National Engineers Month

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National Engineers Month

• Engineers make a
• World of Difference

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Do you have what it takes to be an Engineer?You
may be surprised!
How many of you like to play video or computer
games? RAISE YOUR HANDS

• Computer and video games launching pad to
  exploring engineering
• Many of the world's great game designers
  (software and computer engineers) began by
  playing video games and thinking of better
  graphics and better ways to play

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Do you have what it takes to be an Engineer?You
may be surprised!

• How many of you like to play sports?
• RAISE YOUR HANDS

• Playing sports teaches teamwork and communication
  skills, both necessary for engineering work
• Many engineers design sports equipment
• Many sporting goods companies hire engineers that
  play competitively with the equipment they are
  producing

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Do you have what it takes to be an Engineer?You
may be surprised!

• How many of you think that designing roller
  coasters and amusement park rides sounds like a
  fun?
• RAISE YOUR HANDS

• Engineers that work in the entertainment field
  are creative!
• Engineers are the ones that have to figure out
  how to create the impossible. It is thrilling
  work!

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Allow Me To Introduce Myself

• My Name Is
• The Type of Engineer I am
• The Company I work for
• Ive been an engineer for .

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What is an Engineer?

• Engineers are EVERYWHERE!
• Orbiting in space
• Building bridges
• Designing cars
• Exploring the ocean
• Putting soles on sneakers
• Developing your next favorite candy bar

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What do Engineers do?

• Engineers use MATH and SCIENCE to
• SOLVE PROBLEMS
• Turn IDEAS into REALITY
• Examples
• How to make energy from the sun
• How to keep our water clean
• How to move us from city to city

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What do Engineers do?
Engineers use MATH and SCIENCE to

• Design Products that we use everyday
• Examples
• iPods
• Cell phones
• The soda you drink and the bottle it comes in

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What Kinds of Engineers are there?

• Computer / Electrical Engineers
• Work with Computers and Software
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers
• Work with cars, planes, machines, spacecraft
• Biomedical Engineers
• Work with artificial limbs and organs

• Chemical Engineers
• Work with foods, medicines, plastics, fuels
• Civil Engineers
• Work with buildings, roads, bridges, the
  environment

AND MANY MORE!
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What does it take to be an Engineer?

• You dont have to be a genius to be an Engineer
• People who become Engineers
• Are CURIOUS about how things work
• Solve interesting life problems
• Design and experiment
• Calculate using math and science
• Work with others as a team
• Sound like you???

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Me as an Engineer

• I became an engineer because
• What I like best about engineering is
• What I normally do at work is
• One of my favorite projects was

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The Engineering Process

• Identify and define a problem
• Analyze the problem
• Design and propose solutions
• Refine proposals
• Solve the problem

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Engineer Activity

• Now its time for a hands-on activity with the
  students!
• After the activity is completed, continue with
  the slide show.
• BEFORE ACTIVITY Prepare the students
• Provide activity instructions and time limits
• Hand out materials
• of students on each team (if appropriate)
• AFTER ACTIVITY Ask probing questions
• What was the problem we were trying to solve?
• What did we do to solve it?
• Did it work? Why or why not?
• Does the solution need to be changed or improved?
• What else did we learn?

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Why be an Engineer?

• FUN
• Great variety in your work
• You get to build or improve things
• You get to use your creative ideas to solve
  problems
• You get to work as a team with others
• Lots of Job Opportunities
• Everywhere you look there are engineering jobs
• Money
• Engineers make good money
• Engineers make some of the highest amounts of any
  career with a 4-year degree

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How do you become an Engineer?

• EDUCATION
• Take Math
• Take Science
• Participate in Science Fairs
• STAY IN SCHOOL
• GO TO COLLEGE
• Engineers 4 year Bachelors Degree

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Review

• Engineering is all around us every day
• There are many kinds of Engineers
• All engineers share a love of
  problem-solving math
  science
• Engineers are team players
• Engineers have an opportunity to make our future
  BETTER
• Cleaning up the environment
• Finding cleaner power sources
• Making better products

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Any QUESTIONS?