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2010 National TSA Conference
The Technology Student Association national conference is in 10 days! Are you ready? Since 1978, 2,000,000 middle and high school students have participated in this organization. This year's conference will mark the 32 nd anniversary and will be held in Baltimore, MD starting June 28 through July...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Why Are There Fewer Woman Engineers?
After much research, I didn't know how I was going to answer this question, so I started compiling a list. I took a little bit from here and a little bit from there to put forth my best explanation. The facts are that in 2001, only 20% of the earned engineering degrees were by women, and in 2007...
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Rigorous without being rigid
Engineering Academy – a new teacher-led program from Pitsco – offers a complete suite of engineering-related courses for the high school level. Designed to be both effective and flexible, the numerous available courses provide students with a good foundational understanding of important areas...
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