I am currently a science teacher at the Journey School of Choice in the Turner U.S.D 202 District.  Our school provides an alternate setting that provides primarily online courses for students who are wish to recover credit or graduate early.  We provide the same core subjects opportunities and standards as our traditional high school but I would like to expand on our elective course offerings.  One of these courses will be an Introduction to Engineering class that is built around the Next Generation Science Standards with a focus on a hands on STEM approach.  The course will incorporate design process, project based learning, and investigation of engineering career fields.  I would like to expose our students to the opportunities available to them and the skills needed in order for them to be more college and career ready.

I will be using the funding to purchase a the Tetrix MAX R/C Robotics Kit.  This kit will allow students expand on technological concepts as well as give a higher level of learning to a hands on opportunity for students to use the design process.  The kit consists of the materials and resources to build three different robots that will be able to perform three different tasks.

Website:  http://www.tetrixrobotics.com/TETRIX_RC_Robotics_Set

Cost:  $580 for the 1 kit

Units:  1 kit

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