Students at Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) in Manatee County, FL attained forward momentum this spring thanks to the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) Certified Production Technician (CPT) assessment that has created a cohesive pathway for high school students to become industry certified. Doug Wagner, director for career and technical education at the school district […]
A vacuum pump pulls gas molecules down a long pipe by diffusion or convection. A technician must determine if the pump is making the gas move by diffusion instead of convection. In the former, the gas molecules move by random walk (“1 step back, 2 steps forward”) while in the latter, all molecules move in […]
They are young, they are innovative, and they have a passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Seth Dillon, Cody Torres, Jacob Argoncilli, Janya Capel and Dheron Barnes may be young, but it is not premature to envision them as future engineers. These fifth graders at Brooksville Elementary School (BES) in Hernando County are part […]
FLATE recently partnered with CTEF (Career Technical Education Foundation) in Palm Harbor, FL, to orchestrate a two-day “Industry Day” for high school students in the greater Tampa bay area. As a result of this effort, 125 students from the engineering academies at River Ridge High School in Pasco County, and 150 students from East Lake […]
Summer STEM Camp for Teachers: A “Summer Camp Style” In-Service Workshop for Teachers HCC SouthShore Campus551 24th Street North East, Ruskin FL 33570.June 21-23, 2011Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This out of district, 15 contact hour in-service professional development workshop aimed at middle and high school teachers focuses on STEM curriculum and problem based […]
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Over the past two years, the Community College system has been a focus of discussion as the nation looks for ways to climb out of the extended downturn in the economy. Although companies are slowly starting to hire and rebuild their production teams, the new workforce is lean to the bone, and will never look […]
If it’s summer, it’s time to enroll the kids into FLATE’s robotics camps! FLATE is offering several STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) based robotics camps this summer, and has expanded its program to offer, for the first time, an industrial robotics camp for high school students. Dr. Marilyn Barger, executive director of FLATE says the […]
At “We-Work-in-a Vacuum”, vacuum gages are used to indicate when a vacuum chamber is ready for a metal part coating process to begin. The technician opens the chamber door at room pressure and puts the part into the chamber. The technician understands that the metal part has molecules (oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen gas) initially adsorbed (stuck) […]
