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Working with a material 10 times lighter than steel -- but 250 times stronger -- would be a dream come true for any engineer. If this material also had amazing properties that made it highly conductive of heat and electricity, it would start to sound like something out of a science fiction novel....

This is a lesson plan to develop a robot arm using common materials. Students will explore design, construction, teamwork, and materials selection and use. Although stated as suitable for high school students it could be used in an introductory CC course in robotics to stress concepts. The full...

This web site provides renewable energy activities and projects. The site is divided into the following sections: Home, Getting Started, Projects, References, Half Program, Experimental, and Site Map. Project topics include Conservation, Solar Thermal, Solar Electric, Bio Fuels, Solar Cooking, and...

This video, from the Engaging Students From Classrooms and Camps to College and Advanced Technological Careers project, was presented at the HI-TEC 2020 Conference. During the video, the presenters describe how project members connected high school teachers and students with local industry in an...

The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) Sustainable Energy Education & Training (SEET) provides this presentation for high school and community college instructors on developing curricula in the sustainable building industry. The document was part of a workshop held during...

This paper, from Suzanne Silverman and Alice M. Pritchard of the Vocational Equity Research, Training, and Evaluation Center, a project of the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund in Hartford, Connecticut, covers the disparity of girls in technology programs in Connecticut. A study was...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV focuses on "some of the many ways students can build their resume while still in school and graduate ready to enter a high-paying, high-demand job of the future." The episode can...

This video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides an overview bulk micromachining. The lecture runs for 6:17 and describes the process of bulk micromachining as a process used to fabricate micro-sized components. More information can be found on the SCME website.

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. In this episode of ATETV, biotechnology and telecommunications are discussed. Community colleges work with companies in fields such as biotechnology to design curriculum to better educate their...

Lesson Description: This lesson, from the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education Resource Center (CREATE), is a basic introduction to American energy dynamics. During the lesson, "students will learn basic dynamics and facts about the American energy economy..." Upon...