In an effort to further expose students to career pathways in Engineering and Engineering Technology, we have developed a series of original in-classroom workshops focusing on underserved, but high demand Engineering fields. These workshops are designed to fit within a 45-60 minute high-school class period, are led by NTC ScEAM (School of Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing) staff and are 100% free to participate. For these workshops, we can come to your school to lead them in a designated class period.
Additional workshops will be added to this offering over the next several months, so please check back or watch for email updates from our NTC team!
Thank you for your continued support of Engineering in our classrooms and we look forward to hearing from you!
Labs Offered:
Name: Getting Lean with LEGO! – A Lean Manufacturing Workshop 
Area of Focus: Manufacturing Engineering / Smart Manufacturing
Max Class Size: 20 Students
Description: Utilizing LEGO to simulate a real automotive assembly line, the students will implement principles of Lean Manufacturing to make their work easier and minimize disruptions while improving efficiency, eliminating waste and reducing time-to-market.
Name: Putting the Pieces Together – A Surveying Scavenger Hunt 
Area of Focus: Civil Engineering Technology / Surveying
Max Class Size: 21 Students
Description: Students will learn the fundamentals of operating an auto-level while participating in an elevation-based scavenger hunt activity. Only by correctly matching the target elevations with correlating responsibilities of a Civil Engineer will the team complete their puzzle! Please note that this activity will require a larger classroom or gymnasium to run optimally.
Name: The Apes of Wrath – A Geosynthetics Sandcastle Challenge
Area of Focus: Civil Engineering Technology / Soil Mechanics
Max Class Size: 30 Students
Description: Students will compete in a challenge against their classmates to build a skyscraper that supports as much weight (in the form of giant pre-historic apes) as possible. Only by incorporating the appropriate geosynthetic materials will the sand (soil) hold together and skyscraper not tumble. The participants will learn about the importance of engineered soils and geosynthetics in our modern world.
Please note that these experiences are for high school students.
Registration is required.
