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//Scientists study the world as it is. Engineers modify the world to adapt to our needs.//

Artifact - an object formed by humans, anything created by humans which gives information about the culture of its creator and users
 * [] - main page, blog, Overview
 * .tgz backup, page count - 2014.6-547, 15.01-621, {$pagesinspace}
 * e4k story ideas


 * Routes, paths, inquiry**

Self-directed learning through discovery, personal learning environments and networks, facilitation, mentoring, guide on the side,... important ideas supported by the Engineering4Kids collection. View random pages. Searched by keyword. Moving through topics starting with the basic concepts and progress to more complex theories and applications related to engineering and what engineers do.

Start with general engineering ideas, machines encountered in daily life, and household tools along with some high school STEM courses. You can follow this path or create one of your own.
 * Simple machines - Gears, Wheel and Axle, Lever, Inclined Plane, Wedge, Screw, Pulley, Complex machines
 * preparation, skills - spatial visualization
 * What were they thinking? - engineering stories
 * Introduction to Engineering - basics, applied science, disciplines
 * People - biographies, history of discovery, innovation, social needs, culture
 * STEM revisited - mostly Physics
 * Activities - hands-on, learn by doing, show and tell
 * CAD, 2-dimensional representation, 3-D visualization and rotation, 3-D modeling
 * Mechanical engineering - cars, motors, environmental, robotics
 * Civil engineering - Bridges, architecture, housing, global issues - clean water, sanitation
 * Aerospace - Aviation, spacecraft, Mars rovers, International SpaceStation, NASA, Sputnik 1, satellite
 * Biomedical engineering - prosthesis
 * Energy, Materials, Nature
 * Electrical and Computer Engineering - circuits

Want some guidance? Routes, paths and playlists are loosely structured alternatives to totally self-directed exploration.
 * Routes, paths and playlists**
 * Route - start here and work through increasingly complex examples with a topic
 * Path - more like a hub with lots of different paths that are related to the central topic - Aviation Merit Badge
 * Playlists - selection of examples around a theme but not in any particular sequence


 * Practical information**
 * [|Engineering Toolbox] - resources, tools and basic information for engineering and design of technical applications, alphabetical list of "tools" engineers need to reference to do their work.
 * Science quotes on: | [|Engineering]

[| Read, Reflect, Display, and Do (R2D2)] Model

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