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It’s Time to Register For:. Thayer Model Engineering!. What Thayer is :. DartmouthThayer Design Model Explore Cool Technologies Work on Teams CREATE Cool Inventions Solve Complex Problems to Improve the World. Work. On Things YOU are Interested in Doing - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Its Time to Register For:Thayer Model Engineering!
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What Thayer is:DartmouthThayer Design ModelExplore Cool TechnologiesWork on TeamsCREATE Cool InventionsSolve Complex Problems to Improve the World
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WorkOn Things YOU are Interested in DoingNot On What a teacher is interested in Doing
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LearnAbout What You NEED To In Order To Do Your Project.Not About What a Teacher Says You Need to Learn.
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This Class is About Doing Not Sitting.
You have choices in what you do and who you work with.No Tests or Quizzes!Projects Give You Something You Can Talk About!
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Support your team.No matter who they are! Work together!
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CREATING IS FUN! Examples:
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Thayer Model5 Steps:
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Thayer isFall Semester Only Science CreditNCAA Clearinghouse College-level Course- Same as AP Bio or AP Chem
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Former Outstanding CVU Student Projects:
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The Waterproof Towel
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A Submarine Screen Door
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A Book on How to Read
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The Inflatable Dart Board
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An Ejector Seat for a Helicopter!
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Powdered Water
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The Water-Proof Tea Bag
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The Solar-Powered Flashlight
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Real Examples of CVU Awards:Connect Gene Therapy- Second Place Toshiba - $5,000/each (2007)Spinal Chip Connector- Second Place Toshiba - $5,000/each (1999)Jupiter Moon Radio Reveiver- Siemens Westinghouse Honorable Mention- $1,000: Gold Medal VT Science Fair ($100) Tire Burning Smokestack Cleaner Gold Medal VT Science Fair ($100)
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CVU Awards, ContinuedToshiba Honorable Mention PrizesGastro-Intestinal Diagnostic Capsule Hydrogen CarBionic Hearing for The DeafPhotosynthetic Hydrogen GeneratorVirtual Real-Time CommunicationNanobot Cures for DiseasesAnd Dozens of Others. . .
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Thayer Model EngineeringGives You Something to Be An Expert AboutGives You something to Talk About (college essays, interviews)Gives Teachers Something to Talk About (letters, comments)Gives You Skills in Doing Un-Boring Real-Life Stuff. Without Adding a Heavy Class on Your ScheduleRegister for Thayer Today
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Web Links:http://thayer.dartmouth.edu/thayer/Thayer projects:http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/~teps/default_materials.htmlEng 21http://www.dartmouth.edu/~engs21/ Google it Baby!
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Go For IT!Sign Up on Your Yellow Sheetand Registration Next Week!!