Physics
SolidWorks Curriculum for Educators on the SolidWorks Customer Portal
SolidWorks provides curriculum, tutorials and projects for educators on our SolidWorks Customer Portal. This video shows how you obtain your SolidWorks serial number, create an account and access the Customer Portal right inside of the SolidWorks Education Edition. The projects
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: CO2 Dragster from Team CudaCountry
SolidWorks Tutorials by master teacher, Pat Haley astound me again with his lastest SolidWorks Tutorial featuring a CO2 dragster. Take a look at the updated CO2 Dragster Car Tutorials at Cudacountry https://www.cudacountry.net/html/sw_co2car.html New in the SolidWorks 2011 tutorials: Mate References
... ContinuedFEA Tutorial: Bending of A Cantilever Beam in SolidWorks
?SolidWorks Education Edition contains hundreds of FEA Tutorials right inside the software. I decided to talk about classic examples I did for my students in Engineering Mechanics – Statics and Engineering Physics. SolidWorks has Verification examples.and NA FEMs examples. These
... ContinuedPumpkin Chunkin with Wright State University Team Ethos and SolidWorks Simulation
Can SolidWorks Simulation be used with Pumpkins? Engineering students from Team Ethos and Wright State University say YES! They produced this video covering 5 years of their development and design changes using SolidWorks Simulation to analyze structural members and drag
... ContinuedGenius grant goes to outstanding engineering educator
Deepest congratulations to Amir Abo-Shaeer, inspiration to the next generation of engineers and new recipient of a $500,000 no-strings-attached MacArthur Genius Grant. Abo-Shaeer was selected for his ground-breaking work as a physics teacher and founder of the Dos Pueblos Engineering
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: F1inSchools (TM) Race Car Design Project
Here are the complete instructions to develop a F1inSchools SolidWorks 2010 car with a step-by-step .pdf and 2010 model files for the complete project. Create the body part, car assembly and drawings. perform a stress analysis for the axle and flow analysis to
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: Sustainability Material Choice and Sustainable Redesign
The SolidWorks Sustainability – An Introduction to Material Choice and Sustainability Redesign is a compact introduction to the engineering design process that incorporates material selection, stress analysis and thermal analysis. Your students will edit an assembly and explore how different materials can effect the
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: Windmill with SolidWorks Sustainability
The Windmill Tutorial takes you through the design of a component utilizing SolidWorks Sustainability Xpress to perform a Life Cycle Assessment on a part. The first document illustrates a parts list and the assembly. The second document develops the sustainable
... ContinuedA Science Project for Today’s Classroom
Many times things can be made in the classroom that can be used to demonstrate principals of Physics or Mechanics. Here is a project I just finished that might be of some use to teachers in their classes. It was
... ContinuedDensity of various materials
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) STEM Concepts Addressed: This lesson develops the density of several different materials and different shapes. Density is calculated from dividing the object’s mass by its volume. Students will see that the mass of the
... ContinuedGravity Simulation Ball in Bowl for FIRST Robotics
How does gravity play a roll in a ball dropped into a spherical bowl? You can simulate the physical condition with SolidWorks. This was asked of a FIRST Robotics member who saw a similar movie somewhere on YouTube. Physical behavior
... 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
... ContinuedF1inSchools Race Car Design Project
SolidWorks Education Edition curriculum contains supports F1 in Schools, CO2 power car. Students can experience a design, analyze, build and have fun project in the design of a wooden race car. Students design their car with 3D modeling tools, analyze
... ContinuedDetermine Mass of an Object
This lesson uses SolidWorks to determine the mass of an object. Variations of the same object will be drawn, and the lightest object that meets the design requirements will be chosen. Contributed by Brian Moravec. Lesson: Download SolidWorks-Lesson-Mass.doc
... ContinuedMath2Go Accelerated Curriculum
Math2Go Accelerated Curriculum applies science and mathematics concepts to designing a race car. With 10th scale RC Cars, students maximize performance and drive farther, faster, and all while exploring concepts in physics. The Upside Down Wings exercise takes a student
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