Engineering Resources
Tools & Tips
How companies can become involved: “Encourage Today’s Students to Acquire Tomorrow’s Skills”
How to Make Contact with Educators
Resources for Involving Scientists in Education (RISE) is a National Academy of Science website for scientists, engineers and other technical professionals. Among the topics presented are the roles for engineers in the classroom, examples of K-12 science education programs, and background on the K-12 culture.
Middle School Classroom Materials
ASHRAE (The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Cool Science Kit has been designed for classroom presentations to students in grades 3-12. Six of the modules are appropriate for middle school students. The material supports the study of internal and thermal energy is an important content component of state and national Science Education Standards.
A World in Motion brings math and science principles to life through highly interactive learning experiences that incorporate the laws of physics, motion, flight, and electronics. The program is comprised of a series of four curricula is designed around math, science, and technology standards. Designed by the Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE), the curriculum joins together teachers, students, and volunteer practicing engineers and scientists in an exploration of physical science.
Research
To assess career motivators for teenage girls, the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project conducted a project Needs Assessment. The report highlights the mismatch between the messages presented by the engineering community, the realities of the engineering profession, and the messages for girls. Read about the findings in the Needs Assessment Final Report.
The National Academies Press (NAP) was created by the National Academies to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council, all operating under a charter granted by the Congress of the United States. The Engineer of 2020 Project centers on an effort to envision the future two decades from now, to use this knowledge in an attempt to predict the roles engineers will play in the future, and to position engineering education in the United States for what lies ahead, rather than waiting for time to pass and then trying to respond.
The National Science Board is the governing board of the National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent Federal agency established by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to promote the progress of science, advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare, and secure the national defense. Every two years the National Science Board supervises the collection of a very broad set of data trends in science and technology in the United States, which it publishes as Science and Engineering Indicators (Indicators).
Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST) was founded in 1953 and is a participating organization of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are a nonprofit corporation whose membership includes leading professional societies, corporations, institutions, and individuals concerned with advancing public understanding of professionals in science and technology, their roles, education, and employment. CPST specializes in the collection, analysis and dissemination of reliable information about the human resources of the United States in the fields of science, engineering and technology and has a number of reports available on their website. http://www.cpst.org/web/site/pages/pubs/PubOnline.cfm
The National Council for Research on Women is a network of more than 100 leading U.S. research, advocacy, and policy centers with a growing global reach. The Council harnesses the resources of its network to ensure fully informed debate, policies, and practices to build a more inclusive and equitable world for women and girls. Balancing the Equation discusses that women's gains have stalled - and in some cases eroded - in engineering and computer sciences.
The American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) is a multidisciplinary organization of engineering societies dedicated to advancing the knowledge, understanding, and practice of engineering. AAES member societies represent the mainstream of U.S. engineering more than one million engineers in industry, government, and academia. Get the results of Harris – AAES Poll: American Perspectives on Engineers and Engineering.