Graduation is always a big deal. For UC-Berkeley senior Austin Whitney, his walk across the stage in May also represented a giant potential leap for people who are paralyzed. The robotic exoskeleton enabling this feat is one of many adaptive technologies that engineers have developed to help disabled individuals--including athletes--perform at their best. But modifying equipment to meet special needs takes precision. In this week's activity, your innovators will discover the challenge and thrill of getting it right. College-bound STEM majors? See if their campus offers MentorNet online mentoring. Seeking engineering scholarships? Check out our list!
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Lesson: On Target
 In this lesson, teams of students in grades 6 to 12 will explore the engineering design process by modifying a paper cup to carry a marble down a zip line and drop it precisely on a target. They will learn to brainstorm, test, evaluate, and redesign their devices to improve accuracy and effectiveness of the remote-release mechanism.
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Feature: Helping the Deaf Excel
 Could an approach developed to help deaf and hearing-impaired undergraduates overcome educational disadvantages work for anyone--including mainstream K-12 students who struggle with reading and math? Scott Bellinger, an instructor at America's only technical college for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, thinks so.
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K-12 News: STEM Teachers Lack Qualifications
 If Miss Frizzle, of Magic School Bus fame, were teaching in a U.S. public high school today, would she have a degree in physics, chemistry, earth science or math?How about certification in the subject? Probably not, a new survey by the National Center for Education Statistics suggests.
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Program Announced for ASEE's
K-12 Teachers' Workshop!  Build a guitar to teach math and physics. Integrate engineering into science classrooms using wind energy. Design a rover to introduce the engineering design process. These are just some of the exciting projects ASEE's day-long K-12 Teachers' Workshop will cover on Saturday, June 25, 2011 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.. You'll discover valuable best practices, new contacts for collaboration, and the latest take-away tools for effective teaching and engineering instruction.
Space is still available, though complimentary registration ended June 10. Register Now! |
 Classroom-ready and teacher-approved, these Introductory K-12 Teacher Kits make learning about engineering fun!
eGFI Introductory Teacher Kits include:
* 1 eGFI magazine -- our award-winning, comprehensive 64-page introduction to engineering.
* 1 set of eGFI cards -- 16 cards explain the major engineering disciplines, with a thought-provoking question about each field. An extra card provides ideas for using these materials in the classroom.
* 1 eGFI classroom poster -- a large 3x2 foot poster with illustrations of the most popular engineering disciplines.
* 1 eGFI kids' book -- "If I Were an Engineer" is a fun 40-page, rhyming book that introduces engineering to kids aged 5 to 8. Includes parent page with engineering disciplines explained.
* 1 bonus teacher guide -- 6 pages of engaging classroom activities using the eGFI magazine, cards, and website.
An incredible value -- just $24.95!
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