Rockwell Collins has a Traveling Road Show that is available to schools free of cost - and it's the coolest thing you've ever seen. They have 3 engineers (actually more, but Ryan and I met with 3) with colorful personalities that present several different skits to teach kids how material engineering works. They demonstrate awesome chemical interactions, physical properties, how terminology and jargon was originated, and many more fun topics. We were told about their show, we didn't get to actually witness it, but the stories themselves were fun.
I've got to find someone at Jefferson who could use them coming in to match their curriculum. I asked them about a connection to Algebra 2, and they said they could find something that fit, but they didn't seem to have anything immediately in mind. It is mostly a science connection. I'll talk with John Hegarty about this first and go from there.
The Prediction Program for the time estimate of the printed circuit boards is coming along wonderfully. I have the "success" percentages up to a range of 60% to 82%! I think Jen will be pleased, but we'll find out tomorrow.
Ryan was able to get the Environmental Effects data to match the original data very well, so we are well on our way to being able to present that prediction tool as well.
We are on fire this week!
Do you have a website or contact information for the "traveling road show?" I would LOVE to use them as a resource for promoting some math/science based concepts in my classroom... What doesn't Rockwell-Collins do?
ReplyDeleteIf you're interested in the road show, please email Kim Beals in Rockwell Collins' Community Relations department at kjbeals@rockwellcollins.com. Take care!
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