kite

Kite – a tethered aircraft. The necessary lift that makes the kite wing fly is generated when air flows over…

kinetic sculpture

Kinetic sculpture – art from any medium that contains movement perceivable by the viewer or depends on motion for its…

kitchen appliances

Food preparation and cooking are important tasks in most families. Kitchen appliances are available to assist with these jobs. hand…

Kinetic Sculpture Race

Kinetic Grand Championship is a 3-day, 42-mile bicycle race over land, sand, mud and water. Many refer to the Kinetic…

kitchen design

What’s the problem? Read about it… How might we WHAT for WHOM in order to CHANGE something? kitchen work triangle…

Kirigami

Kirigami – a variation of origami that includes cutting of the paper (from Japanese “kiru” = to cut, “kami” =…

kid-tested activities

Marshmallow towers – engineering design process, forces, materials, visualization, base, support, strength, stability Penny bridge – strength, shapes, weight, load,…

James Webb Space Telescope

Pictured: James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) Engineering Design Unit (EDU) primary mirror segment, coated with gold Engineers play an important…

jewelry

Jewelry (or jewellery) – small decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. Jewellery…

jaws, teeth, arms

Mechanical assemblies and motion capture (video 3:19) – gears and simple machines can be used together to make complex motions.…

introduction to robotics

Outline for a new course for 2017-2018. Ideas and information for planning robotics course for next school year. Good introduction…

concepts and vocabulary

Concepts Vocabulary E4k engineering definitions English Engineering Vocabulary engineering can be understood as the application of concepts, theories, and real-world…

engineering definitions

Concepts and Vocabulary – myvocabulary 157 engineering words acidic – the reaction of a substance with water resulting in an…

jet engine

jet engine – a reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet of fluid to generate thrust in accordance with…