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20/20 Vision

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In this activity, students determine their own eyesight and calculate what a good average eyesight value for the class would be. Students learn about technologies to enhance eyesight and how engineers play an important role in the development of these technologies.

Subject:: Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Denali Lander; Janet Yowell; Joe Freidrichsen; Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Date Added:: 09/26/2008

3D Printing, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and G-Code Basics

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3D Printing, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and G-Code Basics

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Students learn how 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is revolutionizing the manufacturing process. First, students learn what considerations to make in the engineering design process to print an object with quality and to scale. Students learn the basic principles of how a computer-aided design (CAD) model is converted to a series of data points then turned into a program that operates the 3D printer. The activity takes students through a step-by-step process on how a computer can control a manufacturing process through defined data points. Within this activity, students also learn how to program using basic G-code to create a wireframe 3D shapes that can be read by a 3D printer or computer numerical control (CNC) machine.

Subject:: Engineering; Geometry; Information Technologies; Mathematics; Measurement and Data
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: Activities
Author:: Matthew Jourden
Date Added:: 05/04/2019

3RC (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost)

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In this lesson, students expand their understanding of solid waste management to include the idea of 3RC (reduce, reuse, recycle and compost). They will look at the effects of packaging decisions (reducing) and learn about engineering advancements in packaging materials and solid waste management. Also, they will observe biodegradation in a model landfill (composting).

Subject:: Ecology; Engineering; Life Science
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Amy Kolenbrander; Janet Yowell; Jessica Todd; Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

ADE CTSO New & Advanced Advisor Training Schedule Fall 2022

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ADE CTSO New & Advanced Advisor Training Schedule Fall 2022

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ADE CTSO New Advisor Training Schedule for Fall 2022.

Subject:: AgriScience; Business and Marketing Education; Communication Media Technologies; Construction Science Technologies; Education and Training; Engineering; Family and Consumer Sciences; Health Science Technologies; Information Technologies; Manufacturing; Professional Skills; Public Service Careers; Transportation Technologies; Welding Technologies
Material Type:: Primary Source
Author:: Julie Ellis
Date Added:: 08/20/2020

AM I on the Radio?

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AM I on the Radio?

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Student groups create working radios by soldering circuit components supplied from AM radio kits. By carrying out this activity in conjunction with its associated lesson concerning circuits and how AM radios work, students are able to identify each circuit component they are soldering, as well as how their placement causes the radio to work. Besides reinforcing lesson concepts, students also learn how to solder, which is an activity that many engineers perform regularly giving students a chance to be able to engage in a real-life engineering activity.

Subject:: Electronic Technologies; Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Brandon Jones; Emily Spataro; Lara Oliver; Lisa Burton
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

ARIZONA PHOTONICS DAYS 2021

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ARIZONA PHOTONICS DAYS 2021

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Arizona Photonics Days 2021 – Expanding Optics and Photonics Technologies in Industrial and Commercial Applications
The fourth annual Arizona Photonics Days will be a virtual conference held March 3-5, 2021, just prior to Photonics West. Engage with your peers and industry leaders for technical discussions, industry trends, and virtual business connections with global attendees. There will be no cost to attend the 2021 virtual conference.

Conference Focus:

The focus of this year’s conference will be expanding the scope of optics and photonics technologies in industrial and commercial applications in Sensing and Metrology, Astronomy, Quantum Technology, Laser Technology, and Biomedical Technology.

Agenda:

Download the Conference Agenda PDF HERE
Program Overview:

Expert Keynotes
Technology and Business Presentations
Company Presentations
Panel discussions about trends and issues
Important Dates:

Dec. 2, 2020 – Jan. 27, 2021: Call for Papers is closed.
Dec. 2, 2020 – Mar 1, 2021: Sponsor opportunities available. Download Sponsor Opportunities PDF HERE.
Conference Schedule:

The conference will be held virtually over three days to best accommodate our local and international attendees:

March 3: 7:00 am – 1:15 pm MST / 14:00 – 20:15 UTC
March 4: 7:00 am – 1:15 pm MST / 14:00 – 20:15 UTC
March 5: 7:00 am – 1:15 pm MST / 14:00 – 20:15 UTC
Who Should Attend:

