Morning Warm-up Projects

1st period has a warm-up project where they work on their lab room(which is a class service project.) They are in charge of the technology areas of transportation, construction, and design. Here is a picture of a model helicopter project. One team of students are working on this. Another team of students is working with CO2 car equipment and materials. They will gather info on the cars and do model projects.
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A BOOK MOVING ROBOT ARM!

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A Budding ENGINEER!!

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Robotic Action

The Pneumatic Arm in Action! This TELESCOPIC robotic arm can move two textbooks across the desk! Beat tha( challenge!

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Robot Materials

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Are you ready for a 'ROBOTIC RUMBLE!'

I think that this team is ready!

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Build a Robotic Arm

Can you design and build a robotic arm made from cardboard, syringes, plastic tubing and a few other scrap parts? You must challenge another robotic arm to a competition of your own design? Try it in the Tech Ed classroom today?

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Pneumatic Device- Tool Challenge!!

Using the device and materials here, make a pneumatic tool to move the piece of paper longways across the table.
Bonus: What does the Greek word PNEUMA mean?
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Example of Emerging Technology ROBOTICS

Can you build a robotic arm?.

CAREER ACTIVITY!!

HELLO STUDENTS, Hope class is going well!
Here are some activities for all of my classes today (including manufacturing class)
HAVE YOU EVER EXPLORED POSSIBLE CAREERS? IF NOT THEN TODAY YOU WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE our country's Occupational Outlook Handbook . THIS GREAT WEB TOOL WAS MADE THROUGH THE USE OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS.
ITS FREE FOR EVERYONE TO USE!!! (I posted it on the blog so you would also be able to explore this good resource here and wherever you can access the Internet) Enjoy!!!

ACTIVITY #1
USE A BLANK SHEET OF NOTEBOOK PAPER TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:(Don't rip out the paper...or use pages from your design journal. You will need to put this paper in your binder after it has been checked)
1. What are your plans a job/occupation after high school? Are you working now, in high school, or on breaks, or in the summer time? If so, then you are gaining valuable work experience (Answer these questions in just a couple of sentences.)
2. What is your career path now in high school, have you chosen that career path? Will you continue to study after you graduate from high school? If yes, then where? (write a paragraph about your educational goals)
3. Do you have a career goal? If so what is that goal? If not then what type of technology or job field would you be interested in investing your time and energy if you had the chance? (Answer in complete sentences )
TURN IN YOUR ANSWERS AFTER YOU FINISH THE NEXT ACTIVITY. (You will also make a list - see below)

ACTIVITY #2
NOW, here is a wonderful website that has SO MANY HELPFUL THINGS about careers and jobs, for now and in the future. Have you seen this?
http://www.bls.gov/OCO/
Your goal today is to browse this website for ANYTHING that interests you. ON Y OUR PAPER, MAKE A LIST OF TEN JOBS, CAREERS, or THINGS THAT INTERESTED YOU ON THIS WEBSITE.

DO A GOOD JOB...BECAUSE YOU ARE EXPLORING YOUR FUTURE...YOUR SUCCESS ON THIS ASSIGNMENT MIGHT POSSIBLIY HELP YOU PLAN YOUR FUTURE! NOW THAT IS EXCITING!!!