TeachEngineering

TeachEngineering is a large curated collection of high-quality open-access instructional materials supporting K-12 about engineering. It has great value for K-12 STEM educators – and the students training to become one. The collection contains 100s of lesson plans and 1000s of learning activities, as well as curricular units, maker challenges and other instructional resources. Each one is reviewed before being included. All materials are freely … Continue reading TeachEngineering

MatWeb: a free online resource for material properties

Engineers and material scientists, and the students preparing to enter these professions, need accurate and reliable data on the properties of materials. This might be the tensile strength of high-carbon steel, the conductivity of cobalt, or the melting point of lithium. What’s your go-to resource for the Poisson’s Ratio of annealed magnesium? One recommended resource for questions about material properties is MatWeb. In its own … Continue reading MatWeb: a free online resource for material properties