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List of Curriculum Modules by title:

• Aerodynamic Forces of Flight - Bernoulli's principle as applied to aviation
• Automotive Repair and Progress Evaluation - Data analysis and evaluation of automotive repair.
• Basic trigonometry - Investigate basic trig ratios and the unit circle using Geometer's Sketchpad
• Binary Arithmetic. Learn how to convert base 10 numbers into binary and back again.
• Boolean Algebra- An introduction to basic aspects of logic circuits
• Bolt Circle Diameter - Geometric properties of a circle used in the automotive shop.
• Computer Aided Design - 3-D visualization with "Paper Cup Design"
• Cooperative Manufacturing - Coordinate geometry, as applied in the machine shop
• Emission Control and Air Pollution (MCAP) - Exploring emissions testing in Illinois and the effects of vehicle emissions on air pollution
• Measurement (precision and accuracy) - Investigate precision, accuracy, and measurement in an automotive shop.
• P.O.S. (Point of Sale-Cash Register) - Data analysis and inventory control for making decisions in cafeteria administration
• Reflections Module. A Geometer's Sketchpad lesson.
• Surveys - Food Preferences - Data analysis of food preferences in a school cafeteria
• Taste Test - Statistical test used in to determine food preferences

Mini-Modules:

• Automotive Repair and Progress Evaluation Mini-module
• CAD and Cup Design
• Cancer and Mathematics
• Emissions Control: Analyzing the Environmental Impact
• Moving Man
• Ohm's Law
• Sales Data
• Study of Falling Bodies and Air Resistance
• Cosmetology - Shampoo Lesson
• Jim Dildine's Interactive Tutorials and Activities

• Fred Dittmann's Battery Load Test in Excel
• Barb Beck and Karen Johnson's Excel Introduction
• Joe Sosine's Tire Parameters (Excel Spreadsheet - Click & Choose "Open the File...")
• Dom Pacenti and Jim Krudl's Engine Classification with Student Explanations and measurements
• Luciano Sestito's Project on Solid creation and 3 D rotation in AutoCad
• Luciano Sestito's Students Use AutoCAD and a
  CAD viewer to display drawings in 3-D on the web
• Jim Dildine's Conic Sections Unit

A number of web-based lessons have been designed by teachers in courses (arranged by Goals 2000) conducted at TCD by members of MSTE from the University of Illinois.

• Todd Mickley and Barb Carson - Linear Relations and Constant Velocity
• Karen Deckys - Mealworms
• Karen Kasperkiewicz - WHAT’S IN THAT FOOD ANYWAY?
• Dan Tews - Demonstrate Slope Of A Linear Equation
• Karen K and John C - HUBBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL UNIFIED ARTS
• Climate Patterns - An exercise in Scientific Inquiry

   

• Quality Control - Explore ways to check the quality of what is being manufactured.