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What is Tech Club?
Tech Club is an after-school club providing 14 contact hours over the course of a semester with each of four high schools.
Each year has a different theme; however, the projects that high school students will work on are designed to be completed in a single semester. This ensures that students with schedule conflicts one semester might still be able to participate later without experiencing a disadvantage.
A graduate student will lead these clubs and members from both industry and academia will participate throughout the three year span. This interaction provides the students an opportunity to interact with highly motivated and engaging professions and faculty that might help encourage them to pursue a college degree. It will also allow students to understand how significant remaining in advanced mathematics and science courses is to their future degree pursuits and subsequent employment in the engineering and technology industries.
When is Tech Club?
Tech Club is Still in development. It will be offered starting in the Fall of 2008 at Adams Country District 50 and Aurora Public Schools high schools.
What Can You Learn at Tech Club?
| 2008 Sample Topics |
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How Video Games Work Interacting with Video Games Creating a 2D Video Game Creating a 3D Video Game What is Bluetooth? What are Accelerometers? The Nintendo Wii Using the Wii Controller with the PC Using the Wii Controller with your Video Game |
| 2009 Sample Topics |
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Introduction to Robotics The Scribbler Robot What are Photoresistor Light Sensors? What are Infrared Sensors? Programming for Object Detection How do Wireless Sensors Work? Programming for Temperature Detection How do LOGO/Turtle Graphics Work? Programming the Robot to Draw Programming the Robot for Pathing |
| 2010 Sample Topics |
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Introduction to Computer Generated Movies Basics of Blender Key Framing and Tweening Animation Rendering and Graphics Systems Character Rigs and Skeletal Structures Particle Systems and Special Effects Introduction to Digital Filming Creating Animatronics Characters Integrating Live-Action and Computer Generated Video |
Who Sponsors Tech Club?
Sponsors of Tech Club include
- National Science Foundation
- Tensor Foundation (administered through MAA)
- Adams Country District 50
- Aurora Public Schools
- Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department, CSM
How Can You Get Involved with Tech Club?
Students: If you are a high school student in Adams Country District 50 or Aurora Public Schools, check in your main office or with club organizers for more details.
Sponsors: Would you or your company like to support Tech Club by contributing funds? Request information by email from Dr. Barb Moskal (bmoskal@mines.edu).