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  • Career of the Month: Fire Protection Engineer

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    Fire protection engineers help protect people from fire and explosion hazards by ensuring that buildings have adequate exits, that flammable substances are controlled, and that everyone operating near such hazards…

  • Using Science and Engineering Practices in the Classroom

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    Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices provides an in-depth understanding of the practices strand of A Framework for K–12 Science Education (Framework) and the…

  • P-47 and the Double Wasp Engine

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    In “P-47 and the Double Wasp Engine,” fighter pilot Benjamin Cassiday emphatically states, “It was an aircraft that could get you home.” While adrenaline filled the veins of these courageous WWII pilots, likely there…

  • Students Collaborate Worldwide on Science, Engineering

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    A student at Preston Middle School in Fort Collins, Colorado, holds up a prototype rechargeable lantern for inspection by collaborating students at the CHAT House in Uganda via Skype. Photo courtesy of Heidi Hood  …

  • DiscoverE brings us Engineers Week

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    Next week is Engineers Week, February 16-22, “a time to: Celebrate how engineers make a difference in our world Increase public dialogue about the need for engineers Bring engineering to life for kids, educators, and…

  • Science of the Winter Olympics: Engineering the Halfpipe

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    Imagine locking both feet onto a board, hurtling down a vertical face and up the opposing one before becoming airborne, where you twist and flip with near abandon. Now, imagine doing that with the equivalent weight of…

  • Birding and Engineering Makes for a Great Week

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    Two worthy programs to participate in this year or mark on your calendar for next year. Great Outdoor Bird Count Monday is the last day for this year, so it’s not too late to take part in a citizen science…

  • Science of the Summer Olympics: engineering for mobility

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    A record 4200+ Paralympians will compete in 20 sports at the London 2012 Games that begin August 29. Of the 20 sports included, 17 are Paralympic versions of sports played in the Olympic Games. Wheelchair rugby is one…

  • USA Science and Engineering Festival 2012

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    The USA Science and Engineering Festival had something for everyone this weekend—information, experiences, fun and challenges for scientists young and old. I learned about the senses through the “Science of Our…

  • Found materials + engineering process = toy

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    We didn’t have enough wire so we re-used cardboard tubes, empty boxes, egg cartons, and plastic jar lids to create toys called “Galimotos” in the Malawian children’s tradition as recounted in the children’s book,…

  • STEM: Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

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    I wonder how teachers include the “E” in this acronym when designing or selecting class activities. And yet, the play that children do can be the foundation for future interest in engineering. This issue has several…

  • STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

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    How many of use chose careers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics because of our experiences in school? Some topics or activities must have stimulated our interest and curiosity, and the authors in this…

  • Engineering Design Middle and High School

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    This collection contains items helpful to middle and high school teachers looking for ways to incorporate engineering design challenges into their curriculum.

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