Man Made World Lab by Engineering Concepts Curriculum Project

[Joseph M. Zias]

Does anyone have or know where I could buy a Lab Kit for the old series Man Made World by Engineering Concepts Curriculum Project. I have a lab book and my set of completed labs from 1972 but I would like to find the lab materials, including the analog computer.

 

[quintinmorrow Refer]

That curriculum was genuinely ahead of its time for secondary engineering education. The analog computer component is going to be the hardest piece to track down since most schools either discarded or repurposed them decades ago. eBay occasionally surfaces old educational lab equipment from that era, and university surplus auctions are worth checking too. The ECCP materials sometimes show up in engineering education archives at places like Purdue or MIT if you need documentation.

 

[Joseph M. Zias]

Thanks for the hints. I have a copy of the lab book and my old 1972 lab notes. I took a course called Advanced High School Labs that used the ECCP material. I have found the analog computer was an AMF 665/D. There was also a larger class demo unit, I think 775. There are new analog computer kits available in the $500 range but I could build one for a lot less. I will keep on the lookout for an AMF for the time being. I later did my thesis using a Systron Donner 10/20. Hmm, where did 50 years go?