sharon bowers, nia educator-in-residence elana slagle, educational consultant
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Engineers as Educators. Sharon Bowers, NIA Educator-in-Residence Elana Slagle, Educational Consultant 48 th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting January 6, 2010. Tonight’s Goal. Know your audience. When it comes to STEM, I’m … A scientist A technologist An engineer - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sharon Bowers, NIA Educator-in-Residence
Elana Slagle, Educational Consultant
48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
January 6, 2010
Tonight’s Goal
Know your audience
When it comes to STEM, I’m …
–A scientist
–A technologist
–An engineer
–A mathematician
Why we hope you’re here …
Science is the study of what Is, Engineering builds what Will Be.
The scientist merely explores that which exists, while the engineer creates …
what has never existed before.
Theodore VonKármán, c.a. 1957
Engineers and Scientists
Scientific
Method …
Black Boxes
Engineering
Design Process …
Black Boxes
How do you describe what you do?
An engineer is most like …
Snickers3 MusketeersTwixMilky Way
Four Corners
``What you need to invent, is an imagination
and a pile of junk.''
Thomas Edison
The challenge:
Use the materials provided to make a flying object that travels further than all others.
You must be ready to test your flying object in 10 minutes.
S C A M P E R
How have Oreo cookies changed over the years? Why have they changed?
Substitute
CombineAdaptMagnify or minify
Put to other useEliminateReverse or rearrange
SCAMPER
Re-design …you have 15 minutes before you need to demonstrate your new design.
Snowball Battle
3 things I like
2 things I can teach
1 way to extend
Using the materials provided, create a hot air balloon.
The competition …
Can your hot air balloon stay aloft longer than any other hot air balloons, initially powered by 30 seconds of hot air from a hair dryer?
Team Challenge
Musts …• Use no more than 7 sheets of
tissue paper• You will only have 30 seconds
of hot air from a hair dryer• You have 30 minutes to
complete your balloon.
Mays …• You may follow either set of
directions or create your own design.
Team Challenge
Connecting to Standards
Position and motion of objects–NSES K-4
•Pushing/Pulling
Motions and forces –NSES 5-8
•Describing Motion
•Newton’s Three Laws of Motion
Motions and forces –NSES 9-12
•Newton’s Three Laws of Motion
•Gravity
Connecting to Standards
Properties of objects and materials–NSES K-4
•Observable and measurable properties
Properties and changes of properties in matter–NSES 5-8
•Characteristic properties
Structure and properties of matter–NSES 9-12
•The physical properties of compounds reflect the nature of the interactions among its molecules and atoms.
Science and Technology –NSES K-4
•Abilities of technological design
•Understanding about science and technology
•Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans.
Science and Technology –NSES 5-8 and 9-12
•Abilities of technological design
•Understanding about science and technology
Connecting to Standards
Resources
When did you know …
Resources
Humor
More Humor
Wordle Review
Animoto Documentation
ENGAGE
EXPLORE
EXPLAIN
EXTEND
ENJOY