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"Leonardo developed a unique new attitude about machines. He reasoned that by understanding how each separate machine part worked, he could modify them and combine them in different ways to improve existing machines or create inventions no one had ever seen before. Leonardo set out to write the first systematic explanations of how machines work and how the elements of machines can be combined."

"NC STEM Learning Network has developed a comprehensive list of STEM attributes. These attributes - a checklist of characteristics that are hallmarks of programmatic quality in STEM education - are based on local, state and national research and public feedback from 125 practitioners, educators, and business leaders. These attributes have been adopted by the North Carolina State Board of Education and will serve as the standard measure of quality STEM programs in the state."

"Sterling was aware that there was a significant gap in the formative space of play. Because of this, she was motivated to spend a year of research with over 100 children in order to develop GoldieBlox: a construction toy for girls."

"6. returning water to the enviroment 11. the development of a community on exposed rock 12. the first organisms that grow in an area"

"The Inventing Our Future of Flight competition ("the Challenge") is an academic building competition where the LEGO Group and NASA will challenge the fans of NASA to a develop a LEGO® prototype of their own aircraft of tomorrow along with a technical research paper to explain your ideas. The competition will begin at June 5th 2013 and the submission period ends July 31st 2013. Winners will be announced September 1st 2013."

"Scientific inquiry and technological development form the bedrock of modern human civilization. In the past two centuries, we put men on the moon, explored the deepest oceans, eradicated diseases, found an elusive Boson, and solved most problems of the human condition through the breakthroughs provided by scientific discoveries and their technological implementations"

"The Activity Database is a collection of activities developed by Tufts STOMP fellows. These activities can be used to teach a range of subjects but focus on science, math, technology, and engineering. "

"SAM Animation: Download this free software, then create your own animation and upload to the online community. Robolab: A graphical programming language for the LEGO MINDSTORMS robotics toolset. Robobooks: Interactive digital workbooks currently in development. LabVIEW Education Edition: A graphical programming language for robotics in the classroom"

"Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School (MTMS) focuses on intuitive, exploratory investigations that use informal reasoning to help students develop a strong conceptual basis that leads to greater mathematical abstraction. "

"additive manufacturing as a means to bring social benefits to the developing world. The students designed Big Red, a 3-D printer that takes shredded plastic waste, melts it, and uses it as its "ink" to print composting toilets and parts for rainwater collection systems"

"experience civil and environmental engineering by planning a housing development while also protecting the native species that live there. They conduct research, draw plans, make brochures, and give presentations"

"E is for EXPLORE is a one stop resource for teachers and parents. We develop unique learning activities, and search the internet and compile additional great ideas from other sources. Our index helps you find what you need quickly and easily. Where we have posted ideas from other sources we provide easy links to those websites. Please visit those as well to see what else they have to offer. All E is for Explore activities conform to state common core curriculum standards. Showing posts with label engineering."

"Mary Kies was the first American woman to earn a patent in her own name. In 1809, she developed a way of weaving straw into hats that was an economic boon for New England. By receiving that piece of paper with her name on it, Kies led the way for other female inventors to take credit for their ideas. In this article, we'll salute 10 things invented by women."

"Sector 33 is based on Smart Skies' Line Up With Math, an educational product developed in 2005 under the direction of NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and distributed in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration and National Air Traffic Controllers Association. "

"PBL, "as a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges, simultaneously developing cross-curriculum skills while working in small collaborative groups." The site contains a brief article, along with videos entitled "Projecty Based Learning Overview" and An Introduction To Project Based Learning. The Edutopia main PBL web page contains real life examples and this Big List containing article and blogs relating to PBL activities, lessons, practices, and research."

"Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie received the first federal pilot's license to be issued to a woman as well as the first female to receive an aircraft mechanics license. She was a member of the Glenn Messer Flying Circus where she developed and performed a double parachute drop. She was a wing walker and stunt flyer for the Perils of Pauline film series and set many aviation records. Omlie was also FDR's pilot during his 1932 campaign. She then served as a liaison between the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the Bureau of Air Commerce among many other accomplishments in aviation. "

"Two Americans shared this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for deciphering the communication system that the human body uses to sense the outside world and send messages to cells - for example, speeding the heart when danger approaches. The understanding is aiding the development of new drugs. The winners, Dr. Robert J. Lefkowitz, 69, a professor at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute researcher, and Dr. Brian K. Kobilka, 57, a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, "

"XtraMath is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to math achievement for all. Our goal is to develop effective, efficient, adaptive and intrinsically rewarding supplemental math activities and make them available for free. "

"Maggie's Earth Adventures and the weekly program are free… T.G.I.T. - Maggie Partners receive an inbox every Tuesday morning with timely and engaging material ready to download and share with students The program and ancillary materials are developed by a team of educators who know what they are doing"

"The games section of Try Engineering features 29 games. Some of the games were developed specifically for Try Engineering while others are hosted on other educational sites like those of NASA and PBS. Like the lesson plans, the games collection cover a variety of topics including solar energy, space science, and bio-engineering."