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Tank, Kristina; Moore, Tamara; Strnat, Meg – Science and Children, 2015
This article describes the final lesson within a seven-day STEM and literacy unit that is part of the Picture STEM curriculum (pictureSTEM. org) and uses engineering to integrate science and mathematics learning in a meaningful way (Tank and Moore 2013). For this engineering challenge, students used nature as a source of inspiration for designs to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Integrated Curriculum, Water, Science Activities
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Child, Paula – School Science Review, 2013
In the UK, at key stage 4, students aged 14-15 studying GCSE Core Science or Unit 1 of the GCSE Biology course are required to be able to describe the process of genetic engineering to produce bacteria that can produce insulin. The simple interactive introduction described in this article allows students to consider the problem, devise a model and…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students, Student Projects, Student Research
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Roubal, J.; Husek, P.; Stecha, J. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2010
Linearization is a standard part of modeling and control design theory for a class of nonlinear dynamical systems taught in basic undergraduate courses. Although linearization is a straight-line methodology, it is not applied correctly by many students since they often forget to keep the operating point in mind. This paper explains the topic and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, Engineering Technology, Engineering
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Pardo, X. C.; Martin, M. J.; Sanjurjo, J.; Regueiro, C. V. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
This paper describes a practical experience of adapting the teaching of a course in Computer Technology (CT) to the new demands of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). CT is a core course taught in the first year of the degree program Technical Engineering in Management Computing in the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of A…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design
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Berridge, Chris – School Science Review, 1989
Reviews the history of the steam turbine at sea from the 1880s to modern turbines. Presents several pictures of various types of turbines. (YP)
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Technology, Engines, Foreign Countries