Occupation Details
Mechanical Engineers
Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.
Quick Navigation
Interests
Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
Investigative
Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
Work Values
Achievement
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Recognition
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
Independence
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Salary & Job Outlook
Starting Salary
$67,180.00
New York StateMedian Salary
$100,680.00
New York StateExperienced Salary
$117,950.00
New York StateNational Average for Comparison
New York State Job Market Outlook
Jobs Right Now (2018)
10,020
professionals in NYFuture Job Growth (2030)
11,480
+146 jobs/yearNew Jobs Every Year
773
new opportunities yearlyGrowth Rate
0.2%
projected increasePreparation: Experience, Training, and Education
The list below outlines the prior educational experience required to perform in this occupation.
Degree Needed - Four-year college
Experience Requirements
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Education Requirements
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Training Details
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Transferrable Skills and Experience
Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
School Programs
The following lists school programs which are applicable to this occupation.
Licensing & Certification
State License and Certifications Requirements are not currently associated with this occupation.
Apprenticeship
Contact your regional representative to learn more about apprenticeships available in your area by visiting Apprenticeship Contacts.
Skills
The list below includes the skills required by workers in this occupation; skills are what allow you to learn more quickly and improve your performance.
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
Science
Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Skill level is measured on a seven point scale, where one means 'some competence required for this occupation' and seven means 'a high level of expertise required for this occupation'.
Knowledge
The list below includes knowledge items, the principles and facts required by this occupation.
Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Knowledge level is measured on a seven point scale, where one means 'some competence required for this occupation' and seven means 'a high level of expertise required for this occupation'.
Work Environment
The list below includes the physical and social factors that influence the nature of work in this occupation.
Hover over or tap each factor to see its description.
Work Styles
Included in the list below are the personal work style characteristics that can affect how well a worker is likely to perform in this occupation.
Adaptability/Flexibility
Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Analytical Thinking
Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
Attention to Detail
Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Cooperation
Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Dependability
Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Innovation
Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Integrity
Job requires being honest and ethical.
Leadership
Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Persistence
Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
Stress Tolerance
Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
Tools & Technology
This list below describes the machines, equipment, tools, software, and information technology that workers in this occupation will use.
Tools
- Accelerometers
- Acoustic emission AE sensors
- Air compressors
- Aligners
- Analog to digital converters
- Anodic wafer bonding systems
- Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment
- Computed tomography CT systems
- Contact lithography equipment
- Contact testers
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Cryogenic apparatus
- Deep reactive ion etchers DRIE
- Digital particle image velocimeters
- Digital to analog converters
- Dynamic strain indicators
- Dynamometers
- Ellipsometers
- Environmental testing chambers
- Flip-chip wafer bonding systems
- Fluorescence spectrometers
- Force transducers
- Function generators
- Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
- Heat exchangers
- Infrared thermography cameras
- Interferometric microscopes
- Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
- Laser digitizers
- Multi-pen plotters
Technology
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Accelerated life testing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Bentley MicroStation
- Bill of materials software
- Blink
- Blue Ridge Numerics CFDesign
- C
- C++
- Chef
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Computer numerical control CNC software
- Cost estimating software
Duties
Duties are job behaviors describing activities that occur on multiple jobs. The generalized and detailed work activities described in the list below apply to this occupation.
