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This resource from the Florida Advanced Technological Education (FLATE) Center will help students develop their understanding of high tech careers. The lesson will provide students the opportunity to use the internet to access career and education planning information while considering their own...

This webinar discusses planning and justifications for a fabrication laboratory (Fab Lab). Presenters include Kelly Zelesnik, Carol King, and Jim Janisse from the United States Fab Lab Network (USFLN). The webinar discusses the role of USFLN, an overview of the Fab Lab lifecycle, and the planning...

This 3-page whitepaper, written by Steve Harrington, begins by asking a question: "Have you ever thought about how those shoes you bought online last night arrived on your doorstep today?" Harrington uses this question to launch a discussion concerning logistics – how automation has impacted the...

This page presents the publications of the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing (FL-ATE), including journal articles, online resources, and curriculum resources from 2006 to the present. Visitors will find materials on Best Practices for Student Robotics Camps,...

This page from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing (FLATE) provides links to a number of lesson plans for high school students. Some of the lessons pertain to manufacturing in the state of Florida, and others would be applicable to a number of science classes,...

This page from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing (FLATE) provides links to a number of lesson plans for high school students.  The teacher guide and student activity sheets are to be used in conjunction with the video series "Made in Florida 2015: What's Made in...

This page from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing (FLATE) provides links to a number of lesson plans for middle school students. Some of the lessons pertain to manufacturing in the state of Florida, and others would be applicable to a number of science classes,...

This best practices guide from FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence, offers guidance in creating and utilizing strategic communication tools to reach audiences around ATE programs and initiatives. The 20 page document describes the outreach strategies used...

This video from FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence, features an interview with Michael Ennis, a manufacturing engineer working for Harris Government Communications Systems in Florida. Mr. Ennis describes the work Harris does building communications and...

This video from FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence, features an interview with Roy Sweatman, president of Southern Manufacturing Technologies, Inc., a high-precision machine shop producing components and assemblies for the aircraft and aerospace industry. Mr....