IGED Resources
Learn more about engineering:
Check out the websites below for more learning!
KC STEM Alliance
FIRST Robotics Kansas City
EngineerGirl.org
CareerGirls.org
PLTW Engineering
NASA More to Explore: Engineering
Engineering Disciplines Showcase
Aerospace Engineering |
Overview: field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft
Applications/jobs: plane design, spaceships, military technologies, NASA |
Architectural EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringCivil
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Overview: application of engineering principles and technology to building design and construction, including structural, mechanical, electrical, acoustics, and fire protection systems
Applications/jobs: buildings, structures, Overview: application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes
Applications/jobs: researcher, prosthetics, drug delivery systems, pharmaceuticals Try this activity at home Overview: discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment
Applications/jobs: roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways Try this activity at home Overview: use of chemistry, physics, and math with engineering tools to solve problems relating to the production and use of chemicals
Applications/jobs: chemical manufacturing, electronics production, food processing, oil refining, cosmetics production Try this activity at home Overview: discipline that designs, builds, and improves hardware, software, theory, or electronics
Applications/jobs: computers, computer programs, smartphone apps, programming Overview: discipline that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism
Applications/jobs: electronics, digital computers, computer engineering, power engineering, telecommunications, control systems, radio-frequency engineering, signal processing, microelectronics Try this activity at home Overview: focuses on studying systems to make things better: more efficient, more cost effective, and safer
Applications/jobs: manufacturing, logistics, health care, management Try this activity at home Overview: combines design (engineering) with construction management (contract management, construction methods, cost and schedule control, and project estimating)
Applications/jobs: design firms, construction companies, specialty subcontractors Overview: discipline that applies engineering, physics, engineering mathematics, and materials science principles to design, analyze, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems
Applications/jobs: consumer products, sensors, machines, motors, 3D printers, cars Try this activity at home |
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