Fall 2012 Semester Outline

Introduce relevant vocab in the beginning of each class

i.e.http://www.stompnetwork.org/images/pdf/units/nonlego_resized.pdf

Class 1:

• Intro to different types of engineering
  • Show pictures of different objects/structures and have them guess what kind of engineer would design each one
• Intro to Engineering Design Process

Class 2:
Civil Engineering

• Remind them what civil engineers do, and how egg drop relates
• Activity: Civil Engineering - Egg Drop

Class 3:
Civil Engineering cont'd

• Activity: Paper Bridges

Class 4:
Mechanical Engineering

• Activity: Mechanical Engineering - Rubber band boats OR Mechanical Engineering - Catapults

Chemical Engineering
Activity: Play-dough

Electrical Engineering
Activity: Insulators & Conductors
Have them search around classroom for them