Tag Archives: engineering
Renewable Energy
Happy Leap Day everyone! I’ve written before about renewable energy. One of the projects my ninth graders just completed is a renewable energy power plant and distribution system. The challenge is to use solar power, wind power, and hydrogen fuel … Continue reading
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3D Printing
In CIM, we briefly discuss some of the rapid prototyping technologies that exist, including 3D printing. Two of my colleagues at school have 3D printers, and with them we can see one of the amazing ways a design can be … Continue reading
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Trip to BGE
Yesterday we took a tour of Baltimore Gas & Electric‘s Spring Gardens facility in South Baltimore. We heard about the environmental protection efforts BGE has been implementing at that site. We learned about the history of BGE, back almost 200 … Continue reading
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Principles of Engineering Skills
So I’m thinking of giving a skills list a try in my Principles of Engineering (POE) course this semester too. It wouldn’t be full-on standards-based grading (SBG), since in such a project-driven class I need projects and reports to be … Continue reading
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Science and Engineering Fest
A week ago, on Sunday 10/24, I woke up early, walked to Baltimore’s Penn Station, and got on a train to Washington, D.C. The moon was out as I walked in both cities. In DC, I walked around exploring and … Continue reading
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Spring STEM
Today was our first ever spring STEM Competition, and it rocked! I’m writing this now, exhausted from all the work that went into it, but happy with how the day went, and with our students’ experience. This is the third … Continue reading
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Engineering Overview
In my school, I teach as a dual member of the math department and the Project Lead the Way engineering department. Our students in engineering for the most part have chosen engineering as their pathway (at the end of their ninth … Continue reading
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