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NEDC
Congratulations to the NEDC Best Overall Design Winner
Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School from Grand Rapids, MI!
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Techbridge Summer Training Institute
Are you interested in developing or enhancing a program to encourage girls in technology, science or engineering?
Check out the Techbridge Summer Training Institute in Oakland, CA.


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TOPIC: Electrical Engineering

In this issue, you'll find the tools to help your students explore…assess…and experience engineering! From a look into the world of Kate Grey, an Electrical engineer and her work at Marathon Oil to a hands on activity to investigate circuits and their components by building a basic thermostat. Students will recognize first-hand how engineering is all around them. And finally, please take a moment to complete our quick P-E Times reader survey and we'll send you a free copy of Explore magazine. Enjoy!

Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineers design, construct, and maintain products, services, and information systems that run our world. Electrical engineers work in the areas such as power generation systems, telecommunications, and consumer electronic industries.
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Mark Lenssen Extreme Engineer: Kate Grey
Kate makes a difference by ensuring gas/fuel stations remain energized and continue to keep gasoline moving through pipelines that supply gas to cars. This process ensures that employees will be safe working within their stations.
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Discover Engineering as a Career
PathAssess is an online career tool for students showing how engineering can be a great career choice as it relates to their likes and dislikes.
Assess...
Designing a Thermostat
In this month's activity, Designing a Thermostat, and the associated lesson on circuits students investigate circuits and their components by building a basic thermostat. Experience ...
JETS Challenge: Computer Time
Each Friday JETS posts a new challenge question. Use these challenges to warm up for TEAMS or NEDC competition, in your classroom for extra credit, or at an engineering club meeting. Experience ...

About Jets JETS provides programs and resources that help students explore, assess, and experience engineering first-hand. From exciting student competitions to assessment tools and career exploration materials, JETS helps students plan for rewarding futures by showing them how engineering can help them pursue their dreams.

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