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Engineering Interact

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:50:22 +0100

Engineering Interact is a site for younger learners designed by the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.

Engineering Interact offers five games designed to teach students physics concepts. The games address concepts related to light, sound, motion, electricity, and space travel. Each of the five games presents students with a scenario in which they have to "help" someone solve a problem.

The games require learners to learn and analyze the information presented to them.

Try out the games at http://www.engineeringinteract.org/interact.htm.

Discover Engineering

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:50:26 +0100

Discover Engineering provides a portal to...

hundreds of websites for young engineers. Here they'll find everything they need to know about how to become an engineer; and
resources for practitioners and advisers.

This clip can also be viewed at http://youtu.be/xOg_uQYrFVs.

Visit http://www.discoverengineering.co.uk/ to find out more.

Environmental Technologies

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:29:20 +0100

SummitSkills has published its environmental strategy document through to 2013.

This document describes how SummitSkills will be working on behalf of the sector to capture and exploit opportunities to help the UK move towards a low carbon future.

Read the full article and download the publication at http://www.summitskills.org.uk/renewables/474.

Teach Engineering

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:17:29 +0100

Teach Engineering, a digital library from the USA, provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for use in science and maths learning environments.

Teach Engineering lessons...

connect real-world experiences with curricular content already taught within the learning environments.

Teach Engineering's comprehensive curricula are...

hands-on,
free, and
relevant to learner's daily lives.

Remember - 1: although aimed at 16 to 19 year olds, the content can be used with older learners; 2: users don't need to be an engineer to use these curricular resources!

Take a closer look at http://www.teachengineering.org/.

3M Worldly Wise

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:07:26 +0100

The online resource, 3MWorldlyWise, is new website that has been launched to help learning providers teach learners about sustainable living and the key role that scientists and engineers will play in tackling the challenges of climate change.

3MWorldlyWise is designed to boost learner interest in studying the STEM subjects of...

science,
technology,
engineering and
mathematics

...from GCSE to A-level and on to university.

This free website contains...

lots of helpful tips for living a ‘greener’ life and
resources for practitioners.

It is particularly aimed at learners aged from 11-16 years old (although I'm sure it could also be used by older and younger learners).

Visit http://www.3m.co.uk/intl/uk/3Mworldly-wise/?WT.mc_id=www.3mworldlywise.co.uk to find out more.