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Teach the Fundamentals of Engineering with Mechanics 2

kristielJuly 14, 2017All Topics, Engineering Education, fischertechnik, STEM Education

fischertechnik Education offers a progression of tools to help teach STEM education concepts. Beginning in elementary school, fischertechnik provides curriculum-based programs for 2nd Grade and up. Advancing to Middle and High School, topic-focused, activity-based STEM sets are available including standards-based curriculum offerings. Pre-assembled simulation models are available for higher education, vocational and technical programs. This article will focus on the Mechanics … Read More

Unity’s Developer Community Hits 750,000

std-adminDecember 6, 2011All Topics

Unity has announced a major growth milestone in their quest to democratize game development. After only one year, over 750,000 developers have now registered with Unity.

Building ‘Out of the Box’ with fischertechnik

std-adminNovember 14, 2011fischertechnik

Kits are available that address many different areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education, from physics to pneumatics, robotics to renewable energies, as well as fundamentals of gears, structures, bracing, simple machines, and so much more.

Using fischertechnik in Your Classroom—Part 1:

std-adminSeptember 2, 2011fischertechnik

On top of this, fischertechnik is also ideal for developing many other skills and aptitudes that go across all subject areas…skills such as abstract thinking, developing hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills, problem solving and team work. You can find out more about these areas, as well as an overview of the core educational products, the subjects they address, and the ITEA created “Standards for Technological Literacy”

Using the fischertechnik ‘Mechanics + Statics’ Set for Teaching Fundamentals of Construction, Engineering and Physics

std-adminFebruary 16, 2011All Topics, fischertechnik

how fischertechnik can become a valuable tool in your classroom. Today we will look at one of my very favorite fischertechnik sets , the “Mechanic + Statics” set (item #93291), which is widely used in classes addressing such topics as Physics, Shop, Construction, Engineering, Bridge Building, and even Architecture.