1. NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar:
LIVE INTERACTIVE YOUR DESKTOP
NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar:
Teach Engineering
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time

2. Agenda: Introductions Tech and help info Web Seminar training
Presentation
Evaluation
Chat with the presenters

3. How many web seminars have you attended?
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4-5
More than 5
This is my first web seminar.
I don’t know what is a web seminar.
Use the letters A-E located at the top left of your actual screen to answer the poll

4. Al Byers Assistant Exec. Director NSTA
Flavio Mendez Program Manager NSTA

5. Jeff Layman Tech Support 703-312-9384 jlayman@nsta.org NSTA
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Jeff Layman Tech Support NSTA
Susan Hurstcalderone Science Teacher
Volunteer Chat Moderator

6. What grade level do you teach?
Select your answer using your poll buttons
Elementary School, K-5.
Middle School, 6-8.
High School, 9-12.
I teach college students,
I am an Informal Educator.

7. Pull down menus:
View: Window Layouts, Lock Windows
Tools: Audio, Edit Profile
Top buttons:
Your current layout, Polling tools
Participants’ window:
Names of participants, Tools’ icons, Raise hands, Emoticons, Step away door
Direct Messaging window:
Show, Send
Audio window:
Talk button, microphone and speaker volume level

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11. NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar:
LIVE INTERACTIVE YOUR DESKTOP
NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar:
Teach Engineering
This is the title page before the recording begins
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time

12. http://nsdl.org -NSDL Pathways for specific content & audience
-NSDL Engineering Pathway: K-Gray
-Rich variety of materials found in one place

13. Who's presenting today Martha Cyr Mike Mooney Director K-12 Outreach
Adjunct Prof. Mechanical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
"Nobody ever suggested engineering to me."
Mike Mooney
Associate Professor of Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
“a high school guidance counselor told me I wasn’t smart enough to be an engineer”
Martha then Mike

14. Goal: Use of Engineering Design to Engage Students in Learning
A collection of high-quality curriculum within the NSDL Engineering Pathway
Martha

15. Outline: What do engineers do? What is the engineering design process?
How is the design process used?
What are engineering activities?
Where can I find resources?
Martha

16. What do Engineers Do? Stamp all the ones you think apply
Fix Broken Cars
Design Medical Equipment
Build new wind turbines
Design sport shoes
Create a sculpture
Martha

17. What do Engineers Do? Fix Broken Cars Design Medical Equipment
Build new wind turbines
Design sport shoes
Create a sculpture
technician
artisan
Martha

18. What are some things engineers design?
Bio-fuels
Medical Equipment
Martha
Transportation

19. What are some things engineers design?
Tunnels
Wind Power
Martha
Structures

20. Engineering Design Process common to all designed items
What order is typically followed?
Order the steps below from 1 to 5…
Define Problem or Need
Research Investigate Gather Info
Analyze Evaluate Solutions
Propose Design Solutions
Select & Test
MIke

21. Engineering Design Process
Define Problem or Need
What similar things exist?
Does it work?
Select & Test
Modify & redesign
Research Investigate Gather Info
Does solution meet need?
Brainstorming
MIke
Proof of concept
Propose Design Solutions
Analyze Evaluate Solutions

22. Engineering Design Process often common, every day issues
Define Problem or Need
Issue: Hand dryers in public restrooms do not dry hands effectively.
Need solution that dries hands in an amount of time & dryness acceptable to 80% of people.
New design must cost no more than 1.5 times of current dryers.
MIke

23. Engineering Design Process often common, every day issues
Define Problem or Need
Engineering Design Process often common, every day issues
Now it’s your turn!
Think about some common or not so common problems or needs you have observed
Let’s take 2 minutes and generate some ideas on the chat and on the microphones
MIke:
If you are having trouble, think about what you see or read in the news. Conversely, do a mental walk through part of your daily routine to identify the little things that “bug” you.
Added the part about writing on the chat and mic, just to encourage people to participate, then we can go to next slide, pick volunteers to write in the boxes

24. Engineering Design Process
Define Problem or Need
What are some problems or needs that you think engineers should address? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Mike
We will wait a few minutes and then I will comment on some of the ideas or maybe ask someone to elaborate.

