipend. Perhaps

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Sanders, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

initiatives in K-12education promoted by the engineering community, there are unprecedented opportunities forengineering educators and technology educators to work together on their common interests ingrades K-12. But because, the two disciplines have operated in different domains, neither is veryfamiliar with nature, purposes, and culture of the other—all-important understandings foreffective collaboration.With that in mind, this paper is an attempt to acquaint readers—mostly engineers andengineering educators—with Technology Education in the U.S. It opens with an introduction tohistorical events that shaped the philosophy and culture of the field. The middle section of thispaper describes the current status of Technology Education in the U.S. The

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Natalie Tran, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2566: THE STRUCTURE OF HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC ANDPRE-ENGINEERING CURRICULA: MATHEMATICSMitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin - MadisonNatalie Tran, University of Wisconsin - MadisonAllen Phelps, University of Wisconsin - MadisonAmy Prevost, University of Wisconsin - Madison Page 13.1268.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Structure of High School Academic and Pre-engineering Curricula: MathematicsAbstractOur curriculum content analysis examines how the pre-engineering curriculum Project Lead TheWay as compared to the academic curricula focus high school students’ understanding ofmathematics that would prepare them for

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Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Don Schillinger, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and Science Teaching for the 21st Century. Retrieved January 10, 2008, from http://www.ed.gov/inits/Math/glenn/report.pdf2. National Science Board. 2004. Science and Engineering Indicators 2004. Publication NSB 04-01. (www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind04/start.htm)3. Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., & Cocking, R.R. (Eds.). (1999). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington D.C: National Academy Press.4. Karplus, R., & Their, H.D. (1967). A new look at elementary school science. Chicago: Rand McNally. Page 13.686.9

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Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Lee, University of South Florida

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 13.511.3Practice, Boston Legal, and Ally McBeal, the positive role of attorneys in society isemphasized. Many of the more recent series feature females, blacks, and minorities inprominent roles.Similarly, the teaching profession is often cast in a positive light. Teachers, sometimesworking under adverse conditions, strive to educate their students and otherwise have apositive influence. Sometimes, teachers were a character in a comedy series (GabrielKaplan in Welcome Back, Kotter and Howard Hesseman in Head of the Class). Otherseries were more serious (Boston Public).Purpose of this studyThis study probed the images of doctors, lawyers, teachers, and engineers as formed inthe mind of high school students by television shows. The prime

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Don Schillinger, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NSB 04-01. (www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind04/start.htm)2. National Science Board. 2003. The Science and Engineering Workforce: Realizing America’s Potential. Publication NSB 03-69. (www.nsf.gov/nsb/documents/2003/nsb0369/nsb0369.pdf)3. Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., & Cocking, R.R. (Eds.). (2000). How people learn, expanded edition: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington D.C: National Academy Press4. (Ressler, S. J.,& Ressler, E. K. (2004). Using a nationwide internet-based bridge design contest as a vehicle for engineering outreach. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(2),5. Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., & Cocking, R.R. (Eds.). (1999). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

State Scholars Initiative• Dr. Derrell Hammon, President of Laramie County Community College• Dr. Mark A. Northam, Director School of Energy Resources - UW• Dr. Robert Ettema, Dean of College of Engineering and Applied Science – UW• Dr. Bryan Shader, Department Head, Department of Mathematics – UW• Ted Adams, LCSD #1 Superintendent• Jan Stalcup, LCSD #1 Board President• Dr. Tim Killeen, NCAR DirectorSome of the items discussed by the panel included:1. Everyone in education talks about problem solving or critical thinking skills. In your mind what does problem solving or critical thinking really mean?2. Equipment and technology are a big part of public education. What role do you think technology plays in the middle school

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tris West, Lewisburg Area School District; Abe Feuerstein, Bucknell University; Steven Shooter, Bucknell University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in the minds of students6,7 and has been successfully usedto help students identify relationships between engineering fundamentals and hardware design8,9.Product dissection provides “hands-on” activities to couple engineering principles withsignificant visual feedback10,11,12, and such “learning by doing” activities encourage thedevelopment of curiosity, proficiency and manual dexterity, three desirable traits of anengineer13. Dissection also gives students early exposure to functional products and processes,and introducing such experiences early in the students’ academic careers has been shown to Page 13.1334.2increase motivation and

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Engineering in the Elementary School

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Miars, Rachel Freeman Elementary School; Lizette Day, Rachel Freeman Elementary School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

change the physical setting to make it clear from the entrance that the school was aboutengineering and success. The school’s new name and motto were already chosen by administration:The Rachel Freeman Elementary School of Engineering: Gearing Young Minds for the Future. First,the staff decided to install display cases and shelving in the lobby to highlight student generatedengineering projects for visitors. Another decision was to install real street signs to name eachhallway and central area (such as the cafeteria and media center) relevant engineering and problemsolving phrases. Some examples are Problem Solving Place and Creativity Circle. Next, the entiregroup participated in the development of a school vision statement that would be

