Other
Graduating Engineer: Without Limits
This article features an interview with astronaut Ellen Ochoa in which she discusses minority issues and encourages higher education. A lot of biographical information is also included.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: John C. Polanyi on Being a Scientist: A Personal View
John Polanyi, 1986 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, published this essay in 2000. In it, he discusses threats to democracy in the form of weapons, and how scientists today must remember their higher purpose, and use their technical expertise...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Make Drawings of Three Dimensional Objects
Using the Glass Box Theory, students will make scaled technical drawings of 3D objects. This site includes the challenge, tips, a lesson plan, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.
Other
International Inst. Of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering: Tohoku Earthquake
Technical information on the earthquake of March 22, 2011, consists of facts about the mainshock, tsunami simulation, and determination of earthquake magnitudes.
National Academy of Engineering
Greatest Achievements: Computers
Computers are one of the top 20 engineering innovations of the 20th century. Read the history behind this great invention.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Microsoft Word
Add to your knowledge of Microsoft Word with the Encyclopedia Wikipedia. There are many links, especially about the history of various versions of Word and the technical operations aspects.
Other
Tel Aviv University: Mime
This technical article explains MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions). MIME is a specification for enhancing the capabilities of standard Internet electronic mail. It offers a simple standardized way to represent and encode a wide...
Other
Engineering Your Future Ohio: Push 'N Go Product Dissection
Students work in teams to take apart a toy, and, after the product dissection, write directions for reassembling the toy.
Other
U.s. Army: A Report on the Eniac
This site has a copy of the original report on the ENIAC high-speed electronic computing machine, from the Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania. Includes a detailed and technical description of how the...
PBS
Pbs: Reroofing Your Uncle's House
Predict the correct amount of roofing material needed to reroof a house while learning about the importance of proper planning.
Read Works
Read Works: Inventions: Then and Now
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how the telephone, calculator, television, and clock have changed since they were invented. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Architect
This Kiwi Careers site gives an overview of the architectural career field. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, there is information that is uniform throughout the architectural career field.
Curated OER
Unesco: Italy: Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes, brings together two historic railway lines that cross the Swiss Alps through two passes. Opened in 1904, the Albula line in the north western part of the property is 67 km long. It...