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Engineers Week Feb. 18-24

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This week, February 18-24, 2024, is DiscoverE’s Engineers Week. Their tagline: “A week-long event, a year-long commitment” Do you wonder why anyone would be passionate about engineering? million engineering jobs that pay $42 per hour in median. Since 2007, the number of engineering grads nationwide has shot up 33%.

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Teach Engineering: Engineering projects for kids

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Children are natural engineers who are curious, inventive, and ready to create things out of the most unexpected materials!

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Exploring the Engineering Design Process for Kids

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Introducing the Engineering Design Process for kids can sound like an intimidating concept. In your older students, it can break down complex challenges into more manageable steps and empower them to think like engineers, even innovators. This is true project-based learning.

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Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2024

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Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2024 will take place from the 11th to 15th of November 2024, bringing together the engineering community to shine a spotlight on engineers, technicians and careers in the industry.

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Engineering in Elementary School

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Integrating engineering concepts into elementary education is a crucial topic in this day and age. It's about preparing students for a future where technology and engineering are central. Exposure to engineering concepts at a young age boosts STEM learning and builds a problem-solving mindset, which is key for tomorrow's innovators.

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Civil Engineering Family Fun Day Workshop

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ICE Merseyside is hosting free engineering sessions aimed at young people aged 6-14! Book your place and visit the Central Library on the 29th of October for LEGO fun, virtual reality, SPOT the Robotic Dog, Rivercraft (Minecraft), colouring, tower building and more! Session times are 10-12 or 1-3.

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Incorporating Engineering Practices into Texas Science Classrooms

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Post by Lauren Kelly November 2, 2024 If you're a Texas educator, you’ve likely heard about the new science standards that now include engineering practices. In this post, we’ll explore what Scientific and Engineering Practices (SEPs) are, why they’ve been added, and how you can seamlessly incorporate them into your classroom.