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The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. In this episode of ATETV, industry partnerships, process technology and simulation and game development are discussed. From oil refining to video game design and everywhere in between, community...

This 4-page guide, from the Minnesota State Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence, is a step-by-step outline for hosting a manufacturing community tour. A community tour is "a group of manufacturers in a city or region com[ing] together to organize tours for the public." This guide includes...

This 74-page guide is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and is part of a series on community-based education. "This educator’s guide will provide a glimpse at what is possible when teachers and their students embrace the community-based approach." Stories of community-based...

This 112-page manual is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and is part of a series on community-based education. This manual provides lessons, tools, and resources to connect students with communities. The manual is divided into ten sections: Acknowledgement, Introduction,...

This 2-page activity and lesson plan, provided by the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), is intended to "demonstrate what actually happens to garbage in landfills, and compare it to simply burying the trash." The activity simulates the effects of burying garbage using ...

This video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides an overview of the concept of scale, including micro, nano, and macro scales. The video runs for 14:28 minutes in length, and compares "compares objects from the size of the Milky Way to a silicon atom. We show the...

CareerOneStop is an integrated suite of national web sites that help businesses, job seekers, students, and workforce professionals find employment and career resources. CareerOneStop is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. This web site promotes its competency models and performance standards...

This learning activity will provide students with an introduction to the layup method of composite production. Students will use epoxy resin and fiberglass woven cloth to create their own lay-up, and in the process learn about matrices, resins, hardeners, and release agents. This activity is...

The Comprehensive Guitar Grading Rubric is an evaluation tool designed to measure students' progress in a STEM Guitar course. The National Science Foundation STEM Guitar Project provides professional development to high school and community college faculty in order to better engage in student...

This resource, provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), is an animation that demonstrates a basic overview of compressed air for use in machines. The objective of the animation is to describe the different tools that can be used with compressed air. An .mp4 is also...