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Recommended Web Resources Youth Engineering Resources Engineer Girl: Engineer Girl is one of the best resources we have available to us! It has descriptions of how you can contribute to society as an engineer, tips on how to become and engineer, FAQs, and tons of links with a variety of helpful resources!
"What is Engineering?": This is a website that answers the question, "What is Engineering?" It provides a historical timeline showing advancements throughout history, including Archimedes' invention of calculus. The website also has a game that allows students to further understand engineering. The only fallback is that it is a website based out of the United Kingdom and it uses different names for the engineering occupations.
Girls Go Tech: A website sponsored by the Girl Scouts of America. It has games and gives great examples of how math, technology and science are all around you and how you can get involved.
JETS.org: Jets is a pre-engineering website that is geared towards high school students. It has career guidance resources as well as the "Pre-engineering Times" newsletter you can subscribe to and learn more about engineering. On the website there are some very practical articles such as "A day in the life of an engineer," types of engineering and technology, and there are even some competitions students can do to earn scholarships for college. This is an excellent resource!
Engineering K-12: This is a website by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) that provides many resources to help answer further questions about engineering. There is something for everyone! For students there is an "Engineering Alphabet" section that describes every type and field of engineering. This site also provides tips in finding and affording the right college and includes a database of engineering colleges. There is also information for educators about outreach programs, classroom activities, and lesson plans.
Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA): MESA is an organization dedicated to helping students underrepresented in technical fields (racial minorities and women) prepare for college. They offer classes, clubs, after-school programs and summer programs to help encourage underrepresented students to attend college and pursue careers related to mathematics, engineering, and science. Seattle MESA is the local division of its parent program, Washington MESA, and it is hosted by the University of Washington.
Engineer Your Life! This is a great web resource for high school girls who want to know more about a future in engineering. Here you can see real examples of women who chose engineering for their studies and careers, and learn about the exciting work they do!
Summer Camps
Pacific Science Center - Summer Science Camp
UW Summer Youth Programs - has some engineering, science and computer science courses
Cyber Camps (hosted by UW - computer science summer camp)
Mad Science Summer Camp
Museum of Flight - Summer Camps and Internships
Seattle Aquarium - Summer Camps and Internships
SPLASH @ Seattle U - for 8th grade girls interested in science
Some of the above are science programs, but some of them are engineering related. The SPLASH program is very interesting. The UW summer youth programs has some great science and engineering related courses for middle school students and one or two for high school students.
For students interested in... Architechure & Construction
Ace Mentor: This organization mentors high school students interested in architecture, construction, and engineering. For the first half of the year the students do site visits and other learning events, and the second half of the year is devoted to a project. I also have a fuzzy pdf of a flier for the program that my friend sent to me, which might be useful. Hopefully I can find a clearer version online, or get it from the person in charge of the Seattle program if necessary. Bio Engineering
University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB) K-12 Outreach Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR): This is a local organization that recruits help from various sources (academia, industry, health care organizations, etc) to promote public understanding of biomedical research. They run a number of ducational outreach programs, one of which is their annual Student Biotech Expo – a science fair for high school students interested in biotechnology and biomedicine. This is a great opportunity for students interested in biomedical research to work on a unique project of their choice, in conjunction with a mentor from academia, public organizations, or the private sector. Space
At the NASA for Kids webpage, children and adults can learn about past and current space missions, what it takes to go to space and how astronauts live in space. Kids can watch videos of people living at the ISS and of rocket launches, like the Space Shuttle. Furthermore, children can play NASA mission-related games and try fun activities.
Colleges
All Engineering Schools: This link is a search engine for engineering colleges. This page of the site has information about different types of engineering as well as programs available for each one. There are also some links to the engineering job market and what types of things you can do with each degree. It's good starting point for common questions and for those who are looking for a college (and scholarships!). |
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