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Monday, May 03, 2010 10:05 AM

A Tetrix Project Idea - "The Claw"

As popularized in the Toy Story movie, and in arcades just about everywhere, "The Claw" machine is a fascinating blend of dexterity, skill and good fortune. In this machine (and it is definitely "a machine") the user plops in some coins or tokens for the opportunity to guide a claw device to a location above a desired object (green alien, plush toy, watch or other trinket). Once in position, a button is pressed to release the claw to drop, and hopefully snag onto the desired prize...
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Monday, March 01, 2010 10:52 AM

One Small Step for STEM, one Giant Leap for Students

Implementing STEM into your classroom can be done incrementally - one small step at a time. And be assured, your student's interest & comprehension of all the STEM subject matters (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) will take a giant leap forward. One fallacy within some winds of STEM education doctrine is that this change must be systemic - that it has to happen as a whole within today's education system. While that is a good goal, classroom teachers can, and are, making...
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 2:41 PM

Flexibility - Implementing STEM Through the Pitsco Engineering Academy

We all know of programs that have been implemented to bring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) or Engineering into the curriculum. Most are very rigid in their course selections, content, timeframes and scheduling. Pitsco's Engineering Academy is different - it's flexible. First off, there are currently twelve different courses available - each covering various disciplines and/or topics within engineering. This allows schools to pick and choose those courses that are...
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Tuesday, December 01, 2009 12:00 PM

Incremental Solutions for STEM Education

Implementing STEM in the classroom does not have to be an all or nothing proposition – it can be done incrementally. For instance, if you are a science teacher, you probably have the ‘S’ of STEM education pretty well in hand. Or if you are a math teacher, the mathematics portion of STEM comes naturally, or if you are a technology teacher, the technology and engineering components of STEM may be a breeze. However, few teachers are fully loaded with all the content of these four subject...
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