[eagleengineering] Re: FW: [go-engineering] Go Engineering! Sept. Back to School Issue

  • From: "Carl Deierling" <da4mul8r@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 07:59:04 -0700

Please remove me from the list.  We are moving.
Carl
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Madalyn Berns 
  To: eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:12 PM
  Subject: [eagleengineering] FW: [go-engineering] Go Engineering! Sept. Back 
to School Issue


  This is a newsletter sent out to people in FIRST.  Please take a look at some 
of the articles...

  ~Madalyn, Eagle Engineering



  >From: "Nancy McIntyre" <nmcintyre@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
  >To: "'Madalyn Berns'" <tchglitzgirl5@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
  >Subject: FW: [go-engineering] Go Engineering! Sept. Back to School Issue 
  >Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:24:10 -0700 
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  >Back To School Issue 
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  >This month's Go Engineering! follows K-12 teachers back to school filled to 
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  >of teaching and the learning process. Included in this issue is a special 
  >extended links section featuring free, online lesson plans for teachers 
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  >Go Engineering! goes out to thousands of K-12 educators, reaching into 
  >America's classrooms to promote the importance of engineering education and 
  >explore the many ways that engineering can help teachers meet the challenge 
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  >specifically, to learn what they think of engineering as an academic and 
  >career pathway for their students. The survey will take about 10 minutes and 
  >will help ASEE complete a report on the best practices in engineering 
  >education. All teachers of students in grades K-12 are encouraged to take 
  >the survey, which is available online 
  ><http://www.engineeringk12.org/teachers/survey1.cfm> here.  To view the 
  >current results of the survey, click 
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  >Engineering: Go For It!  Designed to help students, their parents, and 
  >teachers understand the opportunities and rewards of studying and working in 
  >engineering and technology, Engineering: Go For It shows these fields in a 
  >style that comes straight from the media environment in which teen-agers' 
  >lives and values take shape. 
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  >opportunity to form regional networks of educators with common interests and 
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  >In this Back to School Issue: 
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  >News Bytes: The Latest in K-12 Engineering Education 
  >-ASEE To Launch Newly Re-designed EngineeringK12 Center Website 
  >-NEA Throws a Party to Raise Education Profile in This Year's Election 
  >-Low ACT Composite Scores Indicate Students Not Ready for College Level 
  >Science and Math 
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  >Factoids 
  >-Interesting Facts and Statistics for You to Use in the Classroom 
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  >Outreach Up Close 
  >-Singing the Math and Science Blues, Literally 
  >-The Smithsonian Sends Their Experts Back to School 
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  >Feature Articles 
  >-The Internet Classroom 
  >-Einstein Fellows Infuse Public Policy with "Real World" Experience 
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  >Links 
  >Cool Links for Teachers 
  >-Ever Watch a Micro-documentary on Math? You Can At: 
  ><http://www.thefutureschannel.com> http://www.thefutureschannel.com 
  >-The New York Times for Teachers: 
  ><http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html> 
  >http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archiv e.html 
  >-Drumming to The Engineering Beat: 
  ><http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/everyone/34.htm> 
  >http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/everyone/34.ht m 
  >Cool Links for Students 
  >-A Woman's Job:  <http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/> 
  >http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/ 
  >-Physics At 60mph:  <http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/> 
  >http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/ 
  >-The Dr. Is In:  <http://www.ducksbreath.com/> http://www.ducksbreath.com/ 
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  >News Bytes: The Latest in K-12 Engineering Education 
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  >ASEE TO LAUNCH NEWLY RE-DESIGNED ENGINEERINGK12 CENTER WEBSITE 
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  >ASEE's EngineeringK12 Center will be unveiling its new look and feel at the 
  >end of September. While the newly re-designed website will remain an 
  >excellent teaching tool and student guide to getting started in engineering, 
  >the Center's latest online home will now include dynamic new features 
  >designed to draw in the student audience, such as an eye-catching and 
  >educational overview of the different engineering disciplines and a fun, 
  >interactive section with quizzes, quotes, and profiles of famous engineers. 
