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Screenshot for Conversion using Engineering Prefixes (Part 2 of 2)
During this lecture, published by Columbia Gorge Community College, viewers will learn to express the same number using different engineering prefixes. The conversion process is demonstrated by converting 15 nanofarads to microfarads. The video also provides several other examples of converting...
Screenshot for Cool Retrofits for Homes: Strategies to Save Energy, Improve Comfort, and Boost Resilience to Heat
This presentation, provided by the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center, is from the BEST Center's 2022 Annual Institute. During the presentation, Ronnen Levinson, from the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, discusses extreme heat and ways to increase resiliency against...
Screenshot for Cooperative Learning in a Sequence of Engineering Courses: A Success Story
This paper, from Richard M. Felder, the Hoechst Celanese Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University, cover cooperative learning in engineering courses. Cooperative learning is explained, as well as a chronology of its implementation by the author, and an summative...
Screenshot for Cooperative Learning in Technical Courses: Procedures, Pitfalls, and Payoffs
This article is an introduction to the cooperative learning model of Johnson, Johnson, and Smith (references cited in the monograph), cooperative learning activities in science and engineering courses, and ways to overcome problems that may arise when this instructional approach is used.
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This 25-page paper from Fred Peskoff is a report on a study used to evaluate the relationship between college students' level of mathematics anxiety and the strategies employed to cope with it. The study found that low mathematics anxiety students tend to utilize a number of "coping strategies" more...
Screenshot for Coral Crusaders: Technical Report
This 22-page report describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Coral Crusaders team for the Ranger Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to build underwater ROVs to complete...
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This 13-page document is provided by the Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center and includes competencies for materials and marine technicians. Competencies include 19 categories, 75 competency concentrations, and 386 performance indicators. The following are examples of competency...
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This webpage, provided by Bio-Link, includes information about the Core Skill Standards for Bioscience Technicians report. "This report identifies a set of core technical competencies and skills that are shared across the Bioscience Lab, Biomanufacturing, and Medical Device domains of the bioscience...
Screenshot for Corn Planter Technology Inside the Cab-Deere 2630
This video, from Milennial Farmer, shows Zach Johnson in the cab of a John Deere 2630 tractor. During the video Johnson shows viewers the 2630 monitor and demonstrates how it's controlling the corn planter. The monitor shows the target number of seeds to be planted and the actual number planted, the...
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The Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility (CNF) is a national facility that supports a broad range of nanoscale science and technology projects by providing state-of-the-art resources and staff support. The website includes sections on how to get started with CNF, links to their...
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