Engineering education is emerging as a new discipline for p-12 schools. Within recent years, there
has been a large effort by American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) making
engineering ideas more accessible to p-12 students (Douglas, Iversen, & Kalyandurg; 2004).
ASEE created a guidebook as well as a newsletter designed for diffusing engineering into p-12
schools. The association also provides six ASEE guidelines for improving engineering education
in the schools, framed by (a) hands-on learning, (b) interdisciplinary approach, (c) standards, (d)
use/improve p-12 teachers, (e) make engineers “cool”, and (f) partnerships. Until now, many of
the efforts have focused on the content of the curriculum materials with academic content
standards (Douglas, Iversen, & Kalyandurg; 2004).