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Boissonnault, Tom – Tech Directions, 2010
This article describes how the author got his 8th-grade students thinking about greener modes of transportation--and got them excited about technology education--in the course of rebuilding a badly damaged 1966 Vespa scooter. This turned out to be a wonderful project because it included almost the entire 8th grade, and showed students that…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Technology Education, Program Descriptions, Auto Mechanics
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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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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
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Davidhazy, Andrew – Tech Directions, 2012
Sir Isaac Newton determined that the acceleration constant for gravity was 32 ft./per/sec/sec. This is a fact that most students become familiar with over time and through various means. This article describes how this can be demonstrated in a technology classroom using simple photographic equipment. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Scientific Concepts, Photography, Physics
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Wood, Anson – Tech Directions, 2011
Living in the Adirondack Park and being an avid outdoorsman has often resulted in the author's love of the outdoors working its way into class projects. In 2010, the author gave a group of 25 students in grades 9-12 a challenge that required them to design and construct a prototype inexpensive, lightweight kayak for backpackers and fisherman. In…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Science Activities, Science Course Improvement Projects
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Hance, 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
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Hawkins, Harry – Tech Directions, 2004
This article describes how to construct a laser level. This laser level can be made using a typical 4' (or shorter) bubble level and a small laser point. The laser unit is detachable, so the bubble level can also be used in the conventional way. However, the laser level works better than a simple bubble level. Making this inexpensive device is an…
Descriptors: Lasers, Physics, Material Development, Design Requirements