Does the fountain of youth flow with sweat? Modern medicine confirms exercise's many benefits for maintaining the classical Roman ideal of "a healthy mind in a healthy body." Engineers play a key role, too, developing devices that help astronauts stay in shape (NASA video, above), hasten muscle recovery in injured people, and custom-print joint replacements. Your designers will power through this month's activities marking National Physical Fitness & Sports Month. See who sweats the details!
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Students in grades 5 to 7 learn about how muscles work and follow the engineering design process to create their own biomedical device to aid in the recovery of a strained bicep. They discover the importance of rest to muscle recovery and that muscles (just like engineers!) work together to achieve a common goal in STEM.
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Weds. May 26, 6:30-7:30 pm EDT
Educators from Samueli Academy, a project-based STEM+Arts charter school in Santa Ana, Calif., share inclusive lesson-plan development and other strategies for engaging underrepresented students in STEM.
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Everyone knows that it's important to exercise to stay in shape. When you're in orbit, exercise is absolutely vital! Astronauts on the International Space Station work out 2 hours a day to maintain muscle mass and bone density in zero gravity.
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Results for the just-released res2019 National Assessment for Educational Progress for Science reveal a disturbing trend. After improving from 2009 to 2015, scores stagnated or fell - with declines for all grades and demographic groups led by struggling students at the lowest achievement levels.
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Held in conjunction with ASEE's Annual Conference, the Pre-College Engineering Education Division's hands-on workshop will be virtual this year and hosted with partners in the Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach, California.
June 23–24 from 9:00 a.m. –12:45 p.m Pacific Time each day.
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Boost your PreK-12 STEM power this summer with tools and techniques for integrating authentic engineering design into your classes!
TeachEngineering, the University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering's digital library of research-based curriculum, is holding two different two-day virtual workshops June 14-17, repeated August 9-12.
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Student Contests & Other Opportunities |
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Student teams design an experiment to test on a suborbital rocket or high-altitude balloon, with schools receiving $1,500 to develop their projects. Educators can pre-register now. Entries open August 18.
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NASA invites schools, museums, youth-serving organizations, and other STEM organizations to send a recorded video pledge to the Moon aboard the Artemis 1 mission. Deadline: June 4.
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Educator Resources, Grants & Opportunities |
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App design and effective laptop use for in-person learning are among the professional development sessions for P-12 STEM teachers being offered this summer by Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
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Engineering Career-Exploration Resources |
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STEM Careers. -- Show students what engineers do with Discovering You: Engineering Your World, a new video series from NBCLearn, Chevron, and ASEE.
Chemical Engineering Careers. -- YouTube series launched by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation aims to convey the major positive impact that chemical engineers and scientists have on society. Each video includes a proposed lesson for incorporating the cutting edge research into the classroom.
NASA Internships. -- High school, college, and grad students can work with engineers and scientists on sending the first woman to the moon and other missions.
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ASEE-eGFI Engineering Education @ Home |
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Explore eGFI: Helpful Links |
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Whether you seek timely, authentic engineering activities, teaching resources, or professional development opportunities, ASEE's free eGFI Teachers newsletter is your go-to source for STEM! |
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