Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Remote World

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

student learning takes place outside of a classroom setting (4,5),indicating that homework is of great importance to the development of subject comprehension.Numerous studies have been carried out on the relationship between time spent on homeworkand course performance. These studies look at a range of student ages as well as subjects, andmay come to different conclusions. High school Algebra I students who received morehomework assignments than their peers were found to perform better on an end-of-courseassessment exam (6). This study also noted a statistically significant increase in performance © American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 2020 ASEE Annual Conference and Expositionwhen

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

somecompanies’ web sites to see these steep prices. Engineering professors thus find themselves inneed to develop experiments with little money or no money at all.Another issue engineering professors are faced with is the number of students taking a given lab.For a large cohort of students registered for a lab, there is often a lack in the number ofexperimental stations to run the same experiment for all students in the time slot allocated for thelab. Professor are forced to group four, five or sometimes six students in one team. This lowersthe quality of the learning experience, as some students ‘tag along’ without really payingattention or trying to learn from the experiment. Students nowadays are so used and attached totheir iPhones. They expect

Conference Session

Professional Issues and Opportunities for Engineering Librarians

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jean L. Bossart, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

review sessions for the exam. Students who take a review class can improve their chances of passing. However, review courses offered through vendors can be expensive, up to $1,600 [21]. Academic libraries can host review courses and ask their engineering faculty to teach one hour reviews in their subject specialization. Graduate engineering students are also a good resource to teach general subject matter reviews such as mathematics, statistics, and engineering economics, which are common to all the FE exams. Purchasing and making “approved” calculators available for check out to students. Students are allowed only certain calculator models in the exam. These calculators are non-programmable, and many students do not

Conference Session

Perceptions, Reflections, Collaborations, and Student Support in Chemical Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sheima J. Khatib, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; William D Lawson P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

problem-solving review sessions. Quantitativesurvey responses showed significant gains in confidence after FE topic review activities andrelatively consistent benefits in FE test performance associated with confidence ratings andmetacognitive reflection ratings. The present methods and findings provide a tentative model forongoing course assessment that could aid engineering educators in strengthening instructionalpractices.IntroductionOne of the most influential models for problem-solving is Polya’s [1] 4-step model: 1) Understandthe problem, 2) Develop a plan, 3) Carry out the plan, and 4) Look back. The model requiresproblem-solvers to be deliberate, critical, and reflective in their behavior. More generally, each steprequires problem-solvers

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Theodore J. Branoff, Illinois State University; Kevin L. Devine, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

modeling strategies and spatial visualization abilities in undergraduate students. He has con- ducted CAD and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing workshops for both industry and education professionals. Dr. Branoff served as President of the International Society for Geometry and Graphics from 2009-2012. In 2013 he was elected into the Academy of Fellows of the ASEE, and in 2014 he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE. In April of 2015 Dr. Branoff received the Orthogonal Medal for distinguished service in graphic science from the Technology, Engineering & Design Education faculty at North Carolina State University.Dr. Kevin L Devine, Illinois State

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Randall D. Manteufel; Amir Karimi

and roams the class. Moving among students providesopportunities to engage students on a more personal level and often leads to student questionsand increased engagement. Student feedback is positive that they value the time spent solvingproblems during class.KeywordsActive learning, thermodynamics.IntroductionAlthough active learning methods have been shown to improve student learning, the adoption inengineering isn’t as widespread as it could be. Barriers to the adoption of active learningmethods include lack of faculty time needed to develop new content, and lack of familiarity withactive-learning techniques1-3. A key in active learning is to give the students something to dowhile in the classroom2. Activities include answering a question

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2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Douglas Bohl

grade for the course, Figure 9.This relationship was investigated to determine how well the project was able to reach students,particularly those with low course performance. Students were sorted in to bins of 100-90, 90-80,80-70, 70-60 and <60. Means scores for each of the metric values were then calculated for eachbin. The bin data for students with a course grade <60 were omitted again due to low number ofstudents in this bin (4/157). These data indicate an increasing relationship in each metric valuewith the course grade. It was clear that students who were performing well in the class were themost likely to develop original ideas, execute the imaging well (both in terms of photographicquality and ability to see the flow), and had the

