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Rummel, Robert A. – Tech Directions, 2012
Technology education has changed dramatically over the last few years. The transition of industrial arts to technology education and more recently the pursuit of design and engineering has resulted in technology education teachers often needing to change their curriculum and course activities to meet the demands of a rapidly changing profession.…
Descriptors: Woodworking, Scientific Concepts, Engineering Technology, Engineering
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LeBlanc, Cheryl – Tech Directions, 2011
A robotics team from Muncie, Indiana--the PhyXTGears--is made up of high school students from throughout Delaware County. The group formed as part of the FIRST Robotics program (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an international program founded by inventor Dean Kamen in which students work with professional engineers and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Robotics, High School Students, Science Activities
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Lacey, Gary – Tech Directions, 2010
Students in technology education programs from middle school through high school around the nation are benefiting from--and enjoying--hands-on experience in mechanical engineering, applied mathematics, materials processing, basic electronics, robotics, industrial manufacturing, and other STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)-focused…
Descriptors: Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology Education, Hands on Science
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Fuller, Amanda – Tech Directions, 2010
Five years ago, Leon Strecker's technology education class at Darien High School came up with the idea of building a fuel cell-powered go-kart. In previous years, the class had worked on other creations, such as electric cars that competed in a state-sponsored race and a full-size hovercraft. But students had not taken on anything anywhere near…
Descriptors: Fuels, Technology Education, High School Students, Energy Education