Software Engineering Teacher Resources

So you want to be a programmer, huh? An episode from a comprehensive series about physics describes what it's like to be a software programmer. The narrator interviews actual programmers to dispel myths about the profession.

Students study asteroids and how their size relates to a possible danger of one colliding with Earth.  In this asteroids instructional activity students see how big an asteroid has to be to cause destruction to Earth. 

Show your class how engineers use graphs to understand large and complex systems. The resource provides the beginnings of graph theory by introducing the class to set theory, graphs, and degree distributions of a graph. 

Students use CASE Tools in order to develop skills that are relevant in the world of technology and business. They will practice the new skills in mock type of projects that are relevant to real life scenarios.

Upper graders will use a reading comprehension activity about the meanest teacher to practice comprehension. They will read a 5 page story titled The Meanest English Teacher Ever and answer 4 comprehension questions about it. 

Learners study the basic concepts of the Global Positioning System and how it increases the accuracy of navigation. They examine trilateration and how the speed of light is used to calculate distances.

Students investigate what an engineer does. In this engineering lesson, students read the book "Sparky's Engineer" and analyze the different types of engineers that are referenced in the book. The students identify tools and machines...

Learners design a storage facility that can withstand extreme wind loads. In this physics lesson, students decide how to build their facility considering budget constraints. They evaluate their design and present it to class.

In this ESL worksheet, students tell their partner 16 statements about what life will be like in 2020. Students listen to their partner and record whether they agree or disagree.

Students use satellite tracking software to monitor different satellites. They predict and graph the motion of the space station. They create a 3-D display of its path and share it with the class.

Students practice on becoming an effective listener and speaking clearly. They experiment with one another in which only one student of a pair can speak.

Students design and build their own truss. In this physics lesson, students calculate the forces and maximum load. They complete a full scale diagram of their design.

Students determine what lures immigrants to the Pittsburgh area. They conduct interviews to compare the experiences of new immigrants to the area to those of previous immigrants.

Students research the history and uses of the different elements in the periodic table. In this chemistry lesson plan, students explain the significance of an element's valence electrons. They create a multimedia presentation of an...

Students discuss their computer skills. They compare where they learned them, if boys learn them more easily, if they plan to become computer professionals, and differences in how boys and girls go about solving computer questions.

High schoolers are introduced to DNA microarrays. They discuss how scientists and doctors use them and how they work. They complete a worksheet and discuss their findings.

For those students interested in developing cool video game software for computer or those who enjoy applying their compter science skills to solve problems, a career as a computer software engineer might be worth examining. This Science...

Provides an early history of software engineering, dividing software engineering into three periods: the Pioneering Era (1955-1965), the Stabilizing Era (1965-1980), and the Micro Era (1980-Present).

This course gives students some experience in dealing with the challenges that are unique to web applications, such as concurrency and security risks.

This MIT course is an introduction to Java programming and software engineering. The focus is on developing high quality software that solves real problems.

Today, we're going to talk about how HUGE programs with millions of lines of code like Microsoft Office are built. Programs like these are way too complicated for a single person, but instead require teams of programmers using the tools...

Understand the software process and software process models.

Today, we're going to talk about how HUGE programs with millions of lines of code are built. [10:34]