
Advancing Excellence in P12 Engineering Education
FRAMEWORK DOCUMENTS
Engineering Performance Matrices

Engineering For Everyone
AE3 consists of researchers, teachers, industry and K-12 schools district partners, and policy makers with a shared vision to ensure that every child is given the opportunity to think, learn, and act like an engineer.
ENGINEERING IN ACTION LESSONS
High-altitude Balloons
Integrating Engineering & Biology to Promote Authentic Learning
SMART Buoys
Integrating Data Visualization and Design to Reduce Ocean Casualties
VALIDATING THE
VALUE PROPOSITION
Quantitative Analysis and Engineering Careers
ENGINEERING
IN ATHLETICS
Teaching Material Classifications and the Application of Dynamics for Designing Head Protection
Computational Tools to Empower Engineering
Using Aladdin as a Tool to Empower Engineering Learning
ENGINEERING THE REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE
Teaching Problem Framing & Project Management through Culturally Situated Learning
Cradle to Cradle Design Thinking
Investigating Environmental Impacts of Plastic Waste through Cradle to Cradle Design Thinking
The Hydrate Mate
Teaching Engineering Practices and Habits through Health Tech
Engineering the Insulin Pump
Teaching Engineering Concepts through Socially Relevant Contexts
Integrating Computational Thinking
Wearable Technologies and Programmable E-Textiles
The FIRST in Family
Initiative
Supporting Communities and Engaging Children in STEM Learning
Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Math and Science
Engineering a Greener World through a Passive Solar Home Design Competition
Serving the Homeless with Smart Tiny Homes
Teaching Engineering Concepts through Socially Relevant Contexts
Touchless Technologies in the Classroom
Teaching engineering concepts within a real-world context of current societal challenges
RESEARCH
P-12 Engineering Content Taxonomy
Machine Learning and Engineering Design
Using machine learning to predict students’ success with computer-aided design
Modeling-Eliciting Activities
The Impact of Modeling-eliciting Activities on High School Student Design Performance
P-12 Engineering Design Cognition
A Meta-synthesis of Primary & Secondary Student Design Cognition Research
Engineering Experience & Performance
Engineering Design in Elementary
An Investigation of Engineering Design Cognition and Achievement in Primary School
Learning Through Assessment
Informing Engineering Design through Adaptive Comparative Judgment