Career Cluster: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math  A 7 page brochure which outlines the career requirements and professions considered part of this cluster. Source: Careerclusters.org

 Career Paths: Engineering and Industrial Technology Brief overview of career path. Source: CONNECT to Careers

Engineering  Careers  Explore careers in Engineering and Science  with the following links to job descriptions. Source: Khake

Professional Associations - Engineering  An exhaustive list of associations and organizations about the engineering profession. Source: National Academy of Engineering

Robotics: Students see Real-World Lessons  An article and several links to the science of robotics. Source: Education Week

Schools by Trade A handy list of schools that have programs that apply to this cluster. Source: Khake

Vision Engineering  Aimed at helping students discover more about the engineering profession. Includes articles on a variety of topics. Source: VisionEngineer

LESSONS AND CURRICULUM EXAMPLES
Astro-Venture This multimedia Website deals with NASA careers and astrobiology research. The concept is to search for and design a habitable planet. Students enter training, are quizzed on their knowledge, and adjust the features of potentially habitable planets to see what makes a planet habitable and why. The recording of student observations ties this activity to the basics of the scientific process.

ENC ONLINE   Math and science center for teachers that is loaded with lesson plans. Source: ENC

Math, Science and Technology  A collection of many lessons in these fields. Source: NSDL

Native Access to Engineering Programme (NAEP) Online interactive learning modules let you learn at your own pace learn about topics such as Computers, Construction, Communications Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Simple Machines . Curriculum section includes downloadable worksheets and teacher's guides on energy, structures, simple machines, environment, construction, flight, and more. Created by the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, Quebec, Canada to help Aboriginal students.

SPECIFIC AREAS: ELECTRONICS
Control of Stepping Motors  This tutorial covers the basic principles of stepping motors and stepping motor control systems, including both the physics of steppers, the electronics of the basic control systems, and software architectures appropriate for motor control. Source: E Jones

Electronics  Plenty of activities at this electronic workbench. Source: John Adams

Electronics 2000  Tutorials on the basics of electronics. Source: Raymond Miecznik

SPECIFIC AREAS: ENGINEERING
Engineer Girl  Why be an Engineer, Ask an Engineer and Great Achievements are just some of the links. Source: National Academy of Engineering

Future Scientists and Engineers  Hands-on projects from around the country. Source: FSE

HyperLearning Center  Engineering tutorials, animated interactive "workbenches" and much more. Source: George Mason University

SPECIFIC AREAS: OTHER
Forensic Science This site is for anyone with an interest in the different scientific methods used to solve crimes. It also includes an online crime solving game and timeline of forensic science. Source: Canadian Heritage Information Network

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