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EWeek 2006 ENews #13 – February 1, 2006
National Engineers Week 2005 will be celebrated February 20-26. Feel free to forward this letter or contents to other interested parties. Contents:1. This Week Online 1. This Week Online Dial 1-866-854-2507, Replay code: 338835 For a Cyberchase PowerPoint Presentation, contact eweek@nspe.org for ftp information. The new Cyberchase toolkits are still available and they're free!!! Just complete a simple registration form to receive yours. If you missed the January 19 teleconference on how to develop, plan, implement and grow an "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day" program, detailed information is accessible online, including PowerPoint slides presented by ExxonMobil and by The University of Texas at Austin. You'll also find a transcript to print and read when convenient. What can you learn? Details you may not have considered. For students visiting an office, ExxonMobil's Mary Studlick counsels, "Swivel chairs are out. It's like a toy for students; they'll just sit there and spin around in them." From the University of Texas at Austin, Katie Kizziar says, "The way we have really been able to increase our attendance is through partnership with the Lone Star Girl Scouts Council here in the central Texas area. They now promote our program in their "Girl Scouts Possibilities" magazine and we have troops of students signing up to be in the program. They've even designed an Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Girl Scout patch...." 2. In Local News General Dynamics - Advanced Information Systems in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, will host "Imagination Quest: Find Yourself in Engineering" on the evening of February 23. The facility will be open to 45 girls in grades 6 through 9 to introduce them to the "other side" of engineering - beyond the math and science. There will be interactive activities, a Hall of Fame of Women Engineers and a panel discussion. The focus is on the creative and innovative side of engineering to show how engineers, especially women, make the world a better place. Contact is rose.napolitano@gd-ais.com. The Boston Museum of Science celebrates Engineers Week February 19 - 25. Special engineering focused activities will be offered daily at the Discovery Center, Cahners ComputerPlace, and through Exhibit Hall interpretations. Visitors will learn about the engineering design process by designing and prototyping a cell phone holder! This is one of several projects done in the museum's new high school curriculum, "Engineering the Future." Materials and guidance will be provided. Presentations are Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Blue Wing well. At the Discovery Center's Lab Station, children 8-years-old and younger hone their basic engineering skills while designing, testing and improving creations they build themselves. Preschoolers build and test gliders, design an optical illusion, or create a new substance by experimenting with non-toxic chemicals. Museum staff and volunteers will be offering a variety of engineering-related activities in the exhibits throughout the day Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In "Design Challenges," visitors take the role of engineer and design, construct, and test a prototype. Activities will include creating and testing bobsleds and building windmills to harness energy. The Design Challenges program will be offered Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Current Science and Technology Stage. curtisp@mos.org ----------------------------------------- To submit content or comments, or to be added to our email distribution list, please e-mail eweek@nspe.org. All suggestions will be considered. Founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers, Engineers Week ( February 19-25, 2006) is celebrated annually by thousands of engineers, engineering students, teachers, and leaders in government and business. In 1988, the National Engineers Week consortium expanded its scope and now includes more than 100 engineering, scientific, and education societies and major corporations dedicated to enhancing the public understanding of the engineering profession and to promoting pre-college interest in math, science, and engineering as a career option. |
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