Daniel Moriarty

Moriarty's "Engineering The Future" class addresses a national trend among young people in academia - the lack of students actively pursuing careers in science and math-related fields. Moriarty collaborated with the Museum of Science in Boston to develop the course curriculum. The class at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School aims to show students exactly what an engineer does in their everyday career, taking participants through four different units that all involve engineering. They participate in course segments titled, "Building a Better Organizer", "Design a Building of the Future", "Improve on the Design of a Putt Putt Boat", and "Build a Communication System". The goal of the course is to familiarize students with aspects of the engineering design process. After each course unit, the students will develop an actual product that is presented to their class. They will follow all of the steps and methods used by engineers everyday. In the end, the students will be more prepared to pass the Massachussetts Comprehensive Assessment System's (MCAS) Technology and Engineering test, which is a graduation requirement for all high school students in the state. Moriarty resides in Bridgewater.