Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects

Cover......Page 1
Index......Page 0
Copyright......Page 3
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Contents......Page 14
List of Acronyms......Page 16
Building Math......Page 226
Amazon Mission......Page 229
Everest Trek......Page 235
Stranded......Page 241
City Technology......Page 255
Designed Environments: Places, Practices, Plans......Page 257
Mapping......Page 259
Mechanisms & Other Systems......Page 261
Packaging & Other Structures......Page 263
Signs, Symbols & Codes......Page 265
Design and Discovery......Page 272
Understanding the Design Process......Page 275
Engineering Fundamentals......Page 278
Thinking Creatively......Page 282
Making, Modeling, and Materializing......Page 285
Prototyping......Page 288
Final Presentation......Page 290
Engineering is Elementary......Page 300
Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills......Page 303
Water, Water Everywhere: Designing Water Filters......Page 305
A Sticky Situation: Designing Walls......Page 307
To Get to the Other Side: Designing Bridges......Page 309
Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier......Page 311
Sounds Like Fun!: Seeing Animal Sounds......Page 313
The Best of Bugs: Designing Hand Pollinators......Page 315
Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes......Page 317
An Alarming Idea: Designing Alarm Circuits......Page 319
Engineering the Future......Page 329
Manufacturing and Design......Page 331
Sustainable Cities......Page 333
Going with the Flow......Page 335
Power to Communicate......Page 337
Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies......Page 346
Reverse Engineering......Page 349
Different By Design......Page 353
Energy for the Future......Page 356
Full Option Science System (FOSS)......Page 368
Models and Designs......Page 371
The Infinity Project......Page 384
The World of Modern Engineering......Page 386
Creating Digital Music......Page 388
Making Digital Images......Page 390
Math You Can See......Page 392
Digitizing the World......Page 394
Coding Information for Storage and Secrecy......Page 396
Communicating with Ones and Zeros......Page 398
Networks from the Telegraph to the Internet......Page 400
The Big Picture of Engineering......Page 402
Invention, Innovation, and Inquiry (I3)......Page 411
Invention: The Invention Crusade......Page 414
Innovation: Inches, Feet, and Hands......Page 416
Communication: Communicating School Spirit......Page 418
Manufacturing: The Fudgeville Crisis......Page 420
Transportation: Across the United States......Page 422
Construction: Beaming Support......Page 424
Power and Energy: The Whispers of Willing Wind......Page 426
Design: Toying with Technology......Page 428
Inquiry: The Ultimate School Bag......Page 431
Technology Systems: Creating Mechanical Toys......Page 434
Materials World Modules......Page 446
PLTW: Gateway to Technology......Page 458
Design and Modeling......Page 460
The Magic of Electrons......Page 465
The Science of Technology......Page 469
Automation and Robotics......Page 472
Flight and Space......Page 475
PLTW: Introduction to Engineering Design......Page 493
Introduction to Design......Page 495
Design Solutions......Page 501
Reverse Engineering......Page 509
Design Problems......Page 514
A World in Motion® Elementary......Page 528
Skimmer Design Challenge......Page 531
JetToy Design Challenge......Page 534
Electricity and Electronics (elementary school)......Page 536
A World in Motion® Middle School......Page 546
Motorized Toy Car......Page 548
Gliders......Page 554
Electricity and Electronics (middle school)......Page 563
Young Scientist Series......Page 576
Building Structures with Young Children......Page 578