scholarly journals Introducing Middle School Students to Engineering and the Engineering Design Process

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Hirsch ◽  
Suzanne Berliner-Heyman ◽  
John Carpinelli ◽  
Howard Kimmel
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
School Students ◽  
Engineering Design Process

Using DIME maps and STEM project-based learning to teach physics

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Rugh ◽  
Donald J. Beyette ◽  
Mary Margaret Capraro ◽  
Robert M. Capraro
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Slow Motion ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Engineering Design Process

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine a week-long science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) project-based learning (PBL) activity that integrates a new educational technology and the engineering design process to teach middle and high school students the concepts involved in rotational physics. The technology and teaching method described in this paper can be applied to a wide variety of STEM content areas. Design/methodology/approach As an educational technology, the dynamic and interactive mathematical expressions (DIME) map system automatically generates an interactive, connected concept map of mathematically based concepts extracted from a portable document format textbook chapter. Over five days, students used DIME maps to engage in meaningful self-guided learning within the engineering design process and STEM PBL. Findings Using DIME maps within a STEM PBL activity, students explored the physics behind spinning objects, proposed multiple creative designs and built a variety of spinners to meet specified criteria and constraints. Practical implications STEM teachers can use DIME maps and STEM PBL to support their students in making connections between what they learn in the classroom and real-world scenarios. Social implications For any classroom with computers, tablets or phones and an internet connection, DIME maps are an accessible educational technology that provides an alternative representation of knowledge for learners who are underserved by traditional methods of instruction. Originality/value For STEM teachers and education researchers, the activity described in this paper uses advances in technology (DIME maps and slow-motion video capture on cell phones) and pedagogy (STEM PBL and the engineering design process) to enable students to engage in meaningful learning.

scholarly journals Developing Middle School Students' Engineering Design Concepts through Toy Design Workshop (Fundamental)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ninger Zhou ◽  
Tarun George ◽  
Joran Booth ◽  
Jeffrey Alperovich ◽  
Senthil Chandrasegaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
School Students ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Design Workshop ◽  
Toy Design

scholarly journals FOSTERING STUDENTS’ SCIENTIFIC IMAGINATION IN STEM THROUGH AN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

2017 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-393
Author(s):  
Nyet Moi Siew
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Dynamic Adjustment ◽  
School Students ◽  
Engineering Design Process ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Initiation Stage ◽  
Scientific Imagination

This research was conducted to evaluate the scientific imagination of Grade 10 students from one Malaysian rural secondary school that adopted the integration of the imagination process in an Engineering Design Process (EDPI) through an outreach program in STEM. Three stages of scientific imagination process were evaluated: initiation, dynamic adjustment, and virtual implementation. A total of 50 students aged 16 participated in a 10-hour program, which engaged them in designing and building two different prototypes. Data on students’ scientific imagination were captured through a pre-test and post-test, and teachers’ field notes based on focus group interviews and observations. The results of paired sample t-tests showed significant differences in all three stages of scientific imagination process, except in the brainstorming of the initiation stage. The findings reveal that students required both personal experience and social or environment interactions in order to progress from the initiation stage to the virtual implementation stage. The findings also suggested that the EDPI approach is able to create a supportive environment for fostering scientific imagination among rural secondary school students. Keywords: engineering design process, scientific imagination, STEM.

scholarly journals Participating in Authentic Engineering Projects Improves Teachers’ Ability to Teach the Design Process to Middle School Students

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Billiar ◽  
Jeanne Hubelbank ◽  
Jared Quinn ◽  
Thomas Oliva ◽  
Marsha Rolle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Design Process ◽  
School Students ◽  
Engineering Projects

scholarly journals Developing a Measure to Capture Middle School Students’ Interpretive Understanding of Engineering Design

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremiah Pina ◽  
Glenn Ellis ◽  
Al Rudnitsky ◽  
Rebecca Mazur ◽  
Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
School Students ◽  
Interpretive Understanding
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