Science
SolidWorks 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
... ContinuedWomen Stars make Engineering Exciting for Students
Every week I get to meet amazing students, educators and commerical customers that make it truly exciting to be an engineer. This week is no exception. On Tuesday, Professor Barbara Hughey from the MIT Women in Technology program got to talk
... ContinuedTeaching Sustainable Design
Last year, SolidWorks introduced SolidWorks Sustainability, a software application that allows your students to evaluate carbon footprint, energy consumed, air acidfication and water eutrification on a 3D model based on material, manufacturing process, where the product is manufactured, and where
... ContinuedStudents display robots, cars, plane, tractors and their own designs at SolidWorks World 2011
It has been a busy week at SolidWorks World 2011 in San Antonio Texas. We announced 1 million licenses sold to educational institutions and I love coming to work everyday to help out so many students who use SolidWorks to design
... 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
... ContinuedSolidWorks Trebuchet Design Project
The Trebuchet Design Project is a 200-page document that steps students through the parts, assemblies, and drawings used to construct a trebuchet. Utilizing SolidWorks SimulationXpress, students analyze structural members to determine material and thickness. Mathematics and physics competency-based exercises explore
... ContinuedIntroducing The STEM Academy
I was fortuante to meet with educators this week at the ACTE conference in Nashville. What a great time to be in technology and engineering education with the importance of making math and science relevant for all students. That is why
... ContinuedWill 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.
... 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
... 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
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