05.26.10
HyTEC Fuel Cell Refresher- DYF Teacher Institute
DYF participants meet the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.
The second followup for the DYF Teacher Institute II occurred on May 23, 2010 from 8am- 4pm… Continue reading
05.16.10
RCEA Kits: Windbelts and Power Drill Generators DYF Teacher Institute
Errin and Forrest with a Can You WorKIT
The first Followup for the DYF Teacher Institute II occurred on May 16, 2010 from 8am- 4pm at Humboldt State University. Links to the materials provided at the institute are available below.
Seven DYF teachers attended Brooks Franklin, Ellen Osten, Rebecca Schuler… Continue reading
05.14.10
Building the Half Windbelts
Team Aero works with Marty to develop wind belts for DYF teachers. In preparation for the Sunday workshop, Team Aero members Andres Pineda, Elisabeth Johnson, Holly Leopardi, and Nathen Theobald worked with CNRS Equipment Tech Marty Reed to build ten… Continue reading
02.05.10
Energy Boxes for Classrooms
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority and HSU course Engineering 215 partner to build energy education boxes for classrooms. Continue reading
10.28.09
Service Learning and Appropedia
Lonny was honored to present to the Humboldt State University Business Partners Steering Committee Meeting. He presented on his service learning based, engineering courses as well as leveraging Appropedia. The presentation highlights many Engineering 215 projects.
09.11.09
Rube Goldberg Inventions – Fall 2009
The HSU Engr215 Rube Goldberg Inventions demonstrations of Fall 2009 were a great success. We had a variety of celebrity judges including teachers (thank you Dustin Poppendieck and Jessie Misha Cretser-Hartenstein), past students and a 9 year old (his birthday was last week).
Here are some of the Rube Goldberg photos:
All of the projects went great, with each team completing… Continue reading
08.08.09
DYF Institute II – Friday
On Friday participants shared what they learned from meeting with the engineers. They learned how to design a bridge on the computer, learned about TED and Appropedia projects. Lastly post assessments and a focus group assessment were completed. Participants left with their curriculum and equipment. Continue reading
08.06.09
DYF Institute II- Thursday
On Thursday participants learned about mechanical dissection/reverse engineering and the physics of bridges. Errin shared how his students build bridges out of manila folders. Participants had a pasta bridge design competition. Lastly, local professional engineers visited with participants to help them hone their curriculum ideas. Continue reading
08.05.09
DYF Institute II Wednesday
On Wednesday participants finished up the HyTec curriculum by calculating the efficiency of their electrolizer and fuel cell systems. They also learned about the future of hydrogen, visited the hydrogen fueling station and the hydrogen fuel car and completed a hydrogen design activity. Continue reading
08.04.09
DYF Teacher Institute II Tuesday
On Tuesday participants learned how to use the HyTEC curriculum by setting up an electrolizer, running a fan with a hydrogen fuel cell and learning about electro chemistry. Continue reading