Technology & Engineering Resources
Engineering the Future
Science, Technology, and the Design Process
Engineering the Future: Science, Technology, and the Design Process is a full-year high school course developed by the Museum of Science, Boston. The course introduces students to the engineering profession through hands-on design challenges and readings about working engineers. It also prepares students for the engineering/technology MCAS, while introducing them to some key physics concepts. Engineering the Future will help today's high school students understand the ways in which they will engineer the world of the future — whether or not they pursue technical careers.
| Format | Book |
| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Author | The Engineering The Future Team |
| Source/Publisher | Key Curriculum Press |
| ISBN | 9781559539630 |
| Shelving Location | TEC 620 ETF |
| Location | Educator Resource Center in the Lyman Library — Museum of Science, Boston |
| Website | Engineering the Future |
| Duration | one full academic year |
Engineering the Future
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Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Technology/Engineering > Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Manufacturing Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Manufacturing Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Manufacturing Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Manufacturing Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
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Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Technology/Engineering > 1.0 Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
Broad Concept: Engineering design involves practical problem solving, research, development, and invention and requires designing, drawing, building, testing, and redesigning. - Technology/Engineering > 2.6 Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Calculate quantitatively the resultant forces for live loads and dead loads. - Technology/Engineering > 3.0 Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Broad Concept: Fluid systems are made up of liquids or gases and allow force to be transferred from one location to another. They also provide water, gas, and oil, and remove waste. They can be moving or stationary and have associated pressures and velocities. - Technology/Engineering > 3.1 Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Differentiate between open (e.g., irrigation, forced hot air system) and closed (e.g., forced hot water system, hydroponics) fluid systems and their components such as valves, controlling devices, and metering devices. - Technology/Engineering > 3.2 Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Identify and explain sources of resistance (e.g., 45o elbow, 90o elbow, type of pipes, changes in diameter) for water moving through a pipe. - Technology/Engineering > 3.3 Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Explain Bernoulli's Principle and its effect on practical applications, i.e., airfoil design, spoiler design, carburetor. - Technology/Engineering > 3.4 Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Differentiate between hydraulic and pneumatic systems and provide examples of appropriate applications of each as they relate to manufacturing and transportation systems. - Technology/Engineering > 3.5 Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Explain the relationship between velocity and cross-sectional areas in the movement of a fluid. - Technology/Engineering > 3.6 Energy and Power Technologies-Fluid Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Solve problems related to hydrostatic pressure and depth in fluid systems. - Technology/Engineering > 2.5 Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Differentiate the factors that affect the design and building of structures, such as zoning laws, building codes, and professional standards. - Technology/Engineering > 2.4 Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Identify and explain the engineering properties of materials used in structures, e.g., elasticity, plasticity, thermal conductivity, density. - Technology/Engineering > 2.3 Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Describe how structures are constructed using a variety of processes and procedures, e.g., welds, bolts, and rivets are used to assemble metal framing materials. - Technology/Engineering > 1.1 Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
Identify and explain the steps of the engineering design process, i.e., identify the problem, research the problem, develop possible solutions, select the best possible solution(s), construct a prototype, test and evaluate, communicate the solution(s), and redesign. - Technology/Engineering > 1.2 Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
Demonstrate knowledge of pictorial and multi-view drawings (e.g., orthographic projection, isometric, oblique, perspective) using proper techniques. - Technology/Engineering > 1.3 Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
Demonstrate the use of drafting techniques with paper and pencil or computer-aided design (CAD) systems when available. - Technology/Engineering > 1.4 Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
Apply scale and proportion to drawings. - Technology/Engineering > 1.5 Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
Interpret plans, diagrams, and working drawings in the construction of a prototype. - Technology/Engineering > 2.0 Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Broad Concept: Various materials, processes, and systems are used to build structures. - Technology/Engineering > 2.1 Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Distinguish among tension, compression, shear, and torsion, and explain how they relate to the selection of materials in structures. - Technology/Engineering > 2.2 Construction Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Identify and explain the purposes of common tools and measurement devices used in construction, e.g., spirit level, transit, framing square, plumb bob, spring scale, tape measure, strain gauge, venturi meter, pitot tube. - Technology/Engineering > 4.0 Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Broad Concept: Thermal systems involve transfer of energy through conduction, convection, and radiation, and are used to control the environment. - Technology/Engineering > 4.1 Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Differentiate among conduction, convection, and radiation in a thermal system, e.g., heating and cooling a house, cooking. - Technology/Engineering > 4.2 Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Give examples of how conduction, convection, and radiation are used in the selection of materials, e.g., home and vehicle thermostat designs, circuit breakers. - Technology/Engineering > 6.1 Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Identify and explain the applications of light in communications, e.g., reflection, refraction, additive, and subtractive color theory. - Technology/Engineering > 6.2 Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Explain how information travels through different media, e.g., electrical wire, optical fiber, air, space. - Technology/Engineering > 6.3 Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Compare the difference between digital and analog communication devices. - Technology/Engineering > 6.4 Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Explain the components of a communication system, i.e., source, encoder, transmitter, receiver, decoder, storage, retrieval, and destination. - Technology/Engineering > 6.5 Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Identify and explain the applications of laser and fiber optic technologies, e.g., telephone systems, cable television, medical technology, and photography. - Technology/Engineering > 7.0 Manufacturing Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Broad Concept: Manufacturing processes can be classified into six groups: casting and molding, forming, separating, conditioning, assembling, and finishing. - Technology/Engineering > 7.1 Manufacturing Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Explain the manufacturing processes of casting and molding, forming, separating, conditioning, assembling, and finishing. - Technology/Engineering > 7.2 Manufacturing Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Differentiate the selection of tools and procedures used in the safe production of products in the manufacturing process, e.g., hand tools, power tools, computer-aided manufacturing, three-dimensional modeling. - Technology/Engineering > 6.0 Communication Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Broad Concept: The application of technical processes to exchange information includes symbols, measurements, icons, and graphic images. - Technology/Engineering > 5.6 Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Describe the differences between Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC). - Technology/Engineering > 5.5 Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Explain how to measure voltage, resistance, and current in electrical systems. - Technology/Engineering > 4.3 Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Identify the differences between open and closed thermal systems, e.g., humidity control systems, heating systems, cooling systems. - Technology/Engineering > 4.4 Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Explain how environmental conditions influence heating and cooling of buildings and automobiles. - Technology/Engineering > 4.5 Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Identify and explain the tools, controls, and properties of materials used in a thermal system, e.g., thermostats, R Values, thermal conductivity, temperature sensors. - Technology/Engineering > 5.0 Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Broad Concept: Electrical systems generate, transfer, and distribute electricity. - Technology/Engineering > 5.1 Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Describe the different instruments that can be used to measure voltage, e.g., voltmeter, multimeter. - Technology/Engineering > 5.2 Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Identify and explain the components of a circuit including a source, conductor, load, and controllers (controllers are switches, relays, diodes, transistors, integrated circuits). - Technology/Engineering > 5.3 Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Explain the relationship between resistance, voltage, and current (Ohm's Law). - Technology/Engineering > 5.4 Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems (Grade: 9 – 10)
Determine the voltages and currents in a series circuit and a parallel circuit. - Technology/Engineering > 7.3 Manufacturing Technologies (Grade: 9 – 10)
Explain the process and the programming of robotic action utilizing three axes.
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- Engineering the Future: Engineer's Notebook Project 1.0
- This student guide to the Engineering The Future textbook provides detailed instructions and data sheets for design challenges and supporting activities, as well as rubrics so that students will understand how their work will be evaluated. Project 1.0 explores the design process as students create an organizer ... (details)
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- Engineering The Future: Engineer's Notebook Project 4.0
- This student guide to the Engineering The Future textbook provides detailed instructions and data sheets for design challenges and supporting activities, as well as rubrics so that students will understand how their work will be evaluated. Project 4.0 explores engineering concepts as students design a communication system ... (details)
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Grades:
9 - 12
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- Engineering The Future: Engineer's Notebook Project 3.0
- This student guide to the Engineering The Future textbook provides detailed instructions and data sheets for design challenges and supporting activities, as well as rubrics so that students will understand how their work will be evaluated. Project 3.0 explores engineering concepts as students design a boat ... (details)
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Book
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- Engineering the Future: Teacher's Guide
- This instructor's guide provides an introduction to the Engineering The Future course, as well as guidelines for activities and lesson plans, a guide to the textbook by chapter, as well as a detailed appendix, assessment tools, and more. (details)
Format:
Book
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Grades:
9 - 12
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- Engineering the Future: Engineer's Notebook Project 2.0
- This student guide to the Engineering The Future textbook provides detailed instructions and data sheets for design challenges and supporting activities, as well as rubrics so that students will understand how their work will be evaluated. Project 2.0 explores concepts of engineering as students design a building of the future ... (details)
