AN ENGINEERING WORKSHOP FOR K-12 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

This paper describes an engineering workshop developed for K-12 teachers and students. During the workshop, participants compete in a design activity that enables them to role-play as engineers. As a result, the attendees develop basic engineering skills while experiencing firsthand the engineering design process. The results from pre- and post-activity surveys indicate the workshop was successful in impacting student knowledge of the field of engineering. Additionally, the teachers learn simple techniques that can be applied to develop hands-on activities in their own classrooms, thus adding to the long-term sustainability of the outreach effort.