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The document outlines a series of engineering-related activities and requirements for individuals to explore and learn about engineering principles and practices. It includes investigating a manufactured item, studying significant engineering achievements, explaining different types of engineers, and engaging with an engineer. Additionally, it encourages hands-on projects, understanding energy conversion, and exploring career opportunities in engineering.

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The document outlines a series of engineering-related activities and requirements for individuals to explore and learn about engineering principles and practices. It includes investigating a manufactured item, studying significant engineering achievements, explaining different types of engineers, and engaging with an engineer. Additionally, it encourages hands-on projects, understanding energy conversion, and exploring career opportunities in engineering.

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Engineering

1. Select a manufactured item in your home (such as a toy or an appliance) and,


under adult supervision and with the approval of your counselor, investigate
how and why it works as it does. Find out what sort of engineering activities
were needed to create it. Discuss with your counselor what you learned and
how you got the information.
2. Select an engineering achievement that has had a major impact on society.
Using resources such as the internet (with your parent or guardian’s permis-
sion), books, and magazines, find out about the engineers who made this
engineering feat possible, the special obstacles they had to overcome, and how
this achievement has influenced the world today. Tell your counselor what
you learned.
3. Explain the work of six types of engineers. Pick two of the six and explain
how their work is related.
4. Visit with an engineer (who may be your counselor or ­parent) and do
the following:
(a) Discuss the work this engineer does and the tools the engineer uses.
(b) Discuss with the engineer a current project and the e­ ngineer’s particular
role in it.
(c) Find out how the engineer’s work is done and how results are achieved.
(d) Ask to see the reports that the engineer writes concerning the project.
(e) Discuss with your counselor what you learned about engineering from
this visit.
5. Use the systems engineering approach to design an original piece of patrol
equipment, a toy or a useful device for the home, office or garage.
6. Do TWO of the following:
(a) Transforming motion. Using common materials or a c­ onstruc­tion set,
make a simple model that will demonstrate motion. Explain how the model
uses basic mechanical elements like levers and inclined planes to demonstrate
motion. Describe an example where this mechanism is used in a real product.
(b) Using electricity. Make a list of 10 electrical appliances in your home. Find
out approximately how much electricity each uses in one month. Learn how
to find out the amount and cost of electricity used in your home during
periods of light and heavy use. List five ways to conserve electricity.
(c) Understanding electronics. Using an electronic device such as a
smartphone or tablet computer, find out how sound, video, text or images
travel from one location to another. Explain how the device was designed for
ease of use, function, and durability.
(d) Using materials. Do experiments to show the differ­ences in strength and
heat conductivity in wood, metal, and plastic. Discuss with your counselor
what you have learned.
(e) Converting energy. Do an experiment to show how mechanical, heat,
chemical, solar, and/or electrical energy may be converted from one or more
types of energy to another. Explain your results. Describe to your counselor
what energy is and how energy is converted and used in your surroundings.
(f) Moving people. Find out the different ways people in your community get
to work. Make a study of traffic flow (number of vehicles and relative speed)
in both heavy and light traffic periods. Discuss with your c­ ounselor what might
be improved to make it easier for people in your community to get where they
need to go.
(g) Building an engineering project. Enter a project in a science or engineering
fair or similar competition. (This requirement may be met by participation on
an engineering competition project team.) Discuss with your counselor what
your project demonstrates, the kinds of questions visitors to the fair asked you,
and how well you were able to answer their questions.
7. Explain what it means to be a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.). Name
the types of engineering work for which registration is most important.
8. Study the Engineer’s Code of Ethics. Explain how it is like the Scout Oath and
Scout Law.
9. Find out about three career opportunities in engineering. Pick one and research
the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss
this with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.

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