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Cazenovia's Manufacturing Program Gets an Upgrade

Cazenovia's Manufacturing Program Gets an Upgrade

on Tuesday, 03 February 2015. PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COMPANY GETS AUTOMATION FOR THE CLASSROOM Marquardt Switches, in Cazenovia NY, donated an automated switch manufacturing cell to Caz HS Tech Labs, and it arrived on a truck today. Marquardt makes switches internationally for automakers such as Chrysler, Jeep, and BMW, as well as powertool switches for […]
How Does PLTW Meet The Common Core Standards?

How Does PLTW Meet The Common Core Standards?

on Wednesday, 07 January 2015. NEW TOOL TO HELP YOU DETERMINE HOW YOU ARE MEETING THESE STANDARDS IN YOUR PLTW CLASSROOM So your administrators and school officials are asking you: “How do you meet the Common Core standards for Math and ELA?” and you spend some time looking through the curriculum material on the LMS […]
CAD Practice

CAD Practice

on Wednesday, 07 January 2015. HOW TO MAKE THE AUTOMOBLOX WINDSHIELD Found a great video that shows, and explains the basics of how to build the automoblox windshield. Thanks to Mr. McCarroll from  Round Rock High School for providing this video from his youtube channel. Tags: 
Amazing Amazon Automation

Amazing Amazon Automation

on Thursday, 11 December 2014. AMAZON’S ROBOTIC ARMY BOOSTS EFFICIENCY Amazon workers used to walk miles a day down aisles to put your order together in an Amazon warehouse (like the one I rode my bike by in Kentucky this summer…) Not any more though… an army of Kiva robots takes care of most of […]
Example CNC Machining

Example CNC Machining

on Tuesday, 09 December 2014. INDUSTRY HAS LOTS OF EXAMPLES Ever wonder how a “real” CNC machine works in manufacturing?  Here are some examples in video form that Jim passed on to me of CNC machines making some very intricate parts. These examples show how you can machine on multiple axis, how coolant is used, […]
PhoneAmp Prototype Done!

PhoneAmp Prototype Done!

on Saturday, 22 November 2014. STUDENTS BEGIN PRODUCTION THIS WEEK! Students researched, designed, and built a prototype for a class mass production project: an MP3/Phone Passive Amplifier. It works amazingly well, and looks great too! Obviously it is blue and gold to match Caz colors, and students tested it last class. It fits almost any […]
EDD Class & High Altitude Balloons

EDD Class & High Altitude Balloons

on Wednesday, 01 October 2014. PITTSFORD-MENDON & CAZENOVIA HS PROJECT IS A HUGE SUCCESS Links to all media pertaining to this project can be found at the bottom of this article! In the fall of 2013, three classes of high school students, over 100 miles apart,embarked on a project to go into space, get high […]

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