  >K-12 educators will find a host of free, online lesson plans to use in their 
  >classrooms, as well as an expansive Outreach Program Database. 
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  >Visit the EngineeringK12 Center at: http://www.engineeringk12.org. The new 
  >website launches at the end of September. 
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  >NEA THROWS A PARTY TO RAISE EDUCATION PROFILE IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION 
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  >The National Mobilization for Great Public Schools, the largest-ever 
  >grassroots mobilization for public education, is a coalition led by the 
  >National Education Association (NEA) in order to raise the profile of 
  >education as an election issue in this year's presidential race. Thousands 
  >of house parties are planned throughout the country on September 22, where 
  >supporters will address the broader challenges and opportunities facing the 
  >nation's public schools as well as, in their opinion, the urgent need to fix 
  >and fund the No Child Left Behind Act. More than 2,300 volunteers have 
  >signed up to host house parties on September 22, where a video outlining the 
  >groups' education priorities will be shown. Although two of the member 
  >organizations, the NEA and MoveOn.org, are backing Senator John Kerry for 
  >president, coalition leaders maintain that this mobilization effort is 
  >nonpartisan. 
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  >To learn more about the NEA's National Mobilization for Great Public 
  >Schools, visit:  <http://www.nea.org/esea/houseparties.html> 
  >http://www.nea.org/esea/houseparties.html 
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  >LOW ACT COMPOSITE SCORES INDICATE STUDENTS NOT READY FOR COLLEGE LEVEL 
  >SCIENCE AND MATH 
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  >According to the ACT 2004 composite results for science and math, which 
  >remain unchanged from last year, "many high school graduates still have not 
  >mastered the key academic skills they need to be ready for first year 
  >college science and math courses." Although almost 68 percent of 2004 
  >graduates who took the ACT earned a score of 18 or higher on the English 
  >test, only 26 percent of those test-takers earned a score of 24 or higher on 
  >the science test, and only 4 in 10 achieved a 22 or higher on the math test. 
  >These results indicate that this year's college-goers are better prepared 
  >for college level English courses than courses in science and math. The ACT 
  >says that high scorers on the ACT science and math tests have better chances 
  >of earning a "C" or higher in college algebra and biology. 
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  >To learn more about the ACT 2004 composite scores, visit: 
  ><http://www.act.org/> http://www.act.org/ 
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  >Factoids 
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  >The need for improving K-12 engineering education: 
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  >-"What we're seeing is erosion because fewer of our own young people are 
  >interested in science and math," says Shirley Ann Jackson, president of the 
  >American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), about what she 
  >views as a growing crisis in the country. In an interview with Business Week 
  >magazine, Jackson projected the United States will fall behind in innovation 
  >as well as economic and technological growth if it fails to nurture young 
  >scientists and engineers. She believes the combination of lack of interest 
  >in science and math among students, losing talented STEM students to other 
  >nations, and diminishing support for basic research will "exacerbate a 
  >growing trend-a quiet crisis that could lead to a perfect storm." 
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  >To read Shirley Ann Jackson's Business Week interview, click 
  ><http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/aug2004/nf20040816_76%0d%0a43.h 
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  >Fun facts for the classroom: 
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  >-Tell your students to be prepared. The next time their cell phone rings, 
  >they may have to calculate the area of an isosceles triangle. If they like 
  >studying for the SAT's whenever and wherever they are, then the Princeton 
  >Review's "Prep for the SAT" can help by letting them download SAT prep 
  >questions right into their cell phone. The new interactive service provides 
  >immediate performance feedback and error explanations while they practice, 
  >and it can even 'call' them with random SAT questions or send them study 
  >reminders. 
