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STCE! LAAN CH Student New this month at techdirections.com Introduce electronic switching circuits by constructing a small robot-like electronic vehicle that runs quickly along the floor and stops, then goes again. Includes detailed background on the field of robotics, review questions, and a teacher’s guide. This month only, price reduced to $4.95. Save $2! www. techdirections.com/proj_stopandgo.html Inventors Project of the Month Wanted! Stop and Go Vehicle techdirections Inventors Challenge! Get your students involved in brainstorming useful ideas for Ping-Pong balls. For details, visit www. techdirections.com/contest.html, or see page 20 in the August issue of Tech Directions. Deadline: F February 1, 2008F Gigantic Poster Sale! Instead of offering just one poster at a special price, we’ve put ALL our posters on sale! Pay $9.95 or less for any poster in our entire collection. Visit www.techdirections.com/ More than Fun Answers Tech Inventors 1—D Bowie knife 2—G Braille alphabet “M” 3—C Bunsen burner 4—J Ferris wheel 5—B Foucault pendulum 6—H Fresnel lighthouse lens 7—E Klieg carbon arc spotlight 8—A Morse code “M” 9—I Petri dish for bacterial cultures 10—F Wheatstone bridge posters.html. School Web Site of the Month We’re looking for hot school Web sites to feature on techdirections.com. To be considered, send your site address to vanessa@techdirections.com. Congratulations to January’s winner, www.vale.k12.or.us/ highschool/teachers/saunders/ Saunders_home_page.html, sent in by Merle Saunders, automotive instructor, Vale (OR) High School. Satellite TV Unscrambled D A C T U R A C T U A T O R E O A A N N E T N A S O E E C F W O O L Y F I E I T P D O O F N C I E O L K R D A O L C L A K E S C O E Y E R C E A U T D N R L V O C N A E R L X H E M I N L I N T B D O D O E C A O L A I X A O C A R F W O C I U P L A N L R N D E O N D N A A U S O I L T C D W P O L A R I T Y C I N E O H T D I W M A E B N M N D R E B L N S S N N I E C A Y N E N T E N E A T T N A NEW Projects! Tensional Integrity Tensional integrity, or tensegrity, is covered with explanations of torque, stress, and Hooke’s Law. Once students understand the principles, they can complete three activities building structures based on what they have learned. $6.95 Encourage Recycling Through Communications Project Students assess the amount of school cafeteria waste being thrown out or recycled then design and produce tent-card advertising to encourage recycling. Includes student worksheets, follow-up questions, and an assessment/grading rubric. $6.95 Visit www.techdirections.com/projects.html 4 techdirections ◆ JANUARY 2008 http://www.techdirections.com http://www.techdirections.com/proj_stopandgo.html http://www.techdirections.com/proj_stopandgo.html http://www.techdirections.com/contest.html http://www.techdirections.com/contest.html http://www.techdirections.com/posters.html http://www.techdirections.com/posters.html http://www.techdirections.com http://www.vale.k12.or.us/highschool/teachers/saunders/Saunders_home_page.html http://www.vale.k12.or.us/highschool/teachers/saunders/Saunders_home_page.html http://www.techdirections.com/projects.html

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