Engineering Everything
Introduce engineering's impact on our lives, and promote technical careers.
Excite students about engineering with a presentation that demonstrates how it affects them in everyday ways, like eating healthy food and using the Internet. A supplemental guide provides tips on how to encourage a child's interest in science, math, and computer science.
Audience:
- Ages 11-14
What’s the goal of this kit?
- Help students appreciate that engineers are creative problem solvers who are essential to our health, happiness and safety today, while they also shape our future.
- Introduce engineering as a possible career path.
Why is this topic important?
- Engineering is a career path many students might consider. This kit helps students understand what is engineering, what it means and how it affects them in everyday ways.
What do I need to know about this activity?
- One hour to review and prepare for the presentation
- 30 minutes to meet school representatives, introduce the materials and schedule time to present the activity
- One hour to present
- IBMers can apply volunteering hours to their THINK40 total.
Activity resources
- Engineering Everything presentation and speaker notes
- Supplemental volunteer guide: Preparing students with in-demand skills for an On Demand world
- IBM developerWorks TV has videos that may help you engage students on STEM topics: https://developer.ibm.com/tv/topics/
- Frequently Asked Questions about volunteer activity kits