Business owners, executives and professionals of optics and photonics companies
Industry leaders whose companies apply these technologies
Academic and industry scientists and engineers
Optics cluster leadership and staff
More Information

Visit Arizona Photonic Days 2020 webpage
Learn more about Arizona Photonics Days

Subject:: Engineering; Health Science Technologies
Material Type:: Lecture Notes
Author:: Arizona Technology Council
Date Added:: 02/18/2021

AZCTECC CTE Program Instructional Resources Overview

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AZCTECC CTE Program Instructional Resources Overview

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This overview document provides a description of each of the Instructional Resources developed for CTE programs in Arizona.

Subject:: AgriScience; Business and Marketing Education; Communication Media Technologies; Construction Science Technologies; Education and Training; Engineering; Family and Consumer Sciences; Health Science Technologies; Information Technologies; Manufacturing; Public Service Careers; Stagecraft; Welding Technologies
Material Type:: Reading
Author:: Tammy Bonner
Date Added:: 01/22/2022

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AZ CTE LEADS

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The Leadership Continuum grew out of a committee of dedicated Arizona Career and Technical Education professionals who wanted to build capacity and ensure sustainability of CTE leadership in the classroom ranks, school administration, post-secondary leadership, and business & industry. Work began in December 2010 with the charge in determining how best to grow leaders who know and understand CTE.

Subject:: AgriScience; Business and Marketing Education; Communication Media Technologies; Construction Science Technologies; Education and Training; Engineering; Family and Consumer Sciences; Health Science Technologies; Information Technologies; Manufacturing; Professional Skills; Public Service Careers; Transportation Technologies; Welding Technologies
Material Type:: Primary Source; Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:: AZ CTE LEADS
Date Added:: 10/06/2020

Abdominal Cavity and Laparoscopic Surgery

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Abdominal Cavity and Laparoscopic Surgery

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For students interested in studying biomechanical engineering, especially in the field of surgery, this lesson serves as an anatomy and physiology primer of the abdominopelvic cavity. Students are introduced to the abdominopelvic cavity—a region of the body that is the focus of laparoscopic surgery—as well as the benefits and drawbacks of laparoscopic surgery. Understanding the abdominopelvic environment and laparoscopic surgery is critical for biomechanical engineers who design laparoscopic surgical tools.

Subject:: Anatomy/Physiology; Engineering; Life Science
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Benjamin S. Terry; Brandi N. Briggs; Denise W. Carlson; Stephanie Rivale
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

About Accuracy and Approximation

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About Accuracy and Approximation

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Students learn about the concepts of accuracy and approximation as they pertain to robotics, gain insight into experimental accuracy, and learn how and when to estimate values that they measure. Students also explore sources of error stemming from the robot setup and rounding numbers.

Subject:: Engineering; Mathematics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Ronald Poveda
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Above-Ground Storage Tank Design Project

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Above-Ground Storage Tank Design Project

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At this point in the unit, students have learned about Pascal's law, Archimedes' principle, Bernoulli's principle, and why above-ground storage tanks are of major concern in the Houston Ship Channel and other coastal areas. In this culminating activity, student groups act as engineering design teams to derive equations to determine the stability of specific above-ground storage tank scenarios with given tank specifications and liquid contents. With their floatation analyses completed and the stability determined, students analyze the tank stability in specific storm conditions. Then, teams are challenged to come up with improved storage tank designs to make them less vulnerable to uplift, displacement and buckling in storm conditions. Teams present their analyses and design ideas in short class presentations.

Subject:: Engineering; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Emily Sappington; Mila Taylor
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Above-Ground Storage Tanks in the Houston Ship Channel

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Above-Ground Storage Tanks in the Houston Ship Channel

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Students are provided with an introduction to above-ground storage tanks, specifically how and why they are used in the Houston Ship Channel. The introduction includes many photographic examples of petrochemical tank failures during major storms and describes the consequences in environmental pollution and costs to disrupted businesses and lives, as well as the lack of safety codes and provisions to better secure the tanks in coastal regions regularly visited by hurricanes. Students learn how the concepts of Archimedes' principle and Pascal's law act out in the form of the uplifting and buckling seen in the damaged and destroyed tanks, which sets the stage for the real-world engineering challenge presented in the associated activity to design new and/or improved storage tanks that can survive storm conditions.

