Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The human mind is of its very nature inquisitive.It is a mystery of sorts why so relatively few individuals pursue science and engineering careers, especially since they are well paying and very satisfying.This paper presents a history of the involvement of engineering faculty for more than 35 years in teaching students from kindergarten through Junior High School about the excitement and challenge of engineering and technology careers.Examples of experiences with 1 st through 12 th grade students using hands-on experiments and simple topics, such as center of gravity, mass center and "limits," are illustrated.The paper presents a concept initiated by the authors, called "An Experiment in a Box," which presents a number of simple and interesting experiments that can be accomplished in one class period or less, fit in a 10 ream paper box, and can be tailored for various age groups.In addition, the paper describes a series of hands-on experiments, suited to senior high school and freshmen college students, to introduce students to science, engineering and technical skills without any in-depth prerequisite math or science knowledge.
Authors: Philip L. Brach, Ahmet Zeytinci
Institution: University of the District of Columbia
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4409109443