Get Involved: Connect Students to Engineering

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Get Involved Connect Students to Engineering
ExploreAssess Experience Engineering

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Student Participation

• What Type of Student Benefits from JETS?
• Students in grades 6-12 can use JETS online and
  print career resources.
• Students in grades 9-12 can participate in JETS
  competitions, use resources and the website.
• Students with many different interests, skills
  and talents. Not ONLY for students with high
  math and science skills!
• Students who are considering a future career,
  want to use their creativity and who are
  interested in helping others.

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Explore What do engineers do?

• Help Students Explore Different Types of
  Engineering
• Use the FREE Pre-Engineering Times monthly
  e-newsletter to discuss exciting, real-world
  experiences and people in engineering.
• Share Explore magazine, a publication filled with
  personal accounts from young engineers and
  snapshot profiles of exciting careers.
• Expand your career library with items books,
  brochures, multi-media and program merchandise
  from JETS Store.

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NEDC
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Experience Its about the real-world!

• Show Students Why Math and Science Matter
• Get involved. Become a TEAMS or NEDC Coach.
• TEAMS is a theme-based academic competition
  giving students an inside look into the practical
  applications of math and science and how
  engineers make a difference in the world.
• NEDC is a cross-curricular competition asking
  students to put their creativity and
  problem-solving skills to use and create an
  assistive technology device for a person with a
  disability.

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JETS/TEAMS

• 2010 Theme Water, Water, Everywhere
• Real-world Applications of Math and Science
• Teams of 4 to 8 Students
• Two Competition Levels
• 9th/10th grade level
• 11th/12th grade level
• Two Parts
• Part 1 90 minutes, 80 multiple choice questions
• Part 2 90 minutes, open-ended questions

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Your Role as a TEAMS Coach

• Announce/promote the competition in your school.
• Invite students to participate and form your
  team(s).
• Register online and submit payment to JETS for
  your team(s).
• Help students prepare for the competition.
• Know the rules of the competition and share them
  with your students.
• Attend the competition with your team(s).

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2009 Stats for Forming Teams

• 70 of participating teams had 8 students per
  team.
• 67 of students participated to learn about
  engineering.
• Math classes taken most often by students
• Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry
• Science classes taken most often by students
• Biology, Chemistry, Physics

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Forming a Team(s)

• Diverse group of students with a variety of
  skills and talents
• Knowledge of math, chemistry, physics and biology
• Team will need members with critical and
  analytical thinking skills, writing,
  communication and good delegation skills

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Finding a Competition Site

• Compete at a Host site with other schools and
  groups, or
• Participate as a Remote site within your own
  school.

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Registration

• Must register online with JETS at
  www.jets.org/teams after September 1st
• Send in your TEAMS fee
• Gain access to your Coaches Login Account

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How Do Other Teams Prepare?

• 50 research the Competition Scenarios released
  by JETS.
• 60 work questions from previous TEAMS
  competitions

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Competition Prep Practice

• Build team dynamics
• Competition scenarios or sets
• Engineering Challenge
• Determine team members strength and skills
• Divvy out the responsibilities of each team
  member
• Discuss competition rules and procedures

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Competition Day - What to Expect

• You should be greeted by your Host
• Given a schedule for the day
• Taken to the competition area(s).
• Competitions
• Lunch
• Award ceremony

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Typical Schedule

• 9301000 am Arrival and Welcome
• 10151145 am Part 1
• 11451230 pm Campus Tour /Hands on Activity
• 1230115 pm Lunch
• 130300 pm Part 2 and Coaches Workshop
• 300330 pm Student Speakers
• 330400 pm Awards
• 400 pm Dismissal

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TEAMS Test

• Part 1 consists of eight questions, each focused
  on a different engineering scenario with 10
  sub-questions for a total of 80 multiple choice
  questions.
• Part 1 is distributed first and teams are given
  90 minutes to answer the questions.

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TEAMS Test, Part 2

• Part 2 is comprised of 8 open-ended questions
  which are not restricted to being extensions of
  Part 1 rather they will encompass the general
  theme.
• Teams are given 90 minutes to answer the
  questions.

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National EngineeringDesign Challenge (NEDC)

• Cross-curricular competition
• Students in grades 9-12
• Make a difference using creativity and
  problem-solving skills
• Create an assistive technology device for a
  person with a disability.

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What is unique about NEDC ?

• It focuses on design that matters by developing
  real technology solutions for the benefit of
  someone else.
• It incorporates a cross-curricular approach with
  real-world applications.
• It engages students with varying talents,
  interests and skills. Most teams are student led!
  
• Registration is free and the cost of device
  construction is determined by the team.

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Round 1

• Register.
• Part I Internet Scavenger Hunt
• Step 1. Research It! Complete the scavenger hunt
  questions on disability awareness and employment
  issues, learn how assistive technologies help
  people with disabilities and explore what types
  of engineers work in this field.

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Round1, Part II Device Constructiuon Report

• Step 2. Identify It!
• Select the workplace scenerio or problem
  statement, your team wants to solve.
• Step 3. Review It!
• Read and incorporate the steps of the
  Engineering Design Process (EDP) before
  continuing with device construction.

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Round1, Part II(con.)

• Step 4. Design It!
• Create drawings of possible devices, build an
  initial prototype and begin testing and
  evaluating.
• Step 5. Report It!
• Write about the workplace scenario and explain in
  detail the implemented steps of the EDP.
• Step 6. Submit It!
• Complete all information for Parts I and II
  (Steps 1-5) through the online submission forms,
  available in the Team Login.

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Round 1 winners

• Teams advancing from Round I to Round II will be
  notified by JETS December 19.

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Round II Semi-Finals

• Semi-finalists will create a six minute video
  presentation demonstrating the team's device.
  Teams will highlight their research, device
  design and function as well as its marketability,
  safety and overall presentation.
• On January 13, 2010 an online design showcase
  will be held to highlight the submitted video
  presentations.
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Round III National Finals

• February 24- 25, 2010
• The top five Semi-Finalist teams advance to the
  National Finals.
• Each team will demonstrate and present their
  final working device in front of a Design Review
  Board and live audience.
• Teams receive scores based on design audience,
  design and device function, research, safety,
  construction, marketability and presentation.

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Contact JETS
ExploreAssess Experience Engineering

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  703-548-5387