Engineering Challenge 6:

 

careers THE CHALLENGe:  Investigate different

careers in the field of engineering!        

TEAM  MEMBERS:   ____________________________________   ____________________________________   ____________________________________  

THE task: Scan this QR code to access the WD STEM website. Once there, click on VII- Engineering Careers on the left. Then use the links to complete the following. WD  STEM  Website  

  A.  Mechanical  Engineer     Job  Description:  _________________________________________________________________   _______________________________________________________________________________   _______________________________________________________________________________   Starting  Salary:  _____________   Examples:  ______________________________________________________________________   _______________________________________________________________________________       B.    Civil  Engineer     Job  Description:  _________________________________________________________________   _______________________________________________________________________________   _______________________________________________________________________________   Starting  Salary:  _____________   Examples:  ______________________________________________________________________   _______________________________________________________________________________      

 

More careers: Match the engineering career with the job they do.   Computer  Engineer    

 

Mechanical  Engineer  

 

Nuclear  Engineer    

Chemical  Engineer  

 

Biomedical  Engineer  

 

Civil  Engineer    

Aerospace  Engineer  

 

Electrical  Engineer    

 

Environmental  Engineer  

          Write  the  type  of  engineer  on  the  line.     1.  ________________engineers  create  satellites,  design  parachutes,  and  other  work  related  to   aircraft.     2.    _______________  engineers    work  in  research  labs  to  improve  medicines  or  prosthetics.     3.    _______________  engineers  work  with  ways  to  harness  the  power  of  nuclear  energy.   4.    _______________  engineers  develop  new  hardware  and  software  for  computers.   5.    _______________  engineers  solve  problems  related  to  chemicals;  such  as  cleaning  products,   producing  gasoline,  treating  waste,  and  producing  food.     6.    _______________engineers  work  to  reduce  or  control  pollution  from  in  our  air  and  water.   7.    _______________  engineers  improve  electrical  systems  like  cell  phones,  electronic   equipment,  and  other  electrical  systems.    

INTRODUCING THE DESIGN PROCESS

8.    _______________  engineers  work  with  moving  things  like  tools,  engines,  and  machines.     9.    _______________  engineers  design  structures  such  as  tunnels,  highways,  bridges,  dams,  and   Engineers’ initial ideas rarely solve a problem. buildings.    

Instead, they try different ideas, learn from their mistakes, and then try again. The steps engineers   use to arrive at a solution are called the design 10.    Your  team  designed  and  constructed   a  chariot   last   eek.  aW hat  type  of  engineer  would   process. As students workw through challenge, use the questions below to tie their work to specific steps of the design process. most  likely  build   adesign  chariot?   ____________________________________________   The process  is built into each challenge. As ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   students work through a • What are some different ways to tackle today’s challenge, they’ll see that challenge? it’s  time  to  improve   the steps of the design 11.    Now  that  you  have  learned  about  engineers,   process encourage them to • Off-the-wall suggestions often spark GREAT your  team’s  current   engineering   the  How chariot!       you be? think creatively to solve a project:   ideas. creative can problem.

APPLYING THE DESIGN PROCESS

BRAINSTORM

  DESIGN *Give  this  paper  to  Mr.  Munn  and  improve   your   chariot!   • Which brainstormed ideas   are really possible, given your time, tools, and materials? Remember…  

• What are some problems you need to solve as you build your project?  “It  takes  creativity,  engineering,  resources,   and   speed  to  win!”   • How can a sketch help clarify your design?

BUILD

• What materials will you need?

The design process is a great way to tackle almost any task. In fact, you use it each time

 

Engineering Careers

11. Now that you have learned about engineers, it's time to improve your team's current engineering project: the chariot! *Give this paper to Mr. Munn and improve your chariot! Remember… “It takes creativity, engineering, resources, and speed to win!” Computer Engineer. Mechanical Engineer. Nuclear Engineer. Chemical ...

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