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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457944203321

Titolo

Engineering in K-12 education [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the status and improving the prospects / / Linda Katehi, Greg Pearson, and Michael Feder, editors ; National Academy of Engineering and National Research of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2009

ISBN

1-283-37609-1

9786613376091

0-309-13779-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (595 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KatehiLinda

PearsonGreg

FederMichael A. <1977->

Disciplina

620.0071

Soggetti

Engineering - Study and teaching (Elementary) - United States

Engineering - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council of the National Academies."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""List of Acronyms""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 What Is Engineering?""; ""3 The Case for K-12 Engineering Education""; ""4 The Current State of K-12 Engineering Education""; ""5 Teaching and Learning Core Engineering Concepts and Skills in Grades K-12""; ""6 Findings and Recommendations""; ""Appendix A: Committee Biographies""; ""Appendix B: Curriculum Projects Descriptive Summaries""; ""Appendix C: Curriculum Projects Detailed Analyses""; ""Index""