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This 8-page document is provided by CNC Advanced Multi-Axis Programming (CAMP) and is a review of industrial machined parts for incorporation into a CNC Multi-Axis machining and programming curriculum. Ten parts are evaluated based on a criteria that evaluates the number of setups required to...

These zipped documents from MatEd provide information on designing a course on CNC Router Fundamentals Orientation. At the end of the course, students will be able to identify manufactured projects or products that are compatible for production on CNC routers, operate a Techno brand CNC router, and...

During this video, Beth Hawthorne discusses researching National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) funded projects and centers. Hawthorne demonstrates a simple search technique on the NSF website to find ATE funded projects and show advanced search strategies. Hawthorne,...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, will help students begin to understand nanotechnology, specifically behaviors of materials at the nanoscale. Students will "explore two factors affecting the thin film deposition, film cracking and the formation of 'coffee...

In this video, Corey Halpin from ATE Central discusses copyrights, Creative Commons, and licensing for National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) grant projects. Halpin explains copyright basics, emphasizing the importance of adding licenses to materials. Creative...

In this video, Pamela Silvers from Mentor Connect, provides information about creating an abstract for National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) grant projects. Silvers covers the following topics: what is an abstract, when do you create an abstract, what are the...

In the video, Pamela Silvers from Mentor-Connect, discusses the Facilities and Equipment document required for the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education grant proposal submissions. Silvers emphasizes the document's importance, as it describes the physical and human...

This presentation, by Nathan Kuncel of the University of Minnesota, was given during the second Workshop of Assessment of 21st Century Skills was held in May, 2011. In it, Kuncel discusses traditional cognitive skills, definitions of critical thinking, traditional examples of critical thinking...

This 4-page activity is provided by AgrowKnowledge and is intended for Advanced Placement (AP) high school students or college level engineering fundamentals. The goal of this activity is to "calculate internal pressure (stress) of a pressurized container using strain gage technology." The activity...

This 23-page paper, provided by EvaluATE: Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, discusses collaboration efforts of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. Collaborative arrangements by ATE projects and centers "is an expected...