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Walach, Michael – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2021
This article describes the NASA-Funded Space Grant Project BOREALIS: "Balloon Outreach, Research, Exploration, and Landscape Imaging System." BOREALIS conducts high-altitude balloon flights to the "edge of space" with flights typically reaching 100,000 feet and a current record flight in the summer of 2020 that reached 126,000…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Design
Eisenkraft, Arthur – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2011
Create a light and sound show to entertain friends. Design an improved safety device for a car. Develop a 2-3 minute voice-over for a sports clip explaining the physics involved in the sport. Modify the design of a roller coaster to meet the needs of a specific group of riders. Design an appliance package for a family limited by the power and…
Descriptors: Physics, Engineering, Science Curriculum, Secondary School Curriculum
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Sweeney, Preston – Tech Directions, 2010
Hosting an engineering competition can bring great success to a technology department. Development and planning of an event can prove frustrating at times, but it pays off in the end. The author describes the first-ever engineering competition held at Maple Avenue Middle School in Saratoga Springs, New York, which provided an evening of creative…
Descriptors: Competition, Engineering, Science Fairs, Science Activities
Guiraudon, Jean-Claude – Out-of-School Scientific and Technical Education, 1971
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Physics