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This PowerPoint presentation by Bob Feldmaier of the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT) was presented at the 2013 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC'13): Components, Systems, and Power Electronics - From Technology to Business and Public Policy, and provides...

This PowerPoint presentation by Bob Feldmaier of the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT) was presented at the 2013 conference Manufacturing the Nextgen Workforce and provides an overview of the CAAT. Discussed in the presentation are the CAAT’s mission and strategic priorities,...

Description: This collection of learning resources, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, are activities on using computer-aided design and drafting software (CADD) to create guitar fretboards. The collection includes a series of three learning activities on designing and creating fretboards...

This interactive presentation, created by James Bourassa and John Rosz for the Electromechanical Digital Library, discusses the calculation of horsepower, RPMs, and torque. Bourassa and Rosz begin by providing detailed definitions of all three topics and then provide mathematical examples for...

This video and online calculator show how to calculate the molecular weight of a substance from the atomic weights given on the periodic table. Use the molecular weight to convert between the macroscopic scale (grams of a substance) and the microscopic scale (number of molecules of that substance)....

The Manufacturing and Product Development sector provides a foundation in manufacturing processes and systems, including machine tool, welding, graphic communications, and graphic design, for secondary students in California. Students engage in an instructional program that integrates academic and...

This 6-page article written by Kevin J. Fleming discusses the lack of skilled technicians in California. Fleming argues that the lack of skilled technicians is caused by the focus on pursuing 4-year degrees immediately after high school. A university degree is no longer a guarantee for success....

This 1-page activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, includes a lesson in which students survey foods at a supermarket to determine which gives the most energy for the least amount of money. The lesson helps students make comparative judgments from data; interpret data...

This 15-page paper, from the Wisconsin Center for Education, presents the results of a study investigating whether adapting instruction to gender preferences can improve the attitudes of students and their performance in mathematics. The study found that there was no effect on performance based on...

The objective of this learning activity is to "create an awareness of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and how their use in future applications within the field of nanotechnology can benefit our society." This will be achieved through the use of hands-on models that explore bonding and molecular geometry....