- test equipment as part of engineering projects or processes
- prepare reports
- prepare technical reports or related documentation
- prepare contract documents
- diagnose mechanical problems in machinery or equipment
- call on customers to solicit new business
- direct personnel in support of engineering activities
- delegate authority for engineering activities
- supervise production workers
- use total quality management practices
- lead teams in engineering projects
- explain complex mathematical information
- inspect facilities or equipment for regulatory compliance
- examine engineering documents for completeness or accuracy
- develop safety regulations
- write business project or bid proposals
- develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards
- develop plans for programs or projects
- understand engineering data or reports
- recognize characteristics of metals
- conduct performance testing
- advise clients or customers
- advise clients regarding engineering problems
- recommend purchase, repair, or modification of equipment
- recommend materials for products
- evaluate product design
- plan production processes
- plan testing of engineering methods
- coordinate engineering project activities
- coordinate production maintenance activities
- direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
- oversee testing or construction of prototype
- communicate technical information
- work as a team member
- bid engineering, construction or extraction projects
- estimate cost for engineering projects
- estimate time needed for project
- estimate time or cost for installation, repair, or construction projects
- draw prototypes, plans, or maps to scale
- write product performance requirements
- calculate engineering specifications
- use drafting or mechanical drawing techniques
- use government regulations
- use pollution control techniques
- use quality assurance techniques
- use research methodology procedures within manufacturing or commerce
- use scientific research methodology
- follow safe waste disposal procedures
- use technical information in manufacturing or industrial activities
- use technical regulations for engineering problems
- follow manufacturing methods or techniques
- use biological research techniques
- use knowledge of investigation techniques
- use mathematical or statistical methods to identify or analyze problems
- use project management techniques
- use quantitative research methods
- use library or online Internet research techniques
- use robotics systems technology
- follow statistical process control procedures
- design control systems
- design tools or mechanical devices
- design engineered systems
- design electronic equipment
- design machines
- design power equipment
- design manufacturing processes or methods
- design transporting processes
- improve test devices or techniques in manufacturing, industrial or engineering setting
- create mathematical or statistical diagrams or charts
- develop mathematical simulation models
- design electro-mechanical equipment
- determine specifications
- compile numerical or statistical data
- develop tables depicting data
- compute production, construction, or installation specifications
- collect scientific or technical data
- read blueprints
- read schematics
- read technical drawings
- read vehicle manufacturer's specifications
- analyze engineering design problems
- analyze scientific research data or investigative findings
- evaluate costs of engineering projects
- evaluate engineering data
- evaluate manufacturing or processing systems
- evaluate tool designs
- provide analytical assessment of engineering data
- analyze technical data, designs, or preliminary specifications
- analyze project proposal to determine feasibility, cost, or time
- analyze test data
- analyze engineering test data
- confer with engineering, technical or manufacturing personnel
- use intuitive judgment for engineering analyses
- resolve engineering or science problems
- use computer aided drafting or design software for design, drafting, modeling, or other engineering tasks
- use computer graphics design software
- use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
- use relational database software
- use spreadsheet software
- use word processing or desktop publishing software
- develop or maintain databases
Tasks
The list below outlines specific tasks that a worker in this occupation is called upon to do regularly.
- Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
- Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
- Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
- Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
- Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
- Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
- Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
- Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
- Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
- Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
- Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
- Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
- Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
- Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
- Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
- Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
- Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
- Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
- Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
- Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
- Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
- Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
- Solicit new business.
- Provide technical customer service.
- Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
- Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
- Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
Learning Resources
More information on this occupation may be found in the links provided below.
All Engineering Schools
Engineers are essential to our lives as they help design and create everything from agriculture systems to household electronics and daily transportation. comprehensive online directory of accredited engineering colleges and engineering career resources. Check out All Engineering Schools to help you find the degree and education resources you need to realize your personal goals.
Learn MoreAmazing Space
Amazing Space uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate about the wonders of our universe. Find all the classic Amazing Space activities. Get to know our vast universe by exploring its planets, galaxies, comets, black holes, and more. The online explorations, adventures and highlights of the month's stars are available with teacher tools.
Learn MoreAmerican Society for Engineering Education
American Society for Engineering Education is a nonprofit organization of individuals and institutions committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology.
Learn MoreAmerican Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) K12 Center
The ASEE EngineeringK12 Center seeks to identify and gather in one place the most effective engineering education resources available to the K12 community. All activities under the K12 Center are shaped by three guiding principles: Building public awareness of K12 engineering education,provide education resources and extend networks among groups with an interest in K12 engineering education.
