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This 9-page resource, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, is an activity on the use of computer-aided design in guitar construction. During the activity students will "learn to identify part features, dimensions and tolerances on a CAD drawing, develop an acceptable plan of manufacturing...

This resource, presented by the Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), is an animation that shows computer communication. According to the animation, "communication between computers and industrial devices takes place through a protocol," which serves as "a handshake between the...

This video, created by ATETV and presented by WGBH, takes a look at the Computer Game and Simulation program at Wake Technical Community College. This video provides an overview of the diverse range of classes that the program offers, as well as how students can specialize their education within the...

Computer Science Online offers information on computer science education programs and industry for current and potential students in the field. The site stresses "the importance of rigorous, accredited college programs" and includes financial aid information, as well as information on a variety of...

This page provides an overview of a longitudinal research study conducted by the Connecticut Pathways to Innovation 21 project. The question to be studied is "Do high school students who participate in the Academy demonstrate a greater interest in and college career readiness in STEM areas than...

This 195-page educator’s guide is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and is part of a series on community-based education. This guide "is a compilation and summary of each of the previous manuals for schools and communities looking for specific ways of working together to...

This 6-page resource, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, is an activity on sound waves created by guitar notes and chords. The purpose of this activity is for students to "demonstrate how a guitar fretboard functions and to understand the interaction between waves of different frequencies."...

Unit Description: FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing, has developed a series of “Made in Florida” lesson plans to prepare students for careers in manufacturing. These Lesson Plans are intended to enrich science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...

This paper, by Theodore Lewis, Professor in Industrial Education at the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, covers methods and approaches to technology curriculum. These methods are "content, which focuses upon conceptual structure, and process, which...

Description: This collection of curriculum, from Norwalk Community College, includes a set of activities and application problems for intermediate algebra classes. These materials are intended to promote STEM majors and careers for students, especially to women in the course. The idea behind this...