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  >To learn more about "Prep for the SAT," click 
  ><http://www.vocel.com/products/satprep.html> here. 
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  >Outreach Up Close 
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  >SINGING THE MATH AND SCIENCE BLUES, LITERALLY 
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  >Imagine the start of a new science lesson on light and shadows. You switch 
  >on your stereo, turn on some black lights, and lead your students in a dance 
  >around the room. Sound a little strange? Not for three elementary schools in 
  >North Carolina. 
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  >In a partnership program sponsored by the North Carolina Blumenthal 
  >Performing Arts Center's Education Institute, these elementary schools are 
  >teaching math and science with the help of visual and performing arts. The 
  >in-school partnership allows Blumenthal-sponsored artists to visit the 
  >schools on a weekly or monthly basis, where they work with teachers to 
  >devise lesson plans that incorporate arts into standard N.C. curriculum. 
  >Some new arts-infused lessons have included using math to apply decorative 
  >patterns on pottery, and learning fractions with paper collages. 
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  >Ida Rankin Elementary in Gaston County, one of the three schools 
  >participating in the five-year partnership, has seen an increase in its 
  >state test scores since beginning the program. School principal Ron Foulk 
  >believes the program is changing the way children learn. "Children are 
  >engaged through the arts," says Foulk. "They can remember better if they can 
  >sing it or dance it." The interdisciplinary nature of the arts partnership 
  >is proving to be a valuable aid for students to grasp the challenging math 
  >and science concepts they might have trouble understanding in a traditional 
  >classroom environment. 
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  >To learn more about the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center's 
  >Education Institute, visit: 
  ><http://www.performingartsctr.org/2005/educationOverview.asp> 
  >http://www.performingartsctr.org/2005/educationOverview .asp 
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  >THE SMITHSONIAN SENDS THEIR EXPERTS BACK TO SCHOOL 
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  >What if you could bring the scientific wealth of the Smithsonian Institute 
  >right into your classroom? The Smithsonian Associates' (TSA) "Scholars in 
  >the Schools" program is making that happen. This outreach effort is taking 
  >some of the outstanding scholars from the Smithsonian research and 
  >curatorial staff out of "the nation's attic" and placing them into schools 
  >to conduct presentations for students around the country. The goal is to 
  >reach into local communities and share their knowledge and enthusiasm for 
  >learning with school children. 
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  >Three Smithsonian scholars are hand-picked and sent to a host community for 
  >three days. A few of the topics covered in schools include, "Marine 
  >Monsters, Real and Unreal," "A Spacecraft Tour of the Solar System," and 
  >"Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics." 
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  >The Smithsonian Associates' (TSA) National Outreach programs intend to 
  >highlight the work of the Smithsonian Institution to audiences both in and 
  >outside the Washington, D.C., area. "Scholars in the Schools" gives teachers 
  >the opportunity to introduce their students to real life experts in the 
  >world of science and culture, hoping to peak their interest during the 
  >process. 
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  >To learn more about TSA's "Scholars in the Schools" program, visit: 
  ><http://www.scholarsintheschools.org/> http://www.scholarsintheschools.org/< 
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  >Features 
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  >THE INTERNET CLASSROOM 
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  >Coming up with lesson plans is hard enough, but when partnered with a school 
  >budget that often leaves little room for new materials, presenting a topic 
  >in a way that is both fun and effective for students can be even harder. 
  >That's why, these days, teachers in search of high-quality lesson plans have 
  >been switching on their computers. 
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  >Despite the vast amount of unreliable resources available on the internet, 
  >teachers have sifted through to find a rather broad number of web sites that 
  >offer a wide range of lesson plans. Most of these are free, which is good 
  >news for many educators who frequently reach into their own pockets for the 
  >sake of their classrooms. Even more good news is that many of these sites 
  >are collaborative efforts by teachers wanting to share their own successful 
  >methods with others. 