Learn MoreAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Founded in 1880, ASME is a 120,000-member professional organization focused on technical, educational and research issues of the engineering and technology community.
Learn MoreBuffalo Area Engineering Awareness for Minorities (BEAM)
BEAM, a program in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, offers free precollege classes to inner city middle school and high school students who want to explore the wonders of science and technology.
Learn MoreBuffalo-Area Engineering Awareness for Minorities (BEAM)
The Buffalo-Area Engineering Awareness for Minorities (BEAM) program in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences offers free pre-college classes to inner city middle school and high school students who want to explore the wonders of science and technology.
Learn MoreChildren's Museum of Science and Technology: Junior Discoverer & Senior Explorer Camp
An introduction to a wide spectrum of science and technology topics for 4 to 7 and 8 to 12 year olds including:robotics, earth science, engineering and exploration. There are 13 sessions for the Junior Discoverer Camp and 11 sessions for the Senior Explorer Camp.
Learn MoreClarkson University: Young Scholars Program
Consistent with Clarkson's overall focus on interdisciplinary education, students are given a problem to examine and solve from three different perspectives. The three main disciplines utilized are business, engineering and ethics and social values.
Learn MoreComputer Explorers
Saturday programs are fun! Build and program Roamer the Robot, Techno Blocks, and Spy bots. Build and film Star Wars Robots. Go one step more and build realistic motorized models!
Learn MoreCool Cosmos: The Infrared Universe
<p>Learn about Infrared Light and Multiwavelength Astronomy. Discover light outside the visible spectrum with many the classroom activities, experiments and lesson plans provided for you at Cool Cosmos!</p>
Learn MoreCooper Union Research Internship Program
The Research Internship Program provides a great opportunity for high school students to tackle research problems in a college setting. Interns work in teams on applied research projects under the constant guidance of Cooper Union undergraduate teaching assistants. Each project is supervised and mentored by Cooper Union faculty and covers fields such as civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical, biomedical and environmental engineering; mathematics, chemistry, physics and astronomy.
Learn MoreCornell University CATALYST Program
Cornell Association for the Technological Advancement of Learned Youth in Science and Technology CATALYST Program is a one-week summer residential program for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from underrepresented backgrounds. CATALYST seeks to advance diversity in engineering and especially encourages members of groups underrepresented in the fields of math, science, and engineering (African American, Latino/a, or Native American) to apply.
Learn MoreCornell University CURIE Academy: For Girls Who Dream Big
The CURIE Academy is a one-week residential program for high school girls who excel in math and science, enjoy solving problems, and want to learn more about careers in engineering.
Learn MoreCornell University Summer College Program: Engineering
If you're skilled in math and science and would like to use your talents to improve the world, then engineering could be the career for you. This program will give you a first-hand look at this diverse and exciting field. You'll investigate a wide range of technical disciplines including: Bioengineering and earth sciences, chemical and electrical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, computer science and engineering and structural and mechanical engineering.
Learn MoreCosmic Journey: A History of Scientific Cosmology
From the ancient Greeks to the Hubble Space Telescope - the story of the colorful individuals, startling ideas and ingenious tools that brought us knowledge of the vast and strange universe we inhabit. Written by leading historians of astronomy and richly illustrated.
Learn MoreDiscovery Channel School's Curriculum Center
Here you will find classroom science activities, puzzles and project ideas to boost the study and support core curriculum topics like bacteria, chemistry, genetics, the universe and more. The correlated Discovery School videos and CD-ROMs provide a wealth of knowledge. The popular science topics are those taught in upper elementary and middle school.
Learn MoreEdison Exploratorium
The Edison Exploratorium is a prototype for the future of engineering interaction worldwide originating in the Original Tech Valley, Schenectady, New York. It is a unique, hands on workshop environment exploring the past, present and future of engineering.