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Perry, University of Memphis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-989: THE IMPACT OF ONLINE LECTURE NOTES ON LEARNINGOUTCOMESEdward Perry, University of Memphis Edward H. Perry is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Memphis, where he has served on the faculty since 1970. He received his university's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1977 and again in 2000. He also received the Herff College of Engineering's Outstanding Teaching Award in 1999. He is currently Co-Editor of the MERLOT Engineering Editorial Board and Co-Editor of the MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching. He received his B.S. (1966), M.S. (1967) and Ph.D. (1970) in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

City College of New York and his Ph.D. in ChE from Princeton. He is coauthor of Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes and numerous articles in science and engineering education and chemical process engineering, and he co-directs the ASEE National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI).Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University C. Dianne Raubenheimer is the Director of Assessment in the College of Engineering at NCSU. She received BSc, MSc and MEd degrees from the University of Natal, South Africa and a PhD from the University of Louisville, Kentucky. Her background is in science teacher preparation, curriculum development and evaluation. She teaches as an adjunct in the

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- The Introductory Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Jablonowski, University of Texas at Austin

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Engineering Economy

AC 2008-145: USING DECISION TREES TO TEACH VALUE OF INFORMATIONCONCEPTSChristopher Jablonowski, University of Texas at Austin Christopher J. Jablonowski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, and Associate Director of the Energy and Earth Resources Graduate Program at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining the faculty at UT, he worked as a consultant with Independent Project Analysis, Inc. where he performed empirical research and capital project studies for oil and gas companies worldwide. He has also held positions as a Senior Drilling Engineer and Buyer with Shell Oil Company, and as an Energy Economist with the U.S

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

are actively working a project, studio time is spent further discussing the project. Mostoften students need help with their program debugging skills. Students are expected to work ontheir projects outside of studio time with only the completed projects presented in studio.One point regarding studio and the projects is to have students face what Jonassen, Strobel, andLee7 refer to as Everyday Problem Solving. Studio provides an opportunity for practicing whatthey refer to as story problems. They further state that to solve workplace problems, studentsmust develop conceptual frameworks they can apply to solve more realistic problems. In myexperience, learning the process of solving problems involves deep learning that is performed atthe

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy; James Baughn, University of California-Davis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Department of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. James W. Baughn is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (B.S.) and of Stanford University (M.S. and PhD) in Mechanical Engineering. He spent eight years in the Aerospace Industry and served as a faculty member at the University of California, Davis from 1973 until his retirement in 2006. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, a recipient of the UCDavis Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award and the author of numerous publications. He recently completed an assignment to the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs as the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Aeronautics for the

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Golebiowska; Giovanni Kelly II; Yassir M. Samra; James P Abulencia, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #7237Analysis of Biodiesel Production and its Derivatives for a College CampusEmilia GolebiowskaMr. Giovanni Kelly IIDr. Yassir M. SamraDr. James P Abulencia, Manhattan College Page 23.189.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013ANALYSIS OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION AND ITS DERIVATIVES FOR A COLLEGE CAMPUSAbstractIn the Fall of 2010, XXXXX College started to devise and develop plausible green initiativesspearheaded by students across all five of its schools. From this college-wide endeavor, a plan toconvert

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Vavrek

be included in future programs areshaft design, seal selection, coupling sizing, clutches, and brake selection. Assessing the impactthe software has on student learning will play an important roll in the development of thesoftware. Student input and feedback is necessary in order to gear the software in a way that willenhance student learning. Although the software has been introduced to the students on apreliminary basis, the student feedback has been very positive. Also there has been a positiveresponse from faculty teaching in the area of machine elements. My goal for the software is tocomplete all topics mentioned above and make the software available on a CD or through a website.References1. Dayco, Dayco Engineering Guide for

Conference Session

Mechanical Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Blace Albert; Wayne Whiteman

Session xxxx Integrating Dynamic Systems, Vibration, and Control Colonel Wayne E. Whiteman, Ph.D., P.E., Major Blace C. Albert Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering United States Military Academy West Point, NY 10996AbstractUndergraduate mechanical engineering curricula often provide Dynamic Systems, ControlSystem Theory, and Vibration as separate course offerings. Students and faculty tend tocompartmentalize these subjects. The approach toward teaching these subjects is also oftenseparated and aggravates the problem of

Conference Session

Computer Assisted Data Acquisition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi-Wei Huang; Nikos Kiritsis; David Ayrapetyan

Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationschool. McNeese’s commitment to undergraduate engineering education is shown by: a) limitingenrollment in engineering courses to 25 students, b) limiting enrollment in senior design coursesto 10 students, c) exclusively assigning professional faculty to teach engineering courses andlaboratories (no graduate students) and d) constantly upgrading the courses to incorporate newtechnologies.This paper describes one of our attempts to incorporate state-of-the-art technology andinstrumentation in a number of undergraduate mechanical engineering courses. Cantilever beamsunder harmonic excitation are traditionally used in undergraduate

Conference Session

Innovative Uses of Technology and Techniques for Laboratory Exercises

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirstie A. Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

traditionally not applied. The traditional lecture only class format leftstudents wanting and frankly bored. It is the goal of many teachers to weave hands-onexperiences into the traditional lecture format. One roadblock to doing this, in this particularcase, was budget constraints. Developing and building five to six instrumented engineeringexperiments can be costly. This paper describes five low cost DOE experiments that can bepurchased and implemented by just about anyone. The main objectives for each of theexperiments are to illustrate the DOE method currently being lectured on, to give the students anopportunity to apply the method to something real, to give them an opportunity to analyze dataand communicate their results. A survey given at the

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah McAvoy, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

knowledge retention of engineering students as they advance through their academiccareers can enhance their quality of education and career success. However, engineeringprofessors constantly battle the quality of student knowledge retention from course to course.Knowledge retention has been a consistent problem for students regardless of the length of breakbetween courses, such as a one-week break or a three-month summer break. This is evidenced ina study conducted by the United States Military Academy at West Point (1). Student knowledgeof Statics and Strength of Materials were examined after a three-month summer break in theMechanics course. Faculty found that knowledge retention of the Statics and Strength ofMaterials topics was poor. They

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Jianhong Ren, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University; Sheryl Custer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Joyce Coleman, Academy High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

manipulators. Participantsobserved the robot structure and its programming language. The teams then developed their ownprograms to have the robots, individually and/or cooperatively, perform required tasks. Thehybrid car project highlighted renewable energy concepts. The participants learned the operationprinciples of a miniature hybrid car in terms of clean energy generation, ultra low pollutantsemission and high efficiency in chemical to electrical energy conversion. The teams constructedhybrid cars with two fuel cell stacks, and operated them using hydrogen obtained via the solar-powered refueling station, i.e., converting water into hydrogen and oxygen gases, as the fuelsupply. The participants were also introduced to an exciting opportunity using

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shyam Aravamudhan, North Carolina A&T State University; Diedrich A. Schmidt, North Carolina A&T State University; Hany Nakhla, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

create interest for the Geoscience workforce of the future.IntroductionIt is well-recognized that early engagement and challenge-based instruction of students includingunderrepresented students in cutting-edge research is the key in promoting their learningopportunities and outcomes [1]. A team of undergraduate students from North Carolina A&TState University under the guidance of faculty advisors participated in a two-semester research,design, assembly and demonstration project named Perseus II, sponsored by the Office of theSecretary of Defense’s Rapid Reaction Technology Office (RRTO). The overarching goals ofthis initiative were multi-fold: (a) to expose undergraduate students including freshmen,sophomore and minorities to ocean

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; R. Eugene Stuffle, Idaho State University; Wei Pan, Idaho State University; Steven Grant Maclure, Idaho State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

), 20133-2014. He is IEEE Education Society Membership Development Chair and Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award Chair. Professor Mousavinezhad received Michigan State University ECE Department’s Distinguished Alumni Award, May 2009, ASEE ECE Division’s 2007 Meritorious Service Award, ASEE/NCS Distinguished Service Award, April 6, 2002, for significant and sustained leadership. In 1994 he received ASEE Zone II Outstanding Campus Representative Award. He is also a Senior Mem- ber of IEEE, has been a reviewer for IEEE Transactions including the Transactions on Education. His teaching and research interests include digital signal processing (DSP) and Bioelectromagnetics. He has been a reviewer for engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Khaled Mansy

, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement-Adaptation and Implementation. This newlaboratory will help integrate the engineering of daylighting systems into the school’scurriculum, with the anticipation that this will nurture the scientific background and design skillsof undergraduate students. The secondary mission of the laboratory is to disseminate the sameknowledge and/or skills between graduate students, faculty, and practicing professionals. Thelaboratory will also be an effective venue to integrate teaching and research.1. Design of Daylighting Systems in BuildingsIntegration between daylighting and electric lighting systems in commercial buildings may resultin a significant reduction in the annual energy consumption and operating cost. Indeed

