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Scott Baker
Career Profiles
Mechanical Designer
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Benjamin Pauquet (he/him)
Career Profiles
Mechanical and Materials Engineer
Benjamin Pauquet (video)
Career Profiles
Mechanical and Materials Engineer
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Summer Symposium Series: Engineering Career Resources
Backgrounders
A career in engineering would let you help people through designing and implementing the things they use in their daily lives.
Brandon Graf
Career Profiles
Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
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A Case Study of Autonomous Trucks
Lessons
Learn how artificial intelligence is affecting the trucking industry as a way to explore how technology and society are related.
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Heavy Equipment in Winter
STEM Explained
Learn how people keep heavy equipment working in the most challenging conditions
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Serina Hall
Career Profiles
Mechanical Designer
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Simple Machines - Levers
Backgrounders
The lever is a type of simple machine. Learn about the different classes of levers and how they provide mechanical advantage.
Jasraj Chahal
Career Profiles
Control System Engineer
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Trevor Roote
Career Profiles
Mechanical Maintainer
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How much power is generated when climbing a set of stairs?
Hands-on Activities
Put on your running shoes and sharpen your pencil! Investigate the mathematical connection between work and power in this hands-on activity.
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Hydraulics 101
STEM Explained
Hydraulics power many of the large machines you see around you.
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How Can Understanding Physics Help Me Go Faster on My Bike?
STEM Explained
You don’t have to pedal harder to go faster. You just have to understand a little bit about dynamics, gravitational force and friction!
![How does a wheelbarrow help you carry heavy loads?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-does-a-wheelbarrow-help-you-carry-heavy-loads.jpg)
How does a wheelbarrow help you carry heavy loads?
Hands-on Activities
In this hands on activity build a wheelbarrow from simple materials to explore just how useful simple machines can be!