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November 2005, Issue #43
JETS Update
Fun and Real Life Engineering Challenges for the Adventurous!
Registration Is Open for TEAMS 2006 —
Register Today!
This year, over 14,000 high school students are gearing-up and preparing to participate in the TEAMS competition. High school students will work in teams of four to eight to solve problems about ice cream production, energy efficiency and supply, water systems, and space exploration. To help your team prepare for this challenging competition you may purchase a previous years' competition packet, please visit: www.jets.org/programs/teams-resources.htm for ordering information.
Registration for the JETS TEAMS Competition has also begun. Please visit www.jets.org/teams/siteSearch.cfm for the nearest competition site and register today!
National Engineering Design Challenge
Teachers and students around the country have been busy preparing their entries for the deadline of Round I. All of the teams completed the research phase, the Internet scavenger hunt, to gain a stronger understanding and empathy for individuals with a disability. A few topics that the students delved into were identifying facts and myths about disabilities, understanding disabilities, and different engineering fields that focus on improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.
In addition to their research, teams are completing the eight steps of the design process to solve a problem. For Round I, they completed steps one through four. These steps include identifying the problem, researching the need or problem, developing possible solutions, and selecting the best possible solution for the problem. These innovative students also drafted a sketch of their solution to illustrate how their prototypes will work once constructed.
The next challenge for participants is building, testing, and evaluating their prototype solutions, which are due on January 6, 2006.
Career Exploration
Are you or do you know of a high school student interested in engineering, science, math, or technology but just need more information about this diverse and ever-expanding field? Then visit JETS website for information regarding these exciting fields and investigate all of the options that are open to students interested in this critically important arena. Please visit: http://www.jets.org/publications/cgr.cfm for materials available to you from JETS!
A Global Marathon For, By, and About Women in Engineering
24-hour engagement of organizations
and individuals around the globe
JETS will be partnering with Eweek, Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and other organizations to heighten awareness of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) issues among pre-college, college, and young career women, and to address issues of concern such as retaining women in college engineering programs and the workplace.
Stay tuned for more information about this exciting event that will start at noon, U.S. Eastern Standard Time on March 23, 2005, and conclude at noon on March 24, 2005.
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