STEM
STEM Program – Students in Montana work with NASA
I recently took a trip to visit some of the schools I work in Montana to discuss their STEM Program. One of the schools I visited called Billings Career Center, a Career, and Technical education-focused school, had an exciting project they
... ContinuedLearn how to create a flag for this July 4th holiday with SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids
Summer is here and before you know it children will be saying “I’m bored!” Enter SOLIDWORKS® Apps for Kids. SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids introduces children from ages 4 to 14 to the excitement of imagining and designing your own creations.
... ContinuedLemelson-MIT’s EurekaFest Inspires
SOLIDWORKS had the pleasure of attending Lemelson-MIT’s EurekaFest, where fifteen teams of high school students, educators, and mentors presented their incredible inventions. The Lemelson-MIT program offers grants of up to $10,000 to student teams, called InvenTeams, to invent technological solutions
... ContinuedFIRST Championships and SOLIDWORKS Sponsorships
April 2018, 405 teams descended on Detroit, MI, and 405 on Houston, TX. Inside two of the largest convention centers in the country, high school students from around the world competed in one of the most exciting STEM (science, technology,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Students are Everywhere
Watching the WPI FSAE team during Tilt Test at FORMULA Michigan makes you hold your breath and celebrate the accomplishments of so many young engineers. The SOLIDWORKS team visits with 1000’s of students this time of year at SAE Collegiate
... ContinuedImpossible Science Student Challenge with Jason Latimer and engineering.com
World champion magician, Jason Latimer and engineering.com have combined forces with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) energy to develop the “Impossible Science Student Challenge.” Jason’s passion for magic and science engages students to use their own creativity to develop
... ContinuedThe Revolutionary FIRST New England District Championship
“Everyone here in Boston, are you ready?” cried the MC. The crowd clad in rainbow colored t-shirts, repping for their favorite teams in the tournament, responded with a deafening roar. “Three…two…one! Power up!” And the robots were set loose.
... ContinuedFIRST Comes First: Team YETI, Queen City Robotics Alliance, and TPM, Inc.
True story: here at SOLIDWORKS, we’re crazy about FIRST Robotics. What kind of engineering nerds wouldn’t be? Created by Dean Kamen, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics aims to inspire students to become leaders in science and engineering, to
... ContinuedFIRST Robotics Competition Istanbul Inspires Students
For the first time in Turkey, the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Istanbul Regional brought together 39 high school teams from 18 different cities. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen, to
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS User Highlight: Jason Ledon
If you were one of the 5,000 attendees at SOLIDWORKS World 2018, or one of the countless number who watched the conference online, you may have seen a short presentation about Jason Ledon of Hialeah, FL. If you live
... ContinuedThe Cubie Awards: A SOLIDWORKS Story
If you ever have the chance to visit the DASSAULT SYSTEMES campus in Waltham, MA, you’ll initially be greeted with what looks like an ordinary office. Inside the Water Building, pods of cubicles dot the wide, open floor plan.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids is STEM Ready for SOLIDWORKS World
SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids is a series of creative, cloud-based apps designed for kids. At SOLIDWORKS World try out fun apps that bring together Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) in these connected software applications. If you have kids, teach
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS WORLD – FIRST Robotics Teams Featured, SOLIDWORKS VARS and Customers Support FIRSTPOWERUP and STEM Learning
SOLIDWORKS World would not be complete without talking about our support for FIRST Robotics, FIRST Inspires. More than robots, FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs that motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
... ContinuedWhat’s new with SOLIDWORKS World Student Day
Only one week till SOLIDWORKS World 2018 – the excitement is building! If you’re a SOLIDWORKS user this is the place to be, elbow to elbow with thousands of designers, engineers, educators, students, researchers and visionaries! Three days of learning,
... Continued8th Graders from Dana Hall Spend Career Day with SOLIDWORKS
When most of us were kids, Career Day meant impatiently jiggling our legs under our desks, while Tommy Y.’s dad droned on about selling insurance, only to be followed by Laura V.’s mom trying to get us amped up
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