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  >Websites that are teacher-backed prove to have the most reliable share of 
  >lessons. There are currently about 10,000 sites out there offering access to 
  >as many as 300,000 lesson plans. A good jumping-off point for teachers is to 
  >take a look at  <http://www.lessonplanspage.com/> www. 
  ><http://www.lessonplanspage.com/> lessonplanspage.com, where they'll find 
  >2,500 free lessons at their fingertips. Lesson plans are divided up by grade 
  >and subject matter at  <http://www.discoveryschool.com> www. 
  ><http://www.discoveryschool.com> discoveryschool.com, and at 
  ><http://www.edhelper.com> www. <http://www.edhelper.com> edhelper.com, 
  >teachers looking for themed lessons with find them along with logic puzzles. 
  >ASEE's  <http://www.engineeringk12.org/teachers/lessonplans.htm> 
  >EngineeringK12 Center website offers a wide selection of web sites offering 
  >lesson plans and class supplements focused on engineering, math and science. 
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  >Along with free lessons, many of these sites provide fully designed 
  >curricula that include textbooks, interactive CD's, and videos that teachers 
  >may purchase. Some for-profit companies offer packages that come with tests, 
  >suggestions for related classroom activities, and lab manuals. 
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  >Some online lessons are better than others, but with a choice of 300,000 and 
  >growing, teachers are guaranteed to find at least one new lesson that will 
  >get their students excited to learn. 
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  >To search through thousands of online lesson plans, visit: 
  ><http://www.lessonplanspage.com/> http://www.lessonplanspage.com, 
  ><http://www.discoveryschool.com> http://www.discoveryschool.com, 
  ><http://www.edhelper.com> http://www.edhelper.com, and 
  ><http://www.engineeringk12.org/teachers/lessonplans.htm> 
  >http://www.engineeringk12.org/teachers/lessonplans.htm< /font>. 
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  >EINSTEIN FELLOWS INFUSE PUBLIC POLICY WITH "REAL WORLD" EXPERIENCE 
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  >Every school year, twelve elementary and secondary mathematics, technology, 
  >and science teachers who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, receive 
  >the opportunity to contribute their skills and expertise to the national 
  >public policy arena. The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship 
  >Program, which was signed in to law in 1994 and is now administered by the 
  >U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and assisted by the Triangle Coalition for 
  >Science and Technology Education, selects a group of distinguished fellows 
  >to spend a school year in a Congressional Office, the DOE, or a federal 
  >agency such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the 
  >National Science Foundation (NSF), or the National Institute of Standards 
  >and Technology (NIST). 
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  >The fellowship brings to Congress and other government agencies the "real 
  >world" experience only K-12 classroom teachers can provide. The practical 
  >insights and perspectives of Fellows assist policy makers and program 
  >managers in developing and managing education programs. These distinguished 
  >teachers help to increase understanding, communication, and cooperation 
  >between legislative and executive branches, as well as the science, 
  >mathematics, and technology education community. 
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  >Past Einstein Fellows have made significant contributions to federal 
  >education programs and policy, such as initiating collaborations and 
  >creating partnerships between federal agencies, designing and implementing 
  >national science, math, and technology education programs, and drafting 
  >legislation and influencing policy that seek to improve K-16 education in 
  >the country. 
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  >Fellows receive a stipend of $5,250 per month plus travel and moving 
  >expenses. The 2004-2005 Einstein Fellows attended their Fellowship 
  >Orientation on September 1. This Fellowship year sees Fellows placed in 
  >NASA, NSF, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and on 
  >Capitol Hill in the offices of Senators Lieberman, Apopka, and Durbin. 
  > 
  >To learn more about potentially becoming part of the federal decision making 
  >process through the Einstein Fellows Program, visit: 
  ><http://www.trianglecoalition.org/ein.htm> 
  >http://www.trianglecoalition.org/ein.htm, or contact John Ortman, Program 
  >Manager, at (703) 516-5964. 