Learn MoreEducation Initiatives, Tech Valley Teacher Externship Program
This program provides middle and high school teachers with first hand work experience in a technology company. Its designed to expose teachers to careers in the math, science and technology fields, and educate them about the skills that are needed for the future workforce in Tech Valley.
Learn MoreEnergy Kid's Page
Follow along with Energy Ant at the Energy Kid's Page and explore classroom projects, games, energy basics and more.
Learn MoreEngineer Girl
Includes career descriptions for various engineering jobs by major industries, salaries and working conditions, career planning and life skills. Highlights a specific occupation.
Learn MoreEngineering Design Challenges
The Engineering Design Challenges Program connects students in their classrooms with the challenges faced by NASA engineers as they design the next generation of space vehicles, habitats and technology. Middle and High School students work on design challenges with their teachers. The Challenges Themes include Heat and Conduction, Newton's Law,Electromagnetism,Forces and Motion, and Properties and changes of properties in matter. Each Challenge includes Background Information, day-by-day activities, required materials lists, Resources and Masters of handouts.
Learn MoreEngineers (Intro)
Visit this link for additional information on this career from the Occupational Outlook Handbook; a publication produced and maintained by the United States Department of Labor.
Learn MoreEngineers Week
<p>Engineers Week promotes recognition among parents, teachers and students of the importance of a technical education and a high level of math, science, and technology literacy, and motivates youths to pursue engineering careers in order to provide a diverse, vigorous and informed engineering workforce.</p>
Learn MoreFIRST 2007 Power Puzzle Challenge
The 2007 Challenge theme has been announced! The Global Power Puzzle alternative energy resources and meeting the global demand is it! How do our personal energy choices to heat our homes, fuel our cars, charge our cell phones, power our computers, or even download music to our iPods impact the environment, economy, and life around the globe? Which resources should we use and why? Explore how energy production and consumption choices affect the planet and our quality of life today, tomorrow, and for future generations.
Learn MoreFIRST and the Finger Lakes - Upstate New York Region
This year's game, titled Rack & Roll poses a new challenge to the high school teams to design and build robots that can pick-up donut-shaped pool floats and place them on a star-like ten-foot-tall structure on the playing field. The teams have a limited six-week period to design, build and test their robots. Rochester Institute of Technology will host the 2007 FIRST Finger Lakes Regional Robotics Competition.
Learn MoreFor Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) LEGO League
Considered the little league of the FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST LEGO League uses LEGO bricks and other elements such as sensors, motors, and gears. Teams gain hands on experience in engineering and computer programming principles as they construct and program their unique robot inventions.
Learn MoreFor Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition
The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six week timeframe using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in a series of competitions.
Learn MoreFor Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Vex Challenge
The FIRST Vex Challenge is a mid-level robotics competition intended to bridge the gap between FIRST Lego League and the premier FIRST Robotics Competition. Creative problem-solving skills are used to build robots that do amazing things.
Learn MoreGirls Go Tech: Careers You Can Count On
<p>Math, science and technology play an important part in your life. It is all around you! Be surprised how much fun you can have, and are already having, with math, science, and technolog. Careers in math, science and technology are as varied as they are exciting. Read the activities and then find out more about the careers associated with them.</p>
Learn MoreGirls Go Tech: Careers You Can Count On
<p>Math, science and technology play an important part in your life. It is all around you! Be surprised how much fun you can have, and are already having, with math, science, and technology. Read the activities and then find out more about the careers associated with them.</p>
Learn MoreGlobal Warming Early Warning Signs Exploring Climate Change Impacts
Global Warming Early Warning Signs is a set of teaching materials designed to accompany Global Warming: Early Warning Signs, a science-based interactive world map depicting the local and regional consequences of global climate change.
Learn MoreHubbleSite The Space Telescope
HubbleSite furthers our knowledge of astronomy. Scan the heavens, see how Hubble's observations have expanded our understanding of the cosmos, and get the facts: answers to the basic questions about astronomy and Hubble, figures and charts, and dictionary definitions for astronomical terms.