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ressler Stephen; Estes Allen; Karl Meyer; Matthew Morris

Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education (4) Apply the engineering design process and use appropriate technology to develop problem solutions that are both effective and adaptable. (5) Demonstrate creativity in the formulation of alternative solutions. (6) Apply mathematics, basic science, and engineering science to model and analyze a physical system or process. (7) Work effectively on a team to solve a problem. (8) Plan the implementation of an engineered solution. (9) Communicate an engineered solution to both technical and non-technical audiences. (10) Assess the effectiveness of an engineered

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; Jerald Varner

spent in the laboratory was expended trying to make the circuits functionand not on exploring the concepts. The latter is a common observation of both students andfaculty and suggests that there should be a better way of implementing the laboratory.Motivation for a single experimental platform that could be used throughout the four-coursesequence came from the desire to improve student retention of theoretical concepts from courseto course. Faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering observed that students enteringadvanced senior level courses did not retain fundamental knowledge from prerequisite courses.On the other hand, students taking these courses commented that ELEC 304 and ELEC 305seemed to be math courses with no engineering

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ranjith Munasinghe

solutions to complex problems.They have a fresh point of view. Their approach to problem solving is not completely guided byconventional education.In order to achieve these goals an undergraduate research project must have the followingproperties.1. A good undergraduate project is simple in nature. Participating students should be able tounderstand the research problem and the basic methods involved and start working on the projector at the least some aspects of the project without reading several research papers on the subject.After the students develop a deeper interest and meet with challenges they can be motivated tolearn advanced mathematical tools related to the project and read research papers on the subject.2. Real engineering problems are

Conference Session

Assessment & Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Stewart; David Elrod

, classes meet for two hour-long lectures and athree-hour laboratory session each week. The lectures are taught by a team of four faculty. Eachlaboratory session is led by two teaching assistants. A total of ten teaching assistants support thelabs and hold office hours during the fall and spring.Initially, ME/CEE 1770 was a text-based course. Lectures were from presentations that Page 9.228.1accompanied the required course textbook. Laboratory activities were established to go with the Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society

Conference Session

BME Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty

has sponsored the project. BioVentures has provided allmaterials and support while a combination of graduate and undergraduate student team fromMTSU built the system and tested it. The team was supervised by a team of faculty from both theengineering technology and biology departments as well as biotech engineers from BioVentures.These collaborative efforts have resulted in a very positive and promising experience for allparties involved. A brief account of this experience and its outcomes, especially on theengineering technology students, will be presented.I. IntroductionMicroarrays are an orderly arrangement of DNA samples spotted onto glass slides or nylonmembranes. Each spot is typically a sequence of DNA representing a distinct gene. To

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Swiezynski; Don Myers; Ray Luechtefeld

© 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationDiscussion of LiteratureIn 1995, the National Science Foundation made several recommendations concerning the futureof engineering education. The NSF felt that engineering education required comprehensivechanges across the campus. Colleges and universities must take new approaches towardsstudents, faculty and curricula [1].The NSF also stated that the continuing education of engineers and other technical personnel waslacking a “system.” Since such a “system” was not clearly defined at that point, the NSF felt thata study was needed in order to understand its nature, requirements, and how to meet those needs[1]. The NSF recently released a study that provides complementary results to this study

Conference Session

TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Beltz; Marie Dahleh

-week offerings from 2001 to 2003. Ourobjective is to develop strategies that will minimize any negative, long-term effects ofcompressing course material and to build confidence in our program as the Summer quartercontinues to expand at the University of California.introduction and backgroundPrior to the Summer of 2001, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara offered all required classes for the major once per year. If students fellbehind, even in one mathematics class, they were required to take a fifth year of classes tocomplete the degree. Some students took advantage of the Department of Mathematics offeringsin the Summer, but not all

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Chesney

Session 2003-122 From Egg Drops to Gum Drops: Teaching Fourth Grade Students about Engineering David R. Chesney The University of MichiganAbstractStudents remember 80% of what they do and 20% of what they hear. With this premise in mind,the author developed an active approach to educating a classroom of fourth grade students inmultiple areas of engineering. The intent is minimally, to increase interest in math and science inthe young students. Optimally, the students will pursue engineering as a career. Hands-onactivities were used to