Engineering career presentation for middle school
- 1. ENGINEERING
- 2. Brainstorm: What words do you think of when I say “engineering”?
- 4. DEFINITION Engineers are changing the world all of the time. They dream up creative, practical solutions and work with other smart, inspiring people to invent, design, and create things that matter. Or simply… Engineers are like inventors!
- 10. WHAT DO YOU INVENT
- 13. AND THIS…
- 14. ROBOT ACTIVITY How to make a sandwich Write very detailed directions Prize to best
- 16. Brainstorm: What types of engineers are there?
- 17. TYPES OF ENGINEERS Chemical Bioengineering and biochemical Ceramic and materials Process Civil Environmental Structural Transport Electrical Computer / software Electronic Optical Power Mechanical Aerospace Acoustical Manufacturing Thermal Other Agricultural / mining Biological / Biomedical Energy Industrial Nuclear Petroleum
- 18. HOW’S THE JOB? Enjoyable Important - Make a difference Income Flexible Ranked in the top careers by many listings
- 19. RECOMMENDED NEXT STEP http://www.discoverengineering.org/
Editor's Notes
- #2: (laterslides do have notes)
- #3: Collect words and write words on board.
- #6: Ben Franklin ($100 bill)Started the first American paper millPlayed the violin, harp, and guitarImage credit:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benjamin-Franklin-U.S.-$100-bill.jpgInvention of the lightning rod by Benjamin Franklin « Inventions ... -www.inventionware.com - 350 × 425
- #7: Albert Einstein- Einstein refrigerator- Played the violinImage credit:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Einstein_1947.jpg What Did Albert Einstein Invent - www.buzzle.com - 350 × 233
- #8: Thomas Alva EdisonPerfected the light bulbAlso invented motion picture cameraEstimated property wealth of $12 millionImage credit:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Edison2-crop.jpg Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor - www.kidcyber.com.au - 163 × 246
- #9: HedyLamarr“Secret Communications System” patent, which forms an unbreakable code (frequency hopping)Hollywood actress, 18 filmsImage credit:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hedy_Lamarr_in_A_Lady_Without_Passport_trailer.JPGhttp://www.ausairpower.net/OSR-0597.html
- #10: Alexander Graham BellFirst telephone (audio engineer)His wife was deaf and he opened a school for the deafImage credit:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_Graham_Bell.jpghttp://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/kidszone/history_telephone.html
- #12: The microwave oven was invented by accident, when a scientist found that his chocolate bar had been melted by an experiment he was running on radar systems -- the kind that locate flying objects miles away. Percy Spencer was running an experiment to try to find new uses for radar, because World War II had just ended, and spotting enemy planes was no longer a driving concern. Spencer reached into his labcoat pocket one day during the experiment, and found that the chocolate bar he was looking forward to eating had melted into a soggy mess.Engineers help design radars and candy bar wrappersImage credits:battleship-radar-thumb2049601.jpg - www.dreamstime.com - 233 × 350Melted chocolate bar [384GAN00370] - www.visualphotos.com - 700 × 447
- #13: Image credit:Camps - www.ccjcc.org - 900 × 600
- #14: GoldieBlox: The Engineering Toy for GirlsDeveloped by Debbie Sterling, a Stanford engineerTakes an army:Partnered with Cornell researchers to test with 100 kidsPartnered with manufacturerWorked with production expert with toy experienceGuidance from founders of Pictionary, Cranium and Klutz books.Worked with professors, teachers and kids.Image credit:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/16029337/goldieblox-the-engineering-toy-for-girls
- #17: Collect words and write words on board.