Learn MoreJunior Discoverer & Senior Explorer Camp
An introduction to a wide spectrum of science and technology topics for 4-7 and 8-12 year olds including:robotics, earth science, engineering and exploration.
Learn MoreJunior Engineering Technical Society (JETS), Opening the World of Engineering and Technology to Students, Parents, and Educators
Need some insight on the critical role engineers play in the world? JETS works to increase interest and awareness of engineering and technology based careers through student competitions, assessment tools, career guidance resources, an e newsletter, as well as resource materials for parents and counselors.
Learn MoreJunior Engineering Technical Society (JETS):Opening the World of Engineering and Technology to Students, Parents, and Educators
<p>Providing Real-World Engineering Insight and Challenges for High School Students...JETS works to increase interest and awareness of engineering and technology-based careers - with student competitions, assessment tools, career guidance resources, an e-newsletter, and more ? as well as resource materials for parents and counselors.</p>
Learn MoreLEGO Robotics Engineering Academy: Ages 11-14
Participants will use the LEGO Mindstorms technology to design, construct, and program robotic solutions to complex engineering challenges.
Learn MoreLEGO? MINDSTORMS?
Robotics is a popular and effective way for teachers to cover important areas of their Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths curricula. The LEGO? MINDSTORMS? for Schools series is tailor-made for classroom and after-school club use. It includes construction sets, programming tools and activity packs.
Learn MoreMaterials Science and Engineering Careers and Resources
If you are interested in a career in Materials Science and Engineering or just want to learn more about this exciting field you've come to the right place! This site is also of interest to those interested in metallurgy, ceramics, plastics, semiconductors and composites.
Learn MoreMechanical engineers
Visit this link for additional information on this career from the Occupational Outlook Handbook; a publication produced and maintained by the United States Department of Labor.
Learn MoreMickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
The Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy is a five-day program designed to provide third- through fifth-grade teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to motivate kids to pursue careers in science and math.The Academy is an opportunity for teachers to share best practices with colleagues and pick up tools to positively impact the science and math education students receive.
Learn MoreMonroe Community College High School Engineering Competition
Monroe Community College High School Engineering Competition includes three events. SumoBots: design an electric powered SumoBot with the force to push an opponent's SumoBot off a round table having a 7-foot diameter. Auto Safety : design and build the lightest model car body that will protect 2 extra large eggs during a collision with a concrete block and have the styling and features that would make it an appealing choice to a car buyer. And Wooden Bridge: design and build a wooden bridge with a mass less than 25 grams that will support the maximum load at mid-span.
Learn MoreNational Academy of Engineering (NAE)
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) mission is to promote the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession. This is a portal for all engineering activities at the National Academies, which along with the NAE include the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.
Learn MoreNew York City / New Jersey FIRST
<p>New York City / New Jersey FIRST is dedicated to inspiring young people's interest in science and technology. Through the FIRST programs young proplr have the opportunity to participate on FIRST Robotics , FIRST Vex Challenge , and FIRST LEGO League and Junior FIRST LEGO League teams and compete in tournaments and competitions in the region and around the nation.</p>
Learn MorePark & Ride 2007 Amusement Park Ride Design Pre-Engineering Program for Middle School Girls
Do you want to: Design and build an amusement park ride? Learn about engineering? Come to RIT for a weekend event! Park & Ride 2007 Amusement Park Ride Design Pre-Engineering Program for Middle School Girls is an annual spring event to increase interest among girls in the field of engineering by guiding them through a hands-on experience with an engineering project.
Learn MorePestWorld for Teachers
PestWorld for Teachers provide a fascinating entry point into many curricular subjects, including biology, ecology, environment, and health using pests as the theme. The K-2 and 3-5 grade lesson plans teach insect anatomy, the social life of termites, the scientific inquiry process, and much more. The lessons emphasize both content and process skills and support the National Science Standards.
