Summer Institute of Engineering and Technology Education
During the Summer of 1995, James Conrad organized and directed a workshop for middle and high school teachers. This workshop included overviews of most engineering disciplines. This workshop was held on the campus of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Below are several examples of workshop materials (pdf documents):
- Introduction to Engineering: Teacher's material
intr_0in.pdf.
- Hands-on work: A "Space Station" built from straws and tape: Teacher's material
intr_1tm.pdf.
- Hands-on work: A "Space Station" built from straws and tape: Student's material
intr_1sa.pdf.
- Introduction to Civil Engineering: Teacher's material
cveg_0in.pdf:
- Hands-on work: Liquification of Sand: Teacher's material
cveg_3tm.pdf.
- Introduction to Electrical Engineering: Teacher's material
eleg_0in.pdf:
- Hands-on work: Introduction to Digital Logic: Teacher's material
eleg_1tm.pdf.
- Hands-on work: Making a Printed Circuit Board: Teacher's material
eleg_4tm.pdf.
- A PC zip file of all Electrical Engineering modules. This includes the three shown above, plus two more on circuits and making a motor. It also includes the PCB layout mask for the digital board.
- Introduction to Mechanical Engineering: Teacher's material
meeg_0in.pdf:
- Hands-on work: Egg Drop: Teacher's material
meeg_3tm.pdf.
- Hands-on work: Egg Drop: Grade 5-8 student's material
meeg_3s5.pdf.
- Hands-on work: Egg Drop: Grade 9-12 student's material
meeg_3s9.pdf.
- Hands-on work: Building Bridges: Teacher's material
meeg_4tm.pdf.
- Hands-on work: Building Bridges: Grade 5-8 student's material
meeg_4s5.pdf.
- Hands-on work: Building Bridges: Grade 9-12 student's material
meeg_4s9.pdf.
- Introduction to Materials Engineering: Teacher's material
mseg_0in.pdf:
- Hands-on work: Making Slime (that's the toy): Teacher's material
mseg_1tm.pdf.
- Hands-on work: Making Slime (that's the toy): Student's material
mseg_1sa.pdf.
- Hands-on work: Making Slime: Updated procedure
Slime_handout.pdf
- Hands-on work: Making a Superball: Teacher's material
mseg_7tm.pdf.
- Hands-on work: Making a Superball: Student's material
mseg_7sa.pdf.
All files are available in this
zip file.
You can also search the directories by
going here