- A Brief History of the Hydrant – Revised 1-28-2003
- “The first hydrants were used for public water supply from the earliest municipal water systems. They resembled faucets and were at best suited for the bucket brigade method of firefighting.
- How the Six Types of Simple Machines Work
- “simple machines create a greater output force than the input force; the ratio of these forces is the mechanical advantage of the machine. All six of the simple machines have been used for thousands of years
- Visual Patterns – 1-20
- “Click on a pattern to see a larger image and the answer to step 43. What is the equation?”
- Build a Paper Rocket – Scientific American
- “Blast off! Have you ever played with a model or toy rocket, or seen a real rocket launch on TV? In this project you will make simple rockets out of paper and launch them by blowing
- Engineer Your World
- “Engineer Your World is an innovative, student-centered high school curriculum that engages learners in authentic engineering experiences and inspires them to embrace an engineer’s habits of…
- This urban ‘tree’ cleans as much polluted air as an entire forest | Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
- “Air pollution might be invisible, but it results in 7 million premature deaths each year. Fortunately, there’s a solution – the CityTree is a high-tech green wall that scrubs the air
- Growing Up | Engineering is Elementary
- “explore food production problems related to population growth. They will then engineer a model vertical farm as a potential solution to current food production limitations in a fictional location
- What Is Engineering? – www.teachengineering.org
- “Engineering is all around us, so people often take it for granted. Ask yourself, what do I touch that is not engineered? Engineering develops and delivers consumer goods, builds the networks
- What Makes an Inquisitive Engineer? An Exploration of Question-Asking, Self-Efficacy, and Outcome Expectations among Engineering Students: American Society for Engineering Education
- “In order be successful, engineers must ask their clients, coworkers, and bosses questions. Asking questions can improve work quality and make the asker appear smarter.
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