Science Education Support Class “Heat Transfer Mechanisms”

Manufacturing needs a lot of engineers. But, scholastic attainments of the graduate of the university and the graduate school have decreased. As a result, it is necessary to reeducate new employees in manufacturing. These decreased scholastic attainments seem causes a science class time decrease by the course of study revision. Under the above-mentioned background, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation began the science education support intended for elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools to secure top-class personnel to manufacturing in fiscal year 2009. This thesis explains the outline of the science education support, introduces the content about “Heat Transfer Mechanisms” that is the typical class theme, and analyze a part of the impression and the questionnaire of the student, and consider the educative effect.