The MATEC High School Physics and Chemistry Semiconductor relevant
instructional units were utilized as the courseware and laboratory activities for the
morning sessions. The Chemistry, Physics and Math classes were taught by MATEC Teacher
Interns, Irasema Crawford, Ron Redwing and Howard Speier. The robotics lecture and
laboratory was taught by Pete Lomeli and John Palmer.
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"Mini Robot Insect"
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"Mini Robot Insect" |
Each participant was assigned a project to fabricate a mini robotic insect (shown on
the right). The robotic project applied the concepts of DC motors, gears/pulleys,
magnetism and technical drawing interpretation.
A field trip to the Arizona Science
Center, ample recreation, food and fun set the tone for the 3-day event.
The math class centered around the use and application of Micro Based Laboratories
(MBL), Graphing Calculators and Calculator Based Laboratories (CBL). The students found
these classroom teaching tools to be exciting and challenging. MATEC received extremely
positive feedback on all facets of the Chip Camp. Many of the students indicated interest
in attending a community college or university and studying Science or Manufacturing. We
found this to be a very beneficial high school recruiting tool.
