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Website
Other

Graduating Engineer: Without Limits

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: John C. Polanyi on Being a Scientist: A Personal View

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Make Drawings of Three Dimensional Objects

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Website
Other

International Inst. Of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering: Tohoku Earthquake

For Students 9th - 10th
Technical information on the earthquake of March 22, 2011, consists of facts about the mainshock, tsunami simulation, and determination of earthquake magnitudes.
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Website
National Academy of Engineering

Greatest Achievements: Computers

For Students 9th - 10th
Computers are one of the top 20 engineering innovations of the 20th century. Read the history behind this great invention.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Microsoft Word

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Article
Other

Tel Aviv University: Mime

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Engineering Your Future Ohio: Push 'N Go Product Dissection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work in teams to take apart a toy, and, after the product dissection, write directions for reassembling the toy.
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Primary
Other

U.s. Army: A Report on the Eniac

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Reroofing Your Uncle's House

For Students 9th - 10th
Predict the correct amount of roofing material needed to reroof a house while learning about the importance of proper planning.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Inventions: Then and Now

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[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.
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Website
Careers New Zealand

Careers Nz: Architect

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Unesco: Italy: Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes

For Students 9th - 10th
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...