1. Agenda 0. Hello! 1. What is an Engineer? 2. Sam and Cady as Engineers
3. Robot Sam
4. So you want to be an Engineer?
5. Questions about Engineering or Jobs

2. Engineering With Sam and Cady Dannemiller

3. What is an Engineer?

4. What is an Engineer?
An Engineer is someone who wants to know HOW and WHY things work.
Engineers DESIGN and BUILD things to solve scientific problems.

5. Mechanical Engineer at Seaport Steel
Cady Dannemiller

6. Software Engineer at Microsoft/Xbox
Sam Dannemiller

7. Let’s be Software Engineers!
Robot Sam
Let’s be Software Engineers!

8. Let’s be Software Engineers!
1. WHAT is the problem that needs to be solved? 2. WHO has the problem that needs to be solved? 3. WHY is this problem important to solve?

9. Let’s be Software Engineers!
Actions
Walk
Look
Turn
Pick Up
Drop
Stop
Directions Up
Down
Left
Right
Forward
Backward
Conditions
IF _____
THEN _____
DO ______
UNTIL _______

10. Do you want to be an Engineer?
EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT!
Math Skills
Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Differential Equations
Science Skills
Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Computer Science
Communication Skills
Teamwork, Writing, Presenting

11. Do you want to be an Engineer?
Ask lots of QUESTIONS!
HOW does my Xbox recognize me?
WHAT makes a car run?
WHY can’t you take a roller coaster to the moon?

12. Do you want to be an Engineer?
EXPERIMENT! (With your parents’ permission)
Take apart a VCR from Goodwill
Check out some really cool YouTube videos:
Crash Course Kids, NASA Johnson, American Chemical Society – Chemistry for Kids series
Program your own software projects with kid-friendly Scratch:

13. Do you want to be an Engineer?
PLAY! (Please ask your parents first)
How tall can you build a Lego tower?
Can you build a bridge from recycled materials strong enough to stand on?
If you love to play computer or video games, are there fun or silly modifications you can make?
What happens when you mix Diet Coke and mint-flavored Mentos? Does the same thing happen if you use regular Coke or fruit-flavored Mentos?

14. Questions about Engineering?