December 2004, Issue #35
JETS News
What does it take to be an engineer?
The answer may be simpler than you think. Some basic aptitudes combined with interest and a willingness to work at it… and you're there. The Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation has conducted a number of studies on engineers going back as early as 1938. Engineering, like other fields, tends to attract people with similar aptitude patterns. People who enjoy engineering and are successful in it tend to share common traits. The dominant engineering aptitude is structural visualization - the ability to visualize 3D objects in your mind. Analytical reasoning, mathematical ability, and to a lesser extent, memory for design are the other aptitudes that correlate with satisfaction and success in engineering. To read the complete article, click here.
JETS is continuously adding new material to the JETS website, bringing you tools and information that you can use in the classroom to bring math and science to life and open the world of engineering to your students. Since the last issue of the Pre-Engineering Times, JETS added Understanding Electricity Tutorial, by Electronics Workbench — a tutorial designed by students for students to help them learn the fundamentals of electricity using a series of interactive activities and exercises.
Year End Clearance
Do you need to update your engineering career guidance resources? Check out JETS year-end clearance sale! We have drastically reduced the prices on some of our engineering career brochures and books. Now is the perfect time to update your resources and stock up on materials for the classroom or even buy a holiday gift or two! Please pass this information along to your school counselor or the person that maintains your school's career guidance resources as well. At these prices, you can't afford NOT to update your engineering career resources. Sale ends January 31, 2005. To view JETS Career Guidance Resources, click here. To download the JETS Product order form (PDF) click here.
Are you looking for a program that will test your student's brainpower and show them how math and science applies to real life situations? TEAMS is your answer. TEAMS is a problem solving academic competition where teams of 4-to-8 high school students work together to win prizes and awards. To learn more about TEAMS 2005 scheduled at over 80 locations across the country between February 7 and March 14, 2005 visit http://www.jets.org/programs/teams.cfm. Don't wait! Register today!
Last month, JETS launched, with great success the JETS Challenge. Each week JETS posts a new problem along with the answer and the winner from the previous week's challenge. Plan to make this a weekly activity in your classroom or tell your students about it and how they can logon at home. Take the JETS Challenge!
Pass it On!
Please encourage your students and their parents to subscribe to the Pre-Engineering Times! It's not only a great resource for the classroom, but also for students and their parents as they make career choices and learn about the world of engineering.
