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Ensley, Keith – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2017
While the satellite industry is characterized by dynamic innovation, it has steadily matured into a healthy, market-driven model of customers, value generators, and supporting suppliers. Even while the satellite market remains strong, satellite employers are caught squarely in the aerospace talent management paradigm. When a product line is…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Satellites (Aerospace), Space Exploration, Space Sciences
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Ritz, John M. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2016
Radar is a technology that can be used to detect distant objects not visible to the human eye. A predecessor of radar, called the telemobiloscope, was first used to detect ships in the fog in 1904 off the German coast. Many scientists have worked on the development and refinement of radar (Hertz with electromagnetic waves; Popov with determining…
Descriptors: Electronic Equipment, Radio, War, Space Sciences
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Rose, Mary Annette; Gosman, Derek; Shoemaker, Korbin – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2014
The children of "Generation Z"--today's American teens--are digital natives (Prensky, 2001) who have come to expect high-speed Internet service, high-resolution multimedia, and instant communication using wireless mobile technology. Teen ownership of digital devices is at a new high according to national surveys. School…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Energy, Games, Navigation