Handout
Career Cornerstone Center

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Mechanical Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A career in Mechanical Engineering is profiled.Included: Mechanical Engineering overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.
Website
University of California

Dept of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

For Students 9th - 10th
University of California at Berkeley's site about their Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. The site has links to information on "What is Industrial Engineering", programs, research, etc.
Website
Other

Iie net.org: Institute of Industrial Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
This the site for the professional organization for Industrial Engineers.
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: A Question of Balance

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students work in teams to fill jars with a product that is uniform in weight or count. Lesson investigates how manufacturing engineers use weight scales and measurement to develop systems that can create consistent products.