Learn MoreRIT Expanding Your Horizons
The Kate Gleason College of Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology Women in Engineering offers a program entitled, ?Expanding Your Horizons? for girls in 8-10 grade and their parents.EYH gives young women a look into the field of engineering and how it is used in the real world. An adult track offers tips and advice to help young women be successful in their pursuit of college and provides adults with an opportunity to learn more about engineering as a career option for young women.
Learn MoreRIT Women in Engineering: Everyday Engineering Summer Camp
Did you turn on the faucet today? Put on a pair of sneakers? Listen to a CD? Take a ride in a car? If so, then you've come in contact with engineering. Each day of RIT Women in Engineering: Everyday Engineering Summer Camp will demonstrate the engineering in common situations through demonstrations and hands-on activities.
Learn MoreRensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center for Initiatives in Pre-College Education (CIPCE)
RPI, through CIPCE, works with area K12 teachers and students, as well as local, statewide and national organizations, to promote the use of robotics and other technologies in the classroom. Since its inception, a series of professional development, academic and after-school programs have been created.
Learn MoreRobotics: Assistive Design for the Future
The Robotics: Assistive Design for the Future program is designed to integrate engineering and technology into middle school students' after school and in-school curriculum. The curriculum is based on the students designing, building and programming a LEGO robot that will serve as an assistive device for some physically challenged population. The unit consists of ten lessons which take approximately 10 hours of instructional time with students.
Learn MoreRochester Institute of Technology, Women in Engineering
RIT's Women in Engineering emphasis is on establishing active outreach programs for middle and high school young women, creating and sustaining a mentoring program for RIT first and second year women engineering students, providing leadership opportunities for all women engineering students, and supporting an environment that allows women to succeed in an engineering program.
Learn MoreSUNY New Paltz Summer Camp: Mad Science Robotics Camp
Mad Science has sparked imaginative learning with their unique brand of engaging and educational live programs and activities. Robotics Camp - Explore the basic technology used to design and build robots and discover how they work. Learn about simple machines, gear structure, battery wiring, motor principles and electronic circuits.
Learn MoreSchool-Business Partnerships of Long Island FIRST LEGO League
Eight weeks of research and design culminate in the SBPLI-LI FIRST LEGO League Tournament. The challenge and excitement of designing and building an original robot for 9 to 14 year olds demonstrates their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play and sportsmanship. The synopsis of the 2007/08 season is not yet available.
Learn MoreSciensational Workshops:The Rocket Robot, Make and Take it Home
Rocket Robot:Design,build and program Robots. The Robots can do some interesting things. Also, in the Make and Take it Home workshop, you will make and take home a wide assortment of toys designed to teach you science concepts in a hands-on way.
Learn MoreSciensational Workshops:The Rocket Robot, Make and Take it Home
Rocket Robot, design,build and program Robots! The Robots can do some interesting things. Also, in the Make and Take it Home workshop, you will make and take home a wide assortment of toys designed to teach you science concepts in a hands on way.
Learn MoreSociety of Manufacturing Engineers
As the world's leading resource for manufacturing information and knowledge, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers promotes an increased awareness of the value of manufacturing among industry professionals and the general public, while introducing young people to exciting career options in the field.
Learn MoreSociety of Women Engineers
The Society of Women Engineers(SWE), founded in 1950, is a nonprofit educational and service organization that helps women achieve their full potential as engineers and leaders. It is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women.
Learn MoreStony Brook University Camp Academies
Stony Brook University Camp Academies are designed to satisfy campers with an interest in art, chess, computers, medical sciences, and the performing arts. The campers receive a full day of instructional activities relating to his or her chosen topic. Topics include: Athletic/Medical Academy, Computer Academy, Dig Deeper into Science and Science Academy.
