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Explore large structures and what it takes to build them with BUILDING BIG™, a five-part PBS television series and Web site from WGBH Boston. Here are the main features of the site: Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams, and Tunnels. The Labs Try your hand at our interactive engineering labs. The Challenges Take on the challenges of building big. Wonders of the World Databank Explore our databank of big structures. Local Wonders Investigate big structures near you. Who Builds Big? About the Series Learn more about the shows, and see a chat with David Macaulay. Educators' Guide How to use the Web site, with hands-on activities. Shop Building Big DVDs and books from David Macaulay available at ShopPBS.org. Site Tour Learn more about the features in this site. Site Map The whole site at a glance. Web Credits Feedback Help

Engineering in Sports - Lesson Summary Imagining themselves arriving at the Olympics gold medal soccer game in Beijing, students begin to think about how engineering is involved in sports. After a discussion of kinetic and potential energy, an associated hands-on activity gives students an opportunity to explore energy-absorbing materials as they try to protect an egg from being crushed. Engineering Connection Companies spend millions of dollars on research and hiring engineers specializing in aerodynamics, materials and other specialties in hopes of gaining a product edge. Educational Standards Each TeachEngineering lesson or activity is correlated to one or more K-12 science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) educational standards. All 100,000+ K-12 STEM standards covered in TeachEngineering are collected, maintained and packaged by the Achievement Standard Network (ASN), a project of JES & Co. Click on the standard groupings to explore this hierarchy as it applies to this document. Learning Objectives Assessment

DESIGN SQUAD NATION . Home Come play again later! Come play again tomorrow! Types of Engineers An engineer is a professional who implements various science and mathematics laws and invents new technologies that can benefit the mankind. Almost everything that we use in our daily lives is an invention of engineering, it can be a simple pen used for writing or a space craft launched in the space. Thus, we can say that engineering is a very vast technical field of career development. There are different types of engineers who specialize in specific discipline of engineering. Mechanical, civil, chemical, electronics and mining engineering are considered as some of the core branches of engineering. Different Types of Engineers Mechanical Engineers Mechanical engineers, as the name suggests, are engineers who deal with machines and tools. Electronics Engineers Electronics or Electronic engineers are those engineers who design, analyze, test and supervise electronic equipment. Other Types of Engineers