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Handout
Career Cornerstone Center

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Mechanical Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A career in Mechanical Engineering is profiled.Included: Mechanical Engineering overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.
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Website
University of California

Dept of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

For Students 9th - 10th
University of California at Berkeley's site about their Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. The site has links to information on "What is Industrial Engineering", programs, research, etc.
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Website
Other

Iie net.org: Institute of Industrial Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
This the site for the professional organization for Industrial Engineers.
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Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: A Question of Balance

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students work in teams to fill jars with a product that is uniform in weight or count. Lesson investigates how manufacturing engineers use weight scales and measurement to develop systems that can create consistent products.