scholarly journals THE WINCUBE SATTELITE PROJECT MANITOBA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CONSTRUCTING AND LAUNCHING PICO-SATELLITE AND HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON PAYLOADS

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Cieszecki ◽  
Stevan Wagener
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Space Mission ◽  
Mission Design ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cooperative Effort ◽  
Mentorship Program ◽  
Space Mission Design

The WinCube Satellite Project is a cooperative effort among Manitoba high schools, the Manitoba Satellite Interest group (MSIG), the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba, Maples Collegiate Space Exploration Academy, the Manitoba Aerospace Human Resources Coordinating Committee and numerous aerospace industry partners. Through a mentorship program, Manitoba high school students will design, construct, and launch a pico-satellite with technical support provided by aerospace faculty and engineering students. Basic system design and construction experience for the high school students is provided by the construction and launch of high altitude balloon payloads. Students learn first hand about space mission design, telecommunications, programming, electrical and mechanical engineering.

The Engineer's Simple Arithmetic

1953 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 565-566
Author(s):  
Walter J. Seeley
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Slide Rule ◽  
School Students ◽  
Simple Arithmetic ◽  
Computing Machine ◽  
Convenient Form ◽  
Set Up

The work of the engineer in design, research, or development very often involves extensive arithmetical computations. For this he uses a slide rule, computing machine, and sometimes logarithms, but first the factors are set up in some convenient form for easy manipulation. In all his work the engineer is concerned with two things: short cuts to save time, and accuracy. Herewith is outlined a method which constitutes somewhat of a short cut and at the same time results in increased accuracy for arithmetical computation. It is a method much used by engineering students and practicing engineers; it is very convenient, and should be made available to high school students.

scholarly journals Balloon Launches Introduce Students to Space Science

Eos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Smith ◽  
Peter Bloser ◽  
Noe Lugaz ◽  
Louis Broad ◽  
Scott Goelzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Science Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Training Program ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of New Hampshire

High school students launch their own high-altitude payloads and learn from their successes and failures through a science research training program led by the University of New Hampshire.

scholarly journals The effect of topic selection on writing fluency among Japanese high school students

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Lin Lubold ◽  
Sarah Forbes ◽  
Ian Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
English Language Learners ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Writing Fluency ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Meaning

Written fluency and fluency building activities have been shown to promote linguistic choice and student voice development, increased ability to express ideas using complex grammatical structures and greater intrinsic motivation in English language learners. Since the 1970’s, process-oriented writing has been emphasized, yielding an amplified focus on meaning of student content over linguistic form precision. Current research of writing fluency must delve deeper into questions of student ownership of topic and the outcomes for low-risk activities that support fluency practice and encourage confidence building in students. The purpose of this replication study is to further explore previous findings on the effects of topic selection on writing fluency for high school English as foreign language learners. Building off of the work of Bonzo (2008), this study focused on a timed, non-graded writing activity administered to groups of Japanese engineering students in three departments: mechanical, electrical, and global engineering. The six subsequent samples for each participating student were analyzed using online text-analysis for total and unique word counts, providing data used to perform a t-test. Responses to bi-lingual student questionnaires, with prompts on self-perceived written English ability, self-efficacy and strategies for success while writing, provided additional insight into the facets of fluency. The results of these writing sessions offer both confirmation of and contrast to Bonzo’s original work, demonstrate increased student meaning making, and support the use of free writing activities in English language classrooms as a means by which student written fluency may be improved.

Intensive Learning Experience: Development of STEM Mentorship Program for High School Gifted Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-235
Author(s):  
Mihyeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mentorship Program ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Developmental Relationship ◽  
The Right

Positive mentoring experiences for high school students with high academic ability who want more in-depth academic knowledge and real job expectations can contribute to individualized career guidance within the mentor’s profession. This study examined a governor’s school program that is designed as a residential mentorship program for high school students with high academic performance in the areas of engineering and marine science. Evaluation from mentors, mentees, and parents was collected after completing the program. Throughout the evaluations, we learned four lessons to develop a successful mentorship program. Setting goals and expectations, building effective communication, developing the right human resources and training, and building a developmental relationship were important elements to be considered for the development of the mentorship program.

scholarly journals Fostering Passion Among First Year Engineering Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-34
Author(s):  
Quamrul H. Mazumder ◽  
Mary Jo Finney
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Year ◽  
School Students ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Post Test

Engineering is a complex field of study.  Declining enrollment in engineering programs in the United States is of concern and understanding the various factors that contribute to this decline is in order.   Fostering a higher level of student engagement with the content may foster passion towards engineering which could increase academic competency as well as sustained interest in remaining in the profession.  This study examined the role of passion toward engineering content on students’ overall academic performance in an introductory course taught to university and high school students.  A pre-test, post-test, weekly surveys and periodic classroom observation measured levels of passion in the student, classmates, and professor. Mid-semester feedback prompted the professor to adjust his teaching for the purpose of infusing greater student passion towards the content. Results suggest that student passion in both settings fluctuated widely from week to week perhaps due to variable interest in the specific topic.  Overall, high school students’ level of passion remained more stable than that of university students and they performed better academically. Among university students, higher passion was not linked to higher academic performance.  Professor’s passion was highly valued by students though it did not increase their own passion.  

scholarly journals An Integrated Approach To Recruiting And Retaining Appalachian Engineering Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Gary Winn ◽  
Robin Hensel ◽  
Reagan Curtis ◽  
Lydotta M. Taylor ◽  
Gene Cilento
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Content Standards ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Difficulty

Recruiting and retaining Appalachian engineering students is difficult for a variety of ecological and cultural reasons. At West Virginia University an NSF STEP grant1* has allowed the development specific interventions to evolve from an ecological model we describe here. The interventions include web-based, realistic engineering design exercises linked to state and federal content standards and objectives; a week-long residential summer camp addressing social and academic challenges for rural and minority students; a full set of retention efforts including "rescue courses" targeting struggling college freshmen in early stages of academic difficulty coupled with required study labs to underscore time management and persistence skills early in a freshman's academic career. Process and impact measures suggest that this package of interventions is effective in building interest in engineering not only in high school teachers but in the high school students themselves. While freshman retention has improved remarkably to an all time high of 84%, we conclude that it may take longer than five years to establish among youth in Appalachia an "engineering identity" as a cultural norm. We discuss the key aspects of our 5 year NSF project along with findings and conclusions.

Projects: Young Scholars Program

2000 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 357
Author(s):  
Denise Forrest
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
After School ◽  
College Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cooperative Effort

The Young Scholars Program in Ohio is a cooperative effort of nine urban school districts and several major institutions of higher education in Ohio. The program identifies minority youths with college potential who might drop out of school. The students are selected in the sixth grade by a committee of educators from their local school districts. Selection criteria include a written essay, grades, and a standardized test. Students are advised and mentored in various ways during their high school and college years. They must maintain a 3.0 gradepoint average in high school and take collegepreparatory classes to remain eligible for the program. Middle school students take mathematics classes on Saturday mornings, and high school students attend two-hour tutoring sessions twice weekly after school. The program's developers believe that it is very successful. Students who have been through the program can succeed in nearly all the academic disciplines at the college level. A notable exception to this rule is mathematics.

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