Just “found” this video again. I send it out from time to time because I think the E in STEM is really important and under-represented. Lindberg makes some really good points that can’t be over emphasized.
Dr. Robert Lindberg, President and Executive Director of the National Institute of Aerospace, envisions a new way to introduce Engineering into the K-12 curriculum by exploring the distinctions between Science and Engineering; between the Natural World and the Designed World; and between the Scientific Method and the Engineering Design Process.