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Title: April Brown, Electrical Engineer
Url: http://www.engineergirl.org/nae/cwe/egdir.nsf/Profiles+By+UNID+-+GF/AB23873526ACF60285256A72004D6D1A?OpenDocument
Contributor: National Academy of Sciences (validator)
National Academy of Engineeering (NAE) Celebration of Women in Engineering Project (author)
National Academy of Engineering (NAE) (publisher)
Southern Company (initiator)
Texas Utilities (initiator)
AT and T Foundation (initiator)
Description: April Brown describes her career and life as an electrical engineer in this section of the Engineer Girl website. Click on links to ask April a question via email or to read an explanation of the electrical engineer field. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls, because it identifies a female engineering role model, acknowledges women's contributions to STEM, and shows how engineering can be used to solve real-world problems.
Classification: Science -- Careers (ENC)
Science -- Engineering -- Electrical engineering (ENC)
Format: Text/Plain
Image/GIF
Language: English
Copyright: 2001 The National Academy of Sciences. All Rights Reserved
Subject: Science
Date Record Checked: 2005-10-06 (W3C-DTF)
Date Last Modified: 2005-10-06 13:05:01 (W3C-DTF)
Interactivity Level: Very low
Interactivity Type: Expositive
Instructional Method: Career information
Gender: Identifies women role models or mentors in STEM fields
Acknowledges women's contributions to STEM
Uses STEM to solve real-world problems
Cost for user: No
Copyright restrictions: Yes
Learning Context: Intermediate elementary
Middle school
High school
Intended End User: Learner