ENGINEER IT! Teacher Resources
The creators and designers of Engineer IT!, along with the Museum's Directors of Education and Informal Learning have complied the following list of teachers resources.
Each Engineer It! component is designed around an engineering challenge that encourages visitors to Think, Build, Test, and Do It Again. Before you visit the exhibit, review this teachers resource guide and some related classroom activities. Identify which Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks relate to your grade level, learn how to prepare your students for a visit, and give your students a design or engineering challenge that can be built in class and tested at the exhibit during your fieldtrip. If you plan on bringing projects to be tested during your, please notify the Director of Informal Learning prior to your visit.
Engineer It! is a great way to introduce your students to the process of experimentation and problem solving. The exhibit also meets Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy developed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and activities have been tested in the classroom. Teachers can also visit the exhibit website for more information.
Web Publications
- Build Your Own Wind Tunnel
A collection of links at NASA to other sites with activities to build home/classroom wind tunnels. - ExploreScience.com
Lots of online interactive activities sorted by science category. - How Stuff Works
- Physics Applets
University of Oregon Department of Physics' great java applet collection of physics stuff! - Plane Math
Teacher and student activities in math and aeronautics. - Try Engineering
Site contains lesson plans, resources, games, ask an expert option, and engineering career information. - Discover Engineering
Site sponsored by National Engineers Week Foundation. Designed to provide an accessible introduction to engineering. Includes games, idea center, FAQ, downloads, links, and a section about the career of engineering. - Funderstanding
Design a roller coaster online. Requires java-enabled browser. - Big Learning
Great site for do-it-yourself projects, online simulations, and tips and techniques links. - PBS Kids
Zoom into Engineering with activities to try in classroom or at home. - PBS Kids
Engineering activities inspired by the PBS show ‘Design Squad’. - National Engineers Week Foundation
- The Exploratorium
Hands-on activities from the Exploratorium. - By Kids For Kids
This website promotes inventing for students and includes lesson plans and contests. - National Park Service – Gateway Arch
Informational website about the history, construction, and architecture of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
Print Publications
- The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects. Mario Salvadori. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 1990.
- How Science Works: Buildings. Alessandro Vignozzi. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1995.
- Janice Van Cleave's Machines: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn into Science Fair Projects. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1993.
- The Knowhow Book of Action Toys. Heather Amery. Tulsa: EDC Publishing, 1975.
- Learn About Flight: A Fascinating Fact File and Learn-It-Yourself Project Book. Peter Mellett. New York: Lorenz Books, 1997.
- Learn About Machines: A Fascinating Fact File and Learn-It-Yourself Project Book. Chris Oxlade. New York: Lorenz Books, 1998.
- Look Inside: Cross Sections: Ships. Moira Butterfield. New York: Dorling Kindersley, New York, 1994.
- Messing Around with Drinking Straw Construction. Bernie Zubrowski. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1981.
- The Random House Book of How Things Were Built. David J. Brown. New York: Random House, 1991.
- Rocket Science: 50 Flying, Floating, Flipping, Spinning Gadgets Kids Create Themselves. Jim Wiese. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995.
- Usborne Understanding Science: Machines, Clive Gifford, EDC Publishing, Tulsa, 1993.
- Wheels at Work: Building and Experimenting with Models of Machines, Bernie Zubrowski, Beech Tree Books, New York, 1986.
Visit other ENGINEER IT! areas!
| Wind Area Exhibit Overview |
Events & Activities at Mid-America Science Museum
Teacher Resources
Exhibit Correlations to AR Science Frameworks K-12 (PDF file)
Teacher Resources
ENGINEER IT! Credits and Sponsorships
ENGINEER IT! was made possible through a grant from the National Science Foundation and was created and designed by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OSMI). This exhibit is locally sponsored by Yellowbook.
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