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Direct linkHance, Dennis – Tech Directions, 2012
During the fall semester of 2010, mechanical engineering students from Edison State Community College and Wright State University shared their skills and knowledge with students from the Upper Valley JVS (UVJVS) pre-engineering technology program in a highly motivating robotics activity. The activity culminated in 47 teams from regional high…
Descriptors: Competition, Engineering Technology, Robotics, College School Cooperation
Sweeney, Preston – Tech Directions, 2010
Hosting an engineering competition can bring great success to a technology department. Development and planning of an event can prove frustrating at times, but it pays off in the end. The author describes the first-ever engineering competition held at Maple Avenue Middle School in Saratoga Springs, New York, which provided an evening of creative…
Descriptors: Competition, Engineering, Science Fairs, Science Activities
Pliskow, Tia – Tech Directions, 2008
Science educators face the challenge of piquing students' interest in subjects whose concepts are often entirely foreign to them. The author wanted to give her students a hands-on, "real world" experience rooted in scientific concepts. What evolved was an engineering design competition. The point of the project was two-fold: to work on real-world…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Student Interests, Science Interests, Competition
