Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering



Mechanical Engineering

1. Make a new folder called Mechanical Engineering and put it in your student ID#

Make at least a 10 Frame Prezi file.

Frame 1:

1. Make a title Frame with the title: Mechanical Engineering

2. Put your name below the title: Your Name, Date

Frame 2:

Write one or two sentences defining Mechanical Engineering (Wikipedia):

1. Mechanical Engineering –

Frame 3:

Write one or two sentences for each defining the following sub-disciplines of Mechanical Engineering (Wikipedia):

1. Mechanics –

2. Kinematics –

3. Mechatronics –

4. Robotics –

Frame 4:

Write one or two sentences for each defining the following sub-disciplines of Mechanical Engineering (Wikipedia):

5. Structural analysis –

6. Thermodynamics –

7. Drafting –

Frame 5:

One Mechanical Engineering invention that changed the world was the invention of the mechanical printing press. This invention lead to the first widespread dissemination of information.

1. Who invented the first mechanical printing press? -

2. When did he invent this printing press? –

3. Show a picture of this invention. -

4. Show a picture of the inventor. -

Frame 6:

The other Mechanical Engineering invention that changed the world was the automobile. Many people think that Henry Ford created the first automobile. He did not.

1. Who developed the first gasoline powered automobile in the world? (Hint: he was German) -

2. When did he first build his automobile? –

3. Show a picture of his locomotive. -

Frame 7:

The sub-discipline Mechanical Engineering called Structural Engineering developed a common piece of steel that is used in the construction of most modern buildings including the tallest buildings in the world.

1. What is the name of the type of steel beam Structural Engineers invented that allowed buildings to be thousands of feet tall? (Hint: it is a letter of the alphabet that resembles the end shape of the beam). –

2. Show a picture of this type of steel beam. -

Frame 8:

The first computer programs and mechanical census cards were based on a unique Mechanical Engineering invention called the “mechanical tabulator”. These programs and census cards were based on punching holes in cards. These empty or filled holes represented the binary “0” or “1” used in modern computers.

1. Who invented this “mechanical tabulator”? –

2. Show a picture of this type of card. –

3. He started a company that eventually formed one of the largest computer companies in the world today. What is the name of that company? -

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Frame 9:

More than half of Mechanical Engineers are employed in manufacturing. Mechanical Engineers who work in the field of consumer products supervise the design and construction of all the physical parts of the product including plastics. The most common method for making plastic parts is “injection molding”.

1. Label the top of Frame #9: Injection molding

2. Show a picture of an injection molding machine and label it “Injection molding machine”. -

3. Steel molds are used in an injection molding machine to make plastic parts. Show a picture of a steel mold that makes a plastic part and label it “Steel Mold”. -

Frame 10:

When Mechanical Engineers design parts, they do most of it on computers.

1. One popular 2D computer program used to design parts is AutoCAD. Show a picture of an AutoCad screen shot and label it “AutoCad”. -

2. Another 3D computer program used to design parts is Solid Works. Show a picture of Solidworks screen shot and label it “Solidworks”. -

3. Another 3D computer program used to design parts is ProEngineer. Show a picture of ProEngineer screen shot and label it “ProEngineer”. –

Frame 11:

Show the median salary for a beginning Mechanical Engineer. Find it on

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