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  >Back To School Links 
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  >Cool Links for Teachers 
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  >EVER WATCH A MICRO-DOCUMENTARY ON MATH? YOU CAN AT: 
  ><http://www.thefutureschannel.com> http://www.thefutureschannel.com 
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  >As one teacher put it, a visit to The Futures Channel will make any teacher 
  >feel like "a kid in a candy store." With a digital library of dozens of 
  >educational videos spanning topics in science, math, and technology, 
  >partnered with correlating classroom activities and problems in "Movie 
  >Guides," this site offers teachers a great way to bring the concepts of 
  >engineering, math, and science right into the classroom through a medium 
  >today's students easily identify with. 
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  >Find a video for your next lesson at:  <http://www.thefutureschannel.com> 
  >http://www.thefutureschannel.com. 
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  >THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR TEACHERS: 
  ><http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html> 
  >http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archiv e.html 
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  >This daily lesson plan archive from The New York Times On the Web Learning 
  >Network gives you hundreds of free lesson plans for grades 6-12. You can 
  >retrieve a lesson by a keyword search, browsing by subject, or scrolling 
  >down the page to view the most recently published lessons.  This site also 
  >provides teachers with the latest education news from the newspaper. 
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  >Visit the New York Times Learning Network archive 
  ><http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html> here. 
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  >DRUMMING TO THE ENGINEERING BEAT: 
  ><http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/everyone/34.htm> 
  >http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/everyone/34.ht m 
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  >This is a specific lesson plan from the American Society of Mechanical 
  >Engineers (ASME) that introduces third and fourth graders to engineering 
  >fundamentals by leading them through six different activities relating to 
  >sounds and music. The activities walk them through the entire engineering 
  >procedure: "Knowledge," "Comprehension," "Application," "Analysis," 
  >"Synthesis," and "Evaluation." At the end of the lesson, the students will 
  >have engineered something completely on their own, and would have had fun in 
  >the process! 
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  >You can find "Sounds and Music" 
  ><http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/everyone/34.htm> here. 
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  >Cool Links for Students 
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  >A WOMAN'S JOB:  <http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/> 
  >http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/ 
  > 
  >This great site from the National Academy of Engineers is dedicated 
  >completely to Women in Engineering. Check it out to read profiles of these 
  >engineers who work every day to solve problems and make the world a better, 
  >cleaner, and safer place. Exploring the site leads you to information on why 
  >your students should become engineers, fun facts about engineering, and even 
  >an essay contest which can win your students a cash prize! 
  > 
  >Read up on all these women who contribute to the world of engineering at: 
  ><http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/> 
  >http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/ 
  > 
  >PHYSICS AT 60MPH:  <http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/> 
  >http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/ 
  > 
  >Did you know that you're in more danger playing sports or riding a bike than 
  >you are riding a roller coaster? Amusement park rides use physics laws to 
  >simulate danger, while typically being quite safe themselves. How do physics 
  >laws affect amusement park ride design? "Amusement Park Physics" lets your 
  >students answer that question by having them design their own death-defying 
  >thrill coaster. Make sure they double check their blueprints, though-they 
  >have to pass a safety inspection! 
  > 
  > 
  >Barrel down the track at:  <http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/> 
  >http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/ . 
  > 
  >THE DR. IS IN:  <http://www.ducksbreath.com/> http://www.ducksbreath.com/ 
  > 
  >Who's the smartest guy in town? Apparently, it's Dr. Science. The 
  >self-proclaimed "foremost authoritarian on the world around us," answers all 
  >your students' science questions with a sharp and witty edge. Visit his "Ask 
  >Dr. Science" site and marvel at how much more he knows than you. Let's face 
  >it.he does have a Masters Degree in Science. 
  > 
  >Learn the secrets of the universe at:  <http://www.ducksbreath.com/> 
  >http://www.ducksbreath.com/ 
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