electronic music

Electronic music – Pure electronic instruments do not have vibrating strings, hammers, or other sound-producing mechanisms. Devices such as the…

electric vehicle

Electric vehicle – uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion. Three main types of electric vehicles…

electric motor

Electric motor – converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. In normal motoring mode, most electric motors operate through the interaction…

electric current

Electric Current – the rate of charge flow past a given point in an electric circuit, measured in Coulombs/second which…

STEM careers

interesting careers in STEM Physics, Biology The Physics of Glass Opens a Window Into Biology – physicist Lisa Manning studies…

Gossamer Condor

Gossamer Condor – Paul MacCready conceived, designed, and built the Gossamer Condor, the first successful human- powered plane. MacCready went…

oil refinery

catalyst – A substance that triggers or speeds up a chemical reaction without itself being affected. cracking octane World War…

spreadsheet

Engineers do calculations and keep track of data, project tasks, and other information that can be conveniently stored, manipulated and…

imaging

Imaging is the representation or reproduction of an object’s outward form; especially a visual representation (i.e., the formation of an…

mobile phone

Mobile phone – Invented in 1973 by Martin Cooper of Motorola, the first mobile phone weighed two pounds and cost…

e-waste

E-Waste – obsolete and unused electronics. WEEE – Electronic waste, e-waste, e-scrap, or waste electrical and electronic equipment describes discarded…

early auto racing

Henry Ford raced to victory on a dirt track in Grosse Pointe on Oct. 10 1901, defeating Alexander Winton, the…

earthquake

Earthquake – a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earth’s surface. Earthquakes occur where the stress exceeds the capacity…

magnetism

Magnetism is a force that acts at a distance and is caused by a magnetic field. The magnetic force strongly…

electric fleas

Ready to start your own flea circus Electricity: Demonstrating Static Electricity Sunshine State Standards: SC.B.1.2 SC.H.1.2 SC.H.2.2 Materials: sheet of…