Ice is the name given to any one of the 15 known crystalline solid phases of water. It can appear…
IGEW 2014
Introducing Girls to Engineering Workshop (IGEW) 2014 notes Chocolate Asphalt — we use chocolate chips instead of the cocoa/milk, etc…
hurricane, tornado, typhoon
With proper design and construction, the damage to buildings by hurricane and tornado forces can be greatly reduced. Natural disasters…
human-powered airplane
Men have dreamed of flying under their own power for thousands of years. For Paul MacCready, an aerospace engineer with…
housing
Housing House – building or structure that functions as a habitat for humans or other creatures. The term house includes…
IGEW 2015
Introducing Girls to Engineering IGEW I overheard a girl saying to her friends, “This was the best day ever!!” Today…
imagine Mars
Imagine Mars Project (video 25:56) – overview of what it would be like to live on Mars and some of…
Hour of Code
Got an hour? Write your first computer program (video 1:30) introduction. Learn the basic concepts of Computer Science with drag…
how we got to now
How we got to now – six innovations include: glass, time, clean, light, sound, and cold. Time (video 5:39) –…
hovercraft
Hovercraft also known as an air-cushion vehicle or ACV,- a craft capable of traveling over land, water, mud or ice…
Hubble Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope, one of the largest and most complex satellites ever built, was the result of over 20…
how cars work
How a CAR works – explains how cars work, from the basics, to more technical guides and illustrations on each…
How do you know that?
engineering everywhere basis for knowing what we know science – tools to facilitate discover, expanding knowledge, understanding – collaboration, leapfrog…
heating and cooling
HVAC Heating Cooling Air conditioning – invented 1902 – The human body can work efficiently only in a narrow range…
helicopter
Helicopter – lift and thrust are supplied by rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to…
