Author Archives: Corporal Willy
Will Surveying be Important on the Moon or Mars?
"Where there is a will there is a way" "Where there is a need there is invention" SolidWorks helped me to devise a device that would help me to calculate the sun's arc across the sky in my backyard.
... ContinuedThe Melding of the Entertainment Industry with Engineering
Hi everybody. Here in our school district we do everything we can do to unite what our young furture engineers are learning in their classrooms, to how it is being used out in the real world. It stimulates a much higher
... ContinuedA Homemade Heliostat that can Really Cook
This is for the more advanced classes and perhaps the high schools or college levels to do this homemade heliostat. It might be the answer to bring your science classes more in line with the thinking of environmentally friendly and sustainable ways to
... ContinuedGears and Informational Resouces for them
Robotics and Gears By Richard Williams, 5/28/09 It has been awhile since I last submitted something to this distinguished membership and web site, but needless to say there aren’t enough hours in each day. I was recently sent some
... ContinuedA Tremendous Find to Share Videos and Pictures
Capture anything you see on your computer’s screen including videos and animations.
... ContinuedPooch Boutigue Station
I used SolidWorks to come up with a solution that I first had to conceptualize before doing. Nice to see if something will work before taking the time or expense to build it. Maybe some of you can use this
... ContinuedA Fantasy Look into the “Future Cities” Competition
How proud I was today to be a judge in the Future Cities Competitions held here in Las Vegas. Our middle school kids did research, mechanical designs, essays with abstracts and model building of what our cities of the future would look like
... ContinuedThe Changing Earth
As all science teachers know the earth is constantly changing but usually at a pace that is very small and not very discernable, unless a major physical event happens. Major events have been
... ContinuedFuturistic Education is Here Now
Allow me to discuss with you what the Clark County School District here in Las Vegas, Nevada, is doing to bring Education into the third Millennium. A mold is being created now that will be used to form many other
... ContinuedHo, Ho, Ho, Guess Who’s Coming!
Toys, Tools, Programs and Much More! By Richard Williams 12/7/08
... ContinuedBeing Too Sure of Things
Hello Educators throughout the world. Today, I want to share with you my human side. I will aslo share with you some very interesting mathematical geometrical problems that I have recently come across that really messed
... ContinuedLearning the Hard Way
Well Folks, I had my first real experience using Photovoltaic cells today. I had a little left over allowance and headed for one of my favorite places that I think we all have heard
... ContinuedWhat Can SolidWorks do for Creativity?
What Can SolidWorks Do for Artists and Visionaries in Schools and Elsewhere? By Richard Williams, 9/15/08 The world we live in is getting more dependent upon mechanical aided computer design people and all the related
... ContinuedSatisfaction is just a few clicks away.
Satisfaction is a few clicks away. By Richard Williams 08/30/08 I guess if anyone had to put a label on me today one of my titles would have to be a professional internet surfer. Indeed I do
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