Post on 14-Jan-2016
Stevens Institute of TechnologyCenter for Innovation in Engineering
and Science Education
Presents:Engineering & Mathematics in Middle
Schools: Building Math
Presenter: Dr. Diane Carluccio Mathematics Professional Development Specialist Email: diane.carluccio@stevens.edu
Engineering & Math Engineering & Math in Middle Schoolsin Middle Schools
Building Math: Integrating Algebra and Engineering Design
By Peter Wong
National Center for Technological Literacy
Museum of Science
Building Math Materials Goals
• to familiarize middle school teachers with standards-based activities that integrate algebra and technology using a hands-on, problem solving, and cooperative learning approach.
• to familiarize teachers and students with the Engineering Design Process
Overview of Program
• Three Design Challenge Units
- Each unit has three activities
- Each unit takes about
three weeks to complete
• Correlated to the NCTM Standards
Building Math Pedagogical Approach, Goals and Methods
• Conceptual learning – story line based on real-life situations.
• Peer-based learning – students work together throughout the design process.
• Activity-based practice - students experiment, investigate, measure, build models, and analyze results.
Building Math Skills
• Relevant Math Skills: – collecting data,
– measuring, – accounting for error and imprecision of tools, – building confidence in data by doing repeated trials and taking
appropriate averages,– representing data, – making graphs, and – understanding/analyzing graphs
• Possible Science Connections: heat transfer, static forces, gravity, velocity, acceleration, public health, materials science, food chain, water pollution
8-Step Engineering Design Process (EDP)
1. Define – the problem
2. Research – the problem
3. Brainstorm – possible solutions
4. Choose – the best solution
5. Build – a model or prototype
6. Test – your solution
7. Communicate – your solution
8. Redesign – as needed
Collected Data
Material 0 sec 10 sec
20 sec
30 sec
40 sec
50 sec
60 sec
Bare hands 59º 63º 80º 82º 84º 85º 86º
Corrugated board 59º 64º 69º 70º 75º 77º 79º
Form board 59º 62º 65º 68º 70º 72º 74º
Bubble wrap 59º 66º 71º 75º 77º 79º 81º
Aluminum foil 59º 84º 87º 88º 88º 88º 88º
Temperature (ºF) on Thermometer
Informed Design (Factors Students Must Consider)
• Good Insulator
• Low Cost
• Rugged and Protective
Design Carrier/Draw Net
1. Draw a 3-D Design and Net of your carrier
2.Label the materials and the dimensions of your carrier
3. Show a cross section of the carrier to show the order of materials
you are layering