Learn MoreSuffolk County Community College Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP)
The Science and Technology Entry Program develops the abilities and skills of students to prepare them for entry in careers in math, science, technology and the licensed professions. STEP serves underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students in selected school districts, grades 7 to 12.
Learn MoreSummer College Engineering and Computer Science program
Engineering and Computer Science combines a college-level introduction to engineering with study in related subjects. You'll explore the roles of creativity and problem-solving in the profession, as well as learn the basic tools used in engineering, including computer-assisted drafting, spread sheets, programming, estimating, and systems analysis. The concluding design project, the High-Power Rocket Team Challenge, incorporates elements from all disciplines.
Learn MoreSummer at RPI: LEGO Robotics Engineering Academy
Learning can be fun! The LEGO Robotics Engineering Academy will provide an opportunity for youngsters to merge their interest in LEGOs with their technological life styles. Participants will use the LEGO Mindstorms technology to design, construct and program robotic solutions to complex engineering challenges.
Learn MoreSummer at RPI: PREFACE and STEP Program
Explore all the engineering disciplines and engage in leadership, career, and professional development. The primary goal is to enable interested and talented students to explore the opportunities in engineering and engineering-related professions. Through interactive laboratory experiences, lectures, discussions, field trips, and plant visits, participants have an opportunity to explore the challenges and rewards of a technological education. Contact smithc@rpi.edu for more information.
Learn MoreSummerIT: Robotics
For Middle School students and teachers - Programming LegoBots to engage in a themed scenario with group problem-solving challenges at every stage of development.
Learn MoreSummerITeens:Professional Development Opportunities
SummerITeens Professional Development Opportunities for area educators include Energy and Nanotechnology Camp and Math and Science Institutes for grades K12.
Learn MoreSyracuse University Summer College Engineering and Computer Science
Discover what it means to be an engineer. Explore the roles of creativity and problem solving in the profession, as well as learn the basic tools used in engineering, concluding with a design project, the High-Power Rocket Team Challenge.
Learn MoreTeachEngineering Resources for K12
Engineering is all around us. TeachEngineering Resources for K12 uses engineering as a vehicle to integrate math and science fundamentals. All lesson plans are based upon age-appropriate national and state science, technology, mathematics and engineering educational standards.
Learn MoreTryEngineering.org Lesson Plans
TryEngineering offers a variety of lesson plans for ages 8 to 18 that align with education standards to allow teachers and students to apply engineering principles in the classroom. The provided matrix will allow you to select a lesson that will be age and content appropriate for your classroom.
Learn MoreU.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District is made up of approximately 34,600 Civilian and 650 military members. The military and civilian engineers, scientists and other specialists work hand in hand as leaders in engineering and environmental matters and provide quality, responsive engineering services to the country.
Learn MoreU.S. Space & Rocket Center Space Academy
Trainees who want to be Astronauts must learn to think like astronauts and the Space Academy Programs are designed to do just that! Participants have three fields of specialized study (or track options) to choose from: Aviation, Space, and Robotics.
Learn MoreUS Space and Rocket Center Space Camp
Space Camp uses space to excite and educate children ages 9 to 11 in the fields of math, science and technology. Multi-Axis trainer, 5-Degrees of Freedom Chair, 1/6th Gravity Chair and the Manned Maneuvering Unit are a few of the experiences awaiting you!
Learn MoreWhat is it Like Where You Live? Biomes and Ecosystems of the World
<p>Scientists have different ways to describe regions of the world. Plants and animals that live near you don't necessarily live elsewhere. Explore terrestrial biomes like Temperate Deciduous Forests, the Deserts, the Grasslands, the Rainforests and more and Aquatic Ecosystems such as Ponds and Lakes, Rivers and Streams, Wetlands and more at this interactive site.</p>
Learn MoreYoung Scholars Program
Consistent with Clarkson's overall focus on interdisciplinary education, students are given a problem to examine and solve from three different perspectives. The three main disciplines utilized are business, engineering and ethics/social values.
Learn More