Over the course of several years, Project BUILD team members and partner libraries have developed a wide range of resources to support library staff that are interested in developing, promoting, and facilitating engineering programs in their library. We’ve categorized these resources into separate groups and listed them out here (some may appear more than once). We hope that you will utilize or feel inspired by them as you bring engineering learning experiences to your library patrons!
The Haitian-Creole translated materials were developed in partnership with the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center in Broward County, Florida.
The materials in Spanish were developed through a two-step process. First, they were translated in-house by a Project BUILD team member. Next, they were reviewed and edited by a professional Spanish translator. The Spanish language is not uniform; there are many dialects and styles of Spanish spoken throughout the world. It is our hope that these Spanish translations will be accessible by many different Spanish-speaking learners from different backgrounds. If you have feedback or thoughts on these translations, please contact us!
Program Promotion
These promotional flyers were created by Project BUILD libraries to promote their engineering programs. Feel free to base your own design on or be inspired by these!
- Example promotional flyer from a High Plains Library District (Colorado) engineering program
- Example promotional flyer High Plains Library District’s YES! Fest
- Example promotional flyer from a Free Library of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) engineering program, entitled Clean Up Our World.
- Example promotional flyer from a Free Library of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) engineering program, entitled Span-tastic Bridges.
Program Signage
These Project BUILD signs have common a theme and design and can be hung in your library for use in program, or alternatively, used as a background or resource for a virtual program! The Project BUILD overview poster is designed for adults and provides information about the project.
- Welcome Signage (“Engineers Help Shape our Future”) in English
- Welcome Signage (“Engineers Help Shape our Future”) in Haitian-Creole
- Welcome Signage (“Engineers Help Shape our Future”) in Spanish
- Welcome Signage (“Engineers Make a World of Difference”) in English
- Welcome Signage (“Engineers Make a World of Difference”) in Spanish
- Project BUILD-themed “Engineers Love Solving Problems” banner
- Ready Set Create logo
- Project BUILD overview poster
Facilitation Materials
These resources are designed to be used by learners within an engineering program. The activity station signs, developed by Anchorage Public Library (Alaska), are a supplementary resource to the actual activities, which can be found on the STEM Activity Clearinghouse and are listed on the Project BUILD homepage. The activity station signs can be utilized for a more passive, unfacilitated learning experience.
- Simple Engineering Design Process in English
- Simple Engineering Design Process in Spanish
- Simple Engineering Design Process in Haitian-Creole
- Clean Up Our World Activity Station Signs (Spanish)
- Designed to Survive Activity Station Signs (Spanish)
- Power from Nature Activity Station Signs (Spanish)
- Span-tastic Bridges Activity Station Signs (Spanish)
- Clean Up Our World Activity Station Signs (English)
- Designed to Survive Activity Station Signs (English)
- Power from Nature Activity Station Signs (English)
- Span-tastic Bridges Activity Station Signs (English)
- Engineering Design Challenges Collection on the STEM Activity Clearinghouse
- Clean Up Our World Clearinghouse Collection
- Span-tastic Bridges Clearinghouse Collection
- Designed to Survive Clearinghouse Collection
- Power from Nature Clearinghouse Collection
Translated Materials (All)
- Welcome Signage (“Engineers Help Shape our Future”) in Haitian-Creole
- Welcome Signage (“Engineers Help Shape our Future”) in Spanish
- Welcome Signage (“Engineers Make a World of Difference”) in Spanish
- Simple Engineering Design Process in Spanish
- Simple Engineering Design Process in Haitian-Creole
- Clean Up Our World Activity Station Signs (Spanish)
- Designed to Survive Activity Station Signs (Spanish)
- Power from Nature Activity Station Signs (Spanish)
- Span-tastic Bridges Activity Station Signs (Spanish)
Videos
These short videos can be shown before, during, or after your engineer programs.
- A Liter of Light
- Circuit Analysis: Crash Course Physics
- Cold – Heating and Insulation in Your Home
- Dream Big – Holding Sway: Wind Engineering
- Dream Big Lean and Green: Engineering Alternative Energy
- DSN animation: Wind Tunnel
- Electrical Circuits
- Engineers without Borders – We are EWB
- Engineers Without Borders-USA Overview
- Expedition 31 Crew Launch
- Exploring Conductivity: Kid Circuits
- Grand Challenges for Engineering
- Green Careers: Clean Energy – Wind Power
- Heat Transfer: Crash Course Engineering
- How Does a Pulley Work?
- NASA for Kids: Intro to Engineering Video
- Simple Machines
- The Engineering Process
- What’s an engineer?
- What is Solar Energy?
- What Makes Bridges So Strong?
- Wind Turbine Tour
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