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Robotics kit gives students primer in systems-level design
A robotics kit and classroom curriculum, which provides students with a deeper understanding of how electronic system designs work is in stock at Premier Farnell
Special Report: How Engineers Are Preparing for Sea-Level Rise
As sea levels rise—compounding coastal problems such as erosion, storm surge and tidal flooding—engineers are changing the way they work, using adaptive design and new technologies to prepare for an uncertain future
Can robotics teach problem solving to students?
Throughout my 35 years of teaching, I’ve watched students grow up in what I lovingly call the “worksheet generation.” In this environment, students are accustomed to a very structured style of lear…
How to hook young people on math and science? Robots.
In the United States, the number of college students pursuing degrees in math and science fields lags well behind dozens of industrialized countries. The numbers are even smaller for women and people of color. But one program is using robotics as a way to inspire interest young people while they're still in high school. NewsHour Special Correspondent Lynn Sherr reports.
Open-ended Questions to Encourage Conversation
Why is it important to ask students open ended questions? It encourages academic thinking and conversation, especially among English Language Learners. Get tips for using open ended questions in your classroom.
Do No Harm: Flexible and Smart Grading Practices
Have students take responsibility for their grades and behavior by strategically offering opportunities to redo assignments, retake tests, and reflect on their performance.
Teaching Your Students How to Have a Conversation
Guest blogger Dr. Allen Mendler presents eight strategies for helping your students reclaim and master the lost art of conversation.
How Robotics Teams Turn Concepts into Reality
Find out how robotics teams leverage SOLIDWORKS to turn concepts into reality. Case study: robotic claw to grip and lift trash cans.
Robots to build canal bridge using 3D printing
A Dutch firm plans to use industrial robots to 3D print a steel bridge over water in the center of Amsterdam.
Chinese Girl Finds a Way Out of Tedious Homework: Make a Robot Do It
After a teenager made the news for buying a machine to mimic her handwriting, many on Chinese social media said she should be praised for her initiative.
What does a flipped classroom look like at each grade level?
Although the term “flipped learning” is almost universally recognized, teachers apply it in many forms, in all grades levels, and in various school environments. If you are a teacher using flipped …
How Robotic Technology is Helping Students Learn Infographic
The How Robotic Technology is Helping Students Learn Infographic shows how robotic technology is advancing and how it will hopefully be integrated into learning in the not-too-distant future.
My past life as a projectionist: How robots took my job
Commentary: I’m 25 and already my job has been stolen by machines.
3-Year-Olds Can Learn to Code — One Robot Turtle at a Time
It's never too early to turn your child into a computer programmer.
Building consciousness: How Westworld's sentient robots could become a reality
In HBO's critically acclaimed sci-fi series Westworld, the robots or hosts fight to free themselves from human control as humans experiment with using these robots to upload their own consciousness. In the show the robots have attained a measure of consciousness, the central idea of which has moved from whether consciousness can be artificially manufactured to whether we can preserve human consciousness by printing it onto…
A Primer On How Self-Replicating Robots Could Conquer The Universe
Teachers Should Design Student Assessments. But First They Need to Learn How
"When the day came to administer the first test I had designed," writes Brandon Lewis, "my heart sank."
The Process Design Kit: Protecting Design Know-How
The key innovations that made pure-play foundries and the fabless revolution possible.
Design & Technology: Build a Robot Challenge
Students are creative problem solvers. It is my goal to bring those skills to the forefront in their Design and Technology classes. We blend physical computing, computational thinking, coding and h…
Build student-centered learning the right way
Lead & Transform panelists discuss how to give the classroom — and the learning — back to the students.
Design With Robots in Mind: What It Means for Engineers
It's imperative that engineers follow and understand the ever changing landscape and advancement of robotics.
