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Brrr. As winter approaches, it's easy to forget that parts of the planet rarely rise above the freezing mark. These icy outposts often hold vast deposits of oil, gas, and minerals. They also present challenges for cold-region engineers, such as the effect of low temperatures on construction materials or how to keep pipelines flowing. Your designers will warm up to cryogenics with this month's activity. See if any need mittens!
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| Activity: Keep-a-Cube
 Refrigeration is considered one of engineering's greatest 20th-century achievements. In this activity, student teams in grades K - 6 explore the design process by engineering a way to keep an ice cube from melting for 30 minutes.
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RELATED LESSONS
Design a Winter Rooftop (Grades K-5)
Grow a Crystal Snowflake (Grades 5-8)
Winter Insulation (Grades 3-8)
MORE LESSONS:
Grades K-5 | Grades 6-8 | Grades 9-12
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Feature: Extreme Ice
 Breathtakingly vast, Greenland's ancient ice sheet is as fragile as it is formidable. Huge chunks splinter from its glaciers with a thunderous roar, and this summer NASA scientists were surprised to see the sheet's entire 660,235 square-mile surface briefly turn slushy. Sculpted by wind and meltwater, Earth's shrinking glaciers also are works of art to scientists that document their decline.
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Engineering the Winter Olympics
Sustainable Slopes
The Cryosphere: All About Snow & Ice
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| Spotlight: Innovative App Challenge 2013
 There's a smartphone app for just about everything these days. What's left to invent? Plenty. And U.S. middle and high school students could win $10,000 for their school by dreaming up the most compelling concept in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge. Submission deadline: Jan. 18.
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| STEM Teachers: Join Us in Atlanta
 Mark your 2013 calendars for Saturday, June 22, when ASEE's 10th Annual K-12 Workshop kicks off at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. K-12 teachers, administrators and engineering educators from across the nation will find engaging hands-on lessons and interactive activities to share with students, takeaway materials for the classroom, and networking opportunities. Certificates of completion at the end may entitle teachers to CPE credits. For details, contact Libby Martin at k12workshop@asee.org.
K-12 teachers are also encouraged to submit proposals for this workshop.
2013 Call for Proposals
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| Announcements
Summer STEM Opportunities for Teachers. -- Siemens is sponsoring an all-expenses-paid STEM professional development institute for middle and high school teachers and two research fellowships. Learn more.
Women in STEM Online Radio Series. -- Inspire your students with profiles of historic female mathematicians, working scientists, and women engineers with disabilities. Learn more.
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 It's never too early to learn about engineering. Along with our 5th Edition magazine and classroom cards, Engineering, Go For It offers an engaging children's book in its collection of learning materials.
"If I Were an Engineer," from the American Society for Engineering Education, is a fun, 40-page rhyming book that introduces engineering to kids 5 to 8 years old. It includes a parent page that explains the various engineering disciplines. Price: $7.95 Now available in our store and on Amazon.com! |
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