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Engineering Design Challenge
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Wheeler, Lindsay B.; Whitworth, Brooke A.; Gonczi, Amanda L. – Science Teacher, 2014
The number of students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is declining due in part to a lack of student interest (Fairweather 2008; NRC 2012; PCAST 2010). One reason may be the difference between how science is done in school and how it is done in the field (Osborne, Simon, and Collins 2003). An interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Student Interests, Science Interests, STEM Education
Windmills Are Going around Again
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Moyer, Richard H.; Everett, Susan A. – Science Scope, 2011
Wind is reemerging as a clean and reliable source of energy--primarily for the production of electricity. This article discusses how to create a pinwheel to explore wind power. It presents a 5E learning-cycle lesson in which students construct a simple pinwheel-type windmill to test the power generated by different designs. Students compare three-…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Engineering Technology, Energy Education, Power Technology
A Week-Long Fling at Doing Their Thing
Rhoads, Charles – School Shop, 1971
A program for opening industrial arts to all students at Stout State University. (GB)
Descriptors: College Students, Industrial Arts, Power Technology, School Shops