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Slater, Wright State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2221: MAKING MATH AND SCIENCE EXCITING THROUGHENGINEERING SPORT: THE WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY TREBUCHETCOMPETITIONJoseph Slater, Wright State University Dr. Joseph C. Slater received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo under the guidance of Dr. Daniel J. Inman. Dr. Slater joined the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Wright State University in the Fall of 1993. His research interests are mode localization (pertaining to high cycle fatigue), nonlinear dynamics, nonlinear system ID, turbomachinery dynamics, smart

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Schnittka, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-513: TEACHER AND STUDENT FEEDBACK ABOUT ENGINEERINGDESIGN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASSROOMS: A PILOT STUDYChristine Schnittka, University of VirginiaLarry Richards, University of Virginia Page 13.1139.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teacher and Student Feedback about Engineering Design in Middle School Science Classrooms: A Pilot StudyAbstractIn this study, middle school teachers and students provide critical feedback about three design-based science teaching kits so that the curricula can be refined and improved such that studentlearning and engagement in science and engineering is maximized. The curricula, packaged askits, focus

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates; Eugene Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Nancy West, College of William and Mary; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

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 centersEugene Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Eugene Brown is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. In addition to the Virginia Demonstration Project, he has worked on a number of STEM outreach programs and has published several papers describing these activities. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Andrews, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; Joy Oguntebi, University of Michigan

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2868: ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENTS: ENGAGING TODAY'STEACHERS, TRAINING TOMORROW'S SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, ANDOPENING NEW ACADEMIC AND CAREER PATHS FOR K-12 STUDENTSJill Andrews, University of Michigan Jill H Andrews is a trained journalist with a professional background that spans 25 years in an academic setting as an administrator, educational outreach director and corporate liaison. From 1984-2005 she worked at the California Institute of Technology and University of Southern California, where she built lasting relationships and working partnerships among scientists and engineers, practicing professionals, formal and informal educators and students, government

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Birdy Reynolds, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Michael Lovell, University of Pittsburgh; Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teams stay on track due to thelimited timeframe in which they must operate (8 weeks). Time is structured during the programbut it is not rigid. Teachers have a lot of freedom and manage their time similarly to professionalengineers.Learning Science ComponentDesign-based learning as the basis for curriculum design is critical to teachers’ successfullytranslating the work of engineers into the science classroom. Teams of teachers were re-organized by their content areas, attended weekly professional development, met with contentadvisors, conducted experiments to test content ideas, wrote and revised curriculum units, andcommunicated their work with the established learning community.The ways of thinking and skills (habits of mind) required to

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Robert Culbertson, Arizona State University; Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. This deters hard-thinking explorationsthat help develop critical minds with the capability to deeply understanding mathematical,scientific and engineering concepts3. In a high minority-population state like Arizona, superficialteaching of STEM subjects disproportionately undermines STEM learning of minority and low-income students4.The first facet of the project, mathematical function, is the unifying concept of the courses and isoften used by scientists and engineers as a mathematical model of change. Teachers are exploringthe concept vertically across grade levels and horizontally across science applications (biology,geology, physics, and chemistry) and engineering design. Understanding function is essential forstudents’ future success in

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karla Korpela, Michigan Technological University; Shalini Suryanarayana, Michigan Technological University; Christine Anderson, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

synthesizes relevant research:12 “It appears clear that creating active Page 13.1318.6participation in…active learning strategies can help students develop the habits of mind that arecharacteristic of scientists.”13Focusing on students entering the pipeline, Michigan Tech’s Youth Programs have the strengthof a 35 year history. Hosting over 1,500 middle and high school students a year, the programsoffer students the chance to investigate careers and academic topic areas in engineering, math,science, technology, and technical arts. Program participants’ experience a mini-version ofcollege life, exploring in hands-on, discovery based instructional settings

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Mark OShea, CSU Monterey Bay

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1148: A RUBRIC TO EVALUATE STANDARDS-BASED LESSON PLANSAND STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT OF THE STANDARDSJohn Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology JOHN D. CARPINELLI is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He previously served as coordinator of activities at NJIT for the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and as a member of the Coalition's Governing Board. He currently chair's NJIT's Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee and is past chair of the University Master Teacher Committee.Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

was designed and built as a bluecoffee mug, with objects like pens and rulers with bright colors attached to it. Thus, the odd scaleof familiar objects positioned in the museum context along with the use of bright colors arestrategically planned in the design scheme in order to direct visitor attention and interest to theexhibit kiosk, which can be seen as the first step of facilitating knowledge acquisition.In addition, the “notebook” and the “coffee mug with pens” recall the products that come intoexistence as a result of engineering design and manufacturing processes, which is conveyed inthe Design Game. This also provides a necessary connection in children’s mind betweenconsumer products and processes that bring these products into