I thought engineers drove trains. The National Engineers Week web site has tons of information you can use to answer these questions and many more in your classroom. Put up by the National Society of Professional Engineers who sponsor National Engineers Week, this site will enhance your classroom discussions about inventions, science and math careers, and problem solving. Solve a mystery, enter a contest, or down load hands-on activities about recycling, catalysts, and wetlands.
Activities are suitable for ages kindergarten through high school.
You can email the society for a huge packet of information about engineers week and National Engineers Week. Celebrate the week with your class. This one has even more to do. Designed specifically for students in grades six through nine, an age group known for limited patience for anything that even hints of boredom, the site has almost endless links to games, downloadables, and powerful graphics, as well as to web sites of corporations, engineering societies, and other resources, all tailored to keep young minds tuned in. These two great sites are guaranteed to help you out and to fascinate your students.