Duct tape – cloth- or scrim-backed pressure-sensitive tape often coated with polyethylene. There are a variety of constructions using different…
dump truck
Dump truck – a truck used for transporting loose material (such as sand, gravel, or dirt) for construction. A typical…
drive train
Pictured: Portion of the drive train at the Mill at Anselma, a.k.a. Lightfoot Mill, circa 1747, in commercial operation until…
dynamic soaring
Engineering ideas… four phases of flight: There’s a windward climb, then a curve from windward to leeward at peak altitude,…
drawing
iPad minis are available in the Maker Space Doodle Buddy for iPad – Paint, Draw, Scribble, Sketch Doodle Buddy for…
duct tape creations
Collapsible Change Purse Use the ultimate engineer’s tool: Duct tape! And show off your fashionista skills! You will be able…
Draper Prize
Draper Prize – awarded for outstanding achievement, particularly innovation and reduction to practice, in engineering and technology contributing to the…
Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Engelbart (January 30, 1925 – July 2, 2013) – an American engineer and inventor, and an early computer and…
design a dessert
Design a Dessert – Find out what a design engineer does as you design and construct a dessert! DESIGN A…
design thinking
John Spencer’s description of Design Thinking from a K-12 viewpoint: The term “design thinking” is often attached to maker spaces…
digital camera
Camera – in its simplest form, a box with a hole in front of it. There is a special piece…
dome
Dome – a feature of architecture that usually looks like the upper half of a sphere on top of a…
Doppler Radar
Let this Doppler Radar measure the speed of you throw Throw a ball at the target behind the screen. The…
digital manufacturing
Digital manufacturing CNC (computer numerically controlled) machines digital manufacturing lab – example subtractive technique (in which a product is created…
design notebook
Pictured: Drawing of a machine incorporating a fusee, by Leonardo da Vinci circa 1490. This is one of the earliest…
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