Work in progress - Math infusion in a middle school engineering/technology class

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Burghardt, David ^a   Hacker, Michael ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering design; Mathematics; Middle school

Indexed keywords

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE; DESIGN CHALLENGES; DESIGN PROCESS; ENGINEERING DESIGN; ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS; ENGINEERING PROBLEMS; HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES; IN CORES; MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT; MATHEMATICAL REASONINGS; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE SCHOOL; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS; RESEARCH STUDIES; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONS; WORK IN PROGRESS;

EDUCATION COMPUTING; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

DESIGN;

EID: 78650759035     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2008.4720457     Document Type: Conference Paper

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