High School Students Take on Wing Redesign Challenge

Autor/in	Rudolph, Robert
Titel	High School Students Take on Wing Redesign Challenge
Quelle	In: Tech Directions, 69 (2010) 8, S.17-19 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-9351
Schlagwörter	World Problems; Engineering; Technology Education; High School Students; Science Education; Mathematics Education; Problem Solving; Pennsylvania; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weltproblem; Maschinenbau; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Mathematische Bildung; Problemlösen; USA
Abstract	Taking part in the United States Department of Energy's Real World Design Challenge (RWDC), the author describes how four technology education students at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, took on the challenge to redesign an aircraft wing, attempting to make it more efficient than one currently in operation. The challenge was part of the national STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) initiative that, according to Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, "is designed to leverage the United States in the global market by integrating education into real world problems." The Real World Design Challenge gives the students a unique opportunity to solve real problems, take on real roles in science and engineering, and make real contributions to society. The experience of the Cumberland Valley team may well inspire other technology educators to get their students involved. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10