ERIC Number: EJ751460
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1527-1803
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Beyond Robotics
Tally, Beth; Laverdure, Nate
Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, v81 n8 p30-33 Nov-Dec 2006
Chantilly High School Academy Robotics Team Number 612 from Chantilly, Virginia, is an award-winning team of high school students actively involved with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a multinational nonprofit organization that inspires students to transform culture--making science, math, engineering and technology as cool for kids as sports are today. Each year, students from Chantilly Academy's engineering systems and physics classes, taught by Marty Rothwell, compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition. This is a nationally recognized robotics competition in which teams of high school students across the nation design, build, and test robots in a three-day tournament. This article presents how the team is expanding their understanding of science and technology in the school and community.
Descriptors: Competition, Robotics, Nonprofit Organizations, Engineering, High School Students, Physics, Science and Society, Sciences, Technology, College School Cooperation
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). 1410 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 800-826-9972; Tel: 703-683-3111; Fax: 703-683-7424; Web site: http://www.acteonline.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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