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13 Websites on Architecture/Engineering

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using for Architecture and Engineering: Architecture. ASCEville –Civil engineering jobs, activities. The Geometry of Sustainable Architecture –in Google Earth. Engineering. ASCEville –Civil engineering jobs, activities.

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Volunteer as a judge in ‘Future City’ middle-school civil engineering competition, Jan. 20

Newton STEM

Future City is a four-month civil-engineering program for middle-school students, culminating in an annual design competition in January. The program seeks professional engineers (and others with relevant technical backgrounds) to volunteer as judges to evaluate the student teams’ work.

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Volunteer as a judge in ‘Future City’ middle-school civil engineering competition, Jan. 21

Newton STEM

Future City is a four-month civil-engineering program for middle-school students, culminating in an annual design competition in January. The program seeks professional engineers (and others with relevant technical backgrounds) to volunteer as judges to evaluate the student teams’ work.

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GIS and STEM: Mapping the Way to Future Careers

PCS Edventures

A geographic information system (GIS) is a valuable tool for a wide range of STEM careers, including environmental science, civil engineering and market analysis. GIS and Engineering Careers: Humans have always relied on architecture — some buildings and structures date back hundreds of years! So, what is a GIS?

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Morph with the wind: shape-changing buildings

Futurum

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING – generally involves the design and construction of aeroplanes, jets, gliders, autogyros, helicopters and more, but the skills needed to do this can be applied to other areas. CIVIL ENGINEERING – the design and construction of infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, buildings, railways and utility networks.

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Career Exploration: Engineering

PCS Edventures

Civil Engineer. A Civil Engineer is an engineer who designs and oversees the construction of large infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, dams and water and sewage systems. However, Civil Engineering is much more than just design and construction. The Complete Guide to Aerospace Engineering.

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Phineas Bates – STEM Field Trip (2.11.2022)

Northeastern University

Next, students participated in our What Is This Thing activity, a guessing game – to determine what kinds of things a mechanical engineer might design and why. Next, we became civil engineers and designed, built, redesigned, and rebuilt the tallest possible towers made entirely out of paper (just 1 sheet) and tape (just six inches).