National Engineering Week February 17th-23rd

The Knack

 Dedicated to the ham radio lover in my life!

 An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, safety and cost. The word engineer is derived from the Latin roots ingeniare ("to contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness") (Wikipedia)

National Engineering Week will soon be upon us. In honor of the wonderful engineers in our family, I thought I'd post some resources. My plan between now and the 17th is to come up with 3 lessons and actually do them with the kids. More to come!

Linking You Up

National Engineering Curricula

Favorite Books for Kids

62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer

Janice VanCleave's Engineering

Favorite Books for Adults

How to Fossilize Your Hamster

Favorite Engineering Types with Birthdays About Now

Thomas Edison

Ben Franklin

Math for Little Engineers

We know some young and old engineers who really like this series!

Life of Fred

Khan Academy

Favorite Products

Hello World

Lego Education Elementary

Lego Mindstorm NXT

Activities Around Us During Engineering Week

Mid-Valley Future Engineers Day

Resources for Preparing Students for Engineering

Engineering is Elementary Lesson Plans

IEEE Engineering Lesson Plans

Intel Education

Makezine

Discover Engineering

4H Engineering STEM Clubs

Teach Engineering

Evergreen Aviation Education

Schools Around Us

Oregon State University School of Engineering

OSU PreCollege Programs for Kids

Lego Simple Robotics (2012)