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This 8-page paper, provided by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, discusses teaching perspective free-hand sketching in engineering design courses. "This paper presents the development of a perspective-based sketching curriculum and the study of how this method compares to more...

This paper, from R.M. Felder and E.J. Dietz of North Carolina State University, and G.N. Felder of Stanford University, covers a study done of students in an engineering course, and how their Myers-Briggs Type Indicator affects their performance and attitudes in the course. A background of...

These presentation slides, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, discuss engineering notebooks and the Engineering Design Process Log (EDP). The EDP is intended to guide the engineering design process, including documentation and assessment. The evolution of engineering notebooks is discussed...

This 36-page paper, provided by the Georgia Institute of Technology, discusses an electronic Engineering Design Process Log (EDP). This log is intended to guide the engineering design process, including documentation and assessment. This paper provides "a detailed description of the EDP log and...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about concrete. The class will design a concrete barge and determine what the barge's maximum cargo will be. The lesson will give classes the chance to learn to work with the component...

A cross-sectional survey of 798 high school science students showed that although female students may respond better to a female teacher’s classroom management, build reciprocal trust more with female teachers, and be more open to the pressure to learn from female teachers, in most instances the...

This 32-page paper, provided by the Georgia Institute of Technology, discusses the Invention Studio and its primary uses and impacts on students. "The overarching goal of Georgia Tech's Invention Studio is to provide a place--a maker space--for students to apply classroom theory to, or simply mess...

This 18-page paper, provided by Georgia Institute of Technology, discusses the InVenture Challenge, a competition for Georgia Tech undergraduates. "The InVenture Challenge seeks to bring design, engineering, invention, and entrepreneurship to K-12 education by providing a framework, curriculum, and...

These presentation slides, provided by Georgia Institute of Technology, discuss the InVenture Challenge, a competition for Georgia Tech undergraduates. "The InVenture Challenge seeks to bring design, engineering, invention, and entrepreneurship to K-12 education by providing a framework, curriculum,...

These learning resources, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, are all part of a modular learning activity (MLA) on sharpening edged cutting tools used in the construction of acoustic guitars. The goals of this MLA is to "guide the student to an understanding of the basic, physical science...