This is Week 4 of our MLC Summer of Fun program!
Learn how engineering is part of your everyday life. This week, learn about computers with Code.org and see what you can design at home.
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Lesson 5
Scott Cornell is the Director of Engineering for Genesis Rescue. He is a mechanical engineer who works to design and manufacture precision tools that are used in the rescue industry. These extrication tools require immense precision. These rescue tools are used by rescue workers all around the world!
Lesson 1
Meet Jack Moore, a welding engineer, and learn about this amazing STEM career and what you can expect doing a job like this.
Watch Violeta Garcia, Ph.D., STEM Activist and founder of STEM Learning By Design, share how her family fled El Salvador to America when she was a young child and how she started her life in America without knowing any English. She is a big believer in STEM careers because they pay well and will help to solve some of the world's biggest problems of the future. She gets inspiration from a famous Mexican proverb, "they tried to bury us but they didn’t know we were seeds.”
Find out about Robotics Engineering and the careers you can have in the field.
Lesson 214
Wimee and friends sing about things that are bright; Miss Jessica teaches us how to think like an inventor; Jennifer from the Los Angeles Public Library shares a wordless picture book called Flashlight; and Ms. Kelaine shows us how to light up a bulb with a potato!
Robotics and Automation Educator Sid Mosley demonstrates to Curious Crew investigator Janellyn how students and professionals retrain for new careers by learning how to program robots in manufacturing and automation. Mr. Mosley is the coordinator for the Center for Manufacturing Excellence at Lansing Community College in Lansing, MI.
Fiat Chrysler Automotive’s auto-design color and materials director LaShirl Turner shows Janellyn the science and art behind using various colors and materials for automobiles. Together they compare and contrast different materials in the FCA Design Dome, and Janellyn even gets to take a test drive!
Janellyn has a GRRREAT! time with Kellogg Company packaging engineer Karen Keeder! Karen shows Janellyn the science that goes into the designing, labeling, and testing of the packages for various Kellogg's food products, including Cheez-It and Rice Krispies Treats.
Computer Coder Hillary Lewandowski explains to Curious Crew investigator Janellyn how programming language is used to create interactive websites. Ms. Lewandowski is a Drupal Developer for Commercial Progression in Northville, MI.