25. Engineering Design Process
What similar things exist?
Define Problem or Need
Does it work?
Select & Test
Modify & redesign
Research Investigate Gather Info
Does solution meet need?
Brainstorming
Martha
Proof of concept
Propose Design Solutions
Analyze Evaluate Solutions

26. Engineering Design Process
Research Investigate Gather Info
Engineering Design Process
Consider the hand dryer example. Engineers might:
Conduct survey/study to determine the drying time and level of dryness acceptable to 80% of people
Explore alternative methods (to forced hot air) to dry hands
Martha

27. Engineering Design Process
Research Investigate Gather Info
Engineering Design Process
Let's find out what this audience finds acceptable for hand drying time. Stamp your answer:
Martha
0 sec
2 sec
4 sec
6 sec
8 sec
10 sec
12 sec
14 sec
16 sec

28. Engineering Design Process
Research Investigate Gather Info
Engineering Design Process
Based on your ideas - here is the research & investigation that we would recommend:
Martha
MC: discussion about next steps on topics selected that participants suggested – could use a cool graphic
Mike: what if we showed slide 24 again and used a tool to highlight an example for elaboration??
MC: Since I don't think we'll be able to easily jump back to slide 24 with the participant's examples maybe we need to approach it as follows:
Would talk to audience along the line of "Thinking about the ideas you all had for problems or things that need to be addressed, and highlight just a couple of those – here are some of the approaches to the research and investigation that we would recommend." I could type in an idea (having written it down during slide 24) and then briefly discuss research pieces. "Another interesting suggestion was" type in second idea on slide "which could be pursued by doing xxxx for research and investigation."

29. Engineering Design Process
Propose Design Solutions
There is always more than one possible way to solve a problem …. lots of brainstorming involved. This is where really creative ideas come from.
Engineers evaluate multiple design solutions to determine if and how well they meet the design criteria.
Analyze Evaluate Solutions
Mike
Select & Test
Per qualitative or quantitative rating system, a final design is selected. The final design is then thoroughly tested.

30. Martha

31. Example TeachEngineering Activity Bombs Away!
Problem/Need Getting supplies to people in need after a disaster.
Activity Summary minutes - alignment with science as inquiry and personal & social perspectives
What the Students Do - Use the engineering design process - Build & test their solutions
- Successful solutions land within specified target and have not broken the contents
Martha

32. Example TeachEngineering Curriculum Unit
An asteroid is on a collision course with earth; it is projected to impact somewhere in North America. The surface of the earth will be uninhabitable for one year. Your engineering team must design underground caverns to house the 10 million people of Alabraska for one year.
Unit Summary - 8 lessons to 550 minutes - strongly aligned with earth science rocks & minerals, geological processes standards
Search for “rocks” at teachengineering.org
Asteroid Impact
Mike

33. Asteroid Impact
Student teams: (1) explore general and geological maps (2) determine the area of their classroom to help determine the cavern size (3) learn about map scales
Mike

34. Asteroid Impact In what rock type would you build caverns?
Student teams: (4) test and classify rocks (5) identify important rock properties for underground caverns (6) choose a final location and size
Mike
In what rock type would you build caverns?

35. How likely are you to try an engineering activity in your classroom?
Not very likely
I might give one a try
I definitely want to try one
I already do engineering activities.
Martha

36. THANK YOU! http://engineeringpathway.org http://teachengineering.org
Dr. Martha Cyr
THANK YOU!
Dr. Mike Mooney
Robert Payo

37. Go to http://nsdl.org and click on the K-12 audience page
Download this seminar’s companion guide with resources from the seminar and more!

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39. National Science Teachers Association
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Frank Owens, Associate Executive Director Conferences and Programs
Al Byers, Assistant Executive Director e-Learning
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