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1 The New Face of Engineering Sixth Grade

2 Engineer  one who practices ingenuity.”  - skill or cleverness that allows someone to solve problems, invent things, etc.”

3 Today’s Engineers  A test engineer crashes expensive cars into walls to make them safer.”  A forensic engineer evaluates a crime scene to catch a criminal.  A design engineer creates robots to save people from burning buildings.  A pharmaceutical engineer discovers cures for diseases.  A financial engineer analyzes trends on Wall Street to predict the future of finance.

4 Engineers  Engineers strive to make our lives better, easier, cheaper, more efficient and more fun by solving the problems of everyday life.

5 Engineers  Engineering has lead to camera phones, wireless computers, satellite TV, airplanes, hydrogen powered cars, digital music, underwater robots, air conditioning, indoor plumbing, cosmetics, titanium knee and hit replacements….

6 Engineers are Creative?  Disney, Pixar, Nike, Intel, Hasbro, Mattel, Industrial Light and Magic, Nintendo, Sony, Hewlett Packard, Apple, Intel…

7 Entrepreneurship  Being involved with starting a new business.

8 Hollywood Engineers  Peter Parker and Dr. O.  Willy Wonka – Chemical Engineer

9 Ten Hooks  Sports Equipment Design  Theme Park Attractions  Eating – packaging, storage and transportation  Music – Ipods, digital music, CD’s, microphones, speakers, headphones iTunes, video games

10 Ten Hooks – cont.  People Engineering – biomedical  Animal Engineering – equipment and life support  Doctors, lawyers, CEO’s, writers, teachers, politicians, entrepreneurs, and inventors – engineers do well in these fields!

11 Ten Hooks – cont.  Feeding the World – one in seven people in the world is suffering from hunger. 2.8 billion people do not have clean water to drink.  Energy Engineering – use renewable energy  Save the World!! – going green – sustainable engineering

12 Girls in Engineering  Ada Byron Lovelace  Amanda Theodosia Jones  Ellen Swallow Richards  Mary Engle Pennington  Mary Anderson  Beulah Louise Henry  Hedy Lamarr  Grace Murray Hopper  Stephanie Kwoleks  Ruth Handler  Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar  Elsa Garmire

13 Communication & Teamwork  Each team member brings different strengths to the team.  Communication is a life skill – you need to practice everyday!!

14 Source Cited  Teaching Engineering Made Easy – A Friendly Introduction to Engineering Activities for Middle School Teachers – Vol. I  Second Edition – 2012  by Celeste Baine and Cathi Cox-Boniol


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