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Electronic Instruments available on loan to schools from ACC
Thu, 2008-01-10 16:49 — jserdaThe electronics department at the Austin Community College Riverside campus has many surplus electronic instruments that they want to loan to area schools for use by teachers in their science and technology classes. The instruments are in excellent condition and great for demonstrating principles of electricity, electronics and physics. As of January 9, the instruments include 60 Tektronix oscilloscopes, 28 Tektronix function generators, 46 Tek power supplies, 2 frequency counters, and 13 Simson 260 multimeters.
Volunteer Resources
Mon, 2008-01-28 19:13 — Katie KThe following are resources that were shared during the Volunteer Training Sessions. The sample email below may be a good starting point for communicating with your school, but all visits look a little different so you will want to tailor this to fit your needs. Also, experience has shown that phone calls sometimes work faster than emails.
Kits Available for Lending!
Sat, 2008-01-26 00:38 — DrKoldWe have received a grant to acquire hands-on kits for loan to teachers and engineers. We recommend that you borrow a kit to try out before you commit to using it with students. Requests for kits are filled on a first come basis. Contact texeweek@us.ibm.com to request kits.
Experiment template
Wed, 2007-11-14 21:37 — mbmorganHere’s the template for the experiments. I filled in some example text in italics to show what should go in each field.
Experiment name: Mouse trap vehicle
Grade level (select all that apply): X High School X Middle School _ Elementary School
Related classroom topics: Force, propulsion, energy
Supplies needed for 20-30 students:
Divide the students into teams of 2-4. Each team will need:
Spanish language experiments
Wed, 2006-12-20 18:20 — mbmorganMany ZOOM into Engineering (elementary and middle school level) experiments are available in Spanish in addition to English. See http://pbskids.org/zoom/printables/activities/ and look for the ESP designation. This site provides handouts in PDF format that you can print out and take to the classroom. All of the instructions are included, just check and see what supplies you will need and your visit is practically planned! Some example are attached below.
The Top 10 List
Tue, 2006-09-12 21:51 — tex10. Build a network that isn't all about bandwidth.
9. Show that Bill Nye, The Science Guy, and Harry Potter aren't the only ones to demonstrate wizardry and magic to school kids.
8. Have the UT School of Engineering named after you when the entire class of 2008 lists you as their inspiration on their applications.
7. Add "led a diverse team of entrepreneurial engineers" to your resume. Who cares if they were all younger than 15!Â
6. Wear an incredibly cool limited edition T-shirt.
Volunteer Frequently Asked Questions
Tue, 2006-09-12 21:50 — tex
I don't want my information from my registration made public. Is this database secure?
- We do not allow public viewing of the records. If you receive a contact that you believe does not originate from the EWEEK team and that you think resulted from access to this database please send a note to info@centexeweek.org
Team Members
Tue, 2006-09-12 21:48 — texRegister at Volunteer registration. You will be contacted either directly by a team lead or by broadcast emails that list available team opportunities.
Team Leaders
Tue, 2006-09-12 21:47 — texIf you sign up to be a team lead you will be contacted in January with your school assignment. If a team would like to learn about a specific experiment or would like additional training, send an email to texeweek@us.ibm.com with your request.