Subject:: Architectural Drafting; Construction Science Technologies; Engineering
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Emily Sappington; Mila Taylor
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Accelerometer: Centripetal Acceleration

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Accelerometer: Centripetal Acceleration

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Students work as physicists to understand centripetal acceleration concepts. They also learn about a good robot design and the accelerometer sensor. They also learn about the relationship between centripetal acceleration and centripetal force governed by the radius between the motor and accelerometer and the amount of mass at the end of the robot's arm. Students graph and analyze data collected from an accelerometer, and learn to design robots with proper weight distribution across the robot for their robotic arms. Upon using a data logging program, they view their own data collected during the activity. By activity end , students understand how a change in radius or mass can affect the data obtained from the accelerometer through the plots generated from the data logging program. More specifically, students learn about the accuracy and precision of the accelerometer measurements from numerous trials.

Subject:: Engineering; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Carlo Yuvienco; Jennifer S. Haghpanah
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

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Acid Attack

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In this activity, students explore the effect of chemical erosion on statues and monuments. They use chalk to see what happens when limestone is placed in liquids with different pH values. They also learn several things that engineers are doing to reduce the effects of acid rain.

Subject:: Chemistry; Engineering; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Janet Yowell; Jessica Todd; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Melissa Straten
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

Acid Rain Effects

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Acid Rain Effects

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Students conduct a simple experiment to model and explore the harmful effects of acid rain (vinegar) on living (green leaf and eggshell) and non-living (paper clip) objects.

Subject:: Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Amy Kolenbrander; Denise Carlson; Janet Yowell; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Natalie Mach
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

Acid (and Base) Rainbows

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Acid (and Base) Rainbows

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Students are introduced to the differences between acids and bases and how to use indicators, such as pH paper and red cabbage juice, to distinguish between them.

Subject:: Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Amy Kolenbrander; Denise Carlson; Gwendolyn Frank; Janet Yowell; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Natalie Mach; Sharon Perez
Date Added:: 09/26/2008

Action-Reaction! Rocket

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Action-Reaction! Rocket

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Students construct rockets from balloons propelled along a guide string. They use this model to learn about Newton's three laws of motion, examining the effect of different forces on the motion of the rocket.

Subject:: Engineering; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Ben Heavner; Denise W. Carlson; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Sabre Duren
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

Action-Reaction Rocket! (for Informal Learning)

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Action-Reaction Rocket! (for Informal Learning)

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Students make rockets that travel along a string.

Subject:: Engineering
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

Active and Passive Transport: Red Rover Send Particles Over

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Active and Passive Transport: Red Rover Send Particles Over

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Students compare and contrast passive and active transport by playing a game to model this phenomenon. Movement through cell membranes is also modeled, as well as the structure and movement typical of the fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane. Concentration gradient, sizes, shapes and polarity of molecules determine the method of movement through cell membranes. This activity is associated with the Test your Mettle phase of the legacy cycle.

Subject:: Anatomy/Physiology; Engineering; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Melinda M. Higgins
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Adaptations for Bird Flight – Inspiration for Aeronautical Engineering

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Adaptations for Bird Flight – Inspiration for Aeronautical Engineering

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This activity first asks the students to study the patterns of bird flight and understand that four main forces affect the flight abilities of a bird. They will study the shape, feather structure, and resulting differences in the pattern of flight. They will then look at several articles that feature newly designed planes and the birds that they are modeled after. The final component of this activity is to watch the Nature documentary, "Raptor Force" which chronicles the flight patterns of birds, how researchers study these animals, and what interests our military and aeronautical engineers about these natural adaptations. This activity serves as an extension to the biomimetics lesson. Although students will not be using this information in the design process for their desert resort, it provides interesting information pertaining to the current use of biomimetics in the field of aviation. Students may extend their design process by using this information to create a means of transportation to and from the resort if they chose to.

Subject:: Biology; Engineering; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014