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PEC Parent/Student
Literature
Contact Sandra Kim at sandra.kim@ieee.org to order the brochures listed below.
- My Science, My Math, My Engineering (middle school brochure)
- Careers in Electrical Electronics and Computer Engineering (high school brochure)
- Engineers Go For It! (magazine recommended for high school students)
Information
Some resources that may be helpful:
- My College Options
My Options is your college planning headquarters. The My College Options® Resource Center provides up to date news and information for students and parents.
- JETS
Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) - Engineering dream jobs and extreme engineering
Competitions
Provided below are a few competitions that may be of interest to precollege science, math and technology teachers:
- Future City Competition
The mission of the National Engineers Week Future City Competition is to provide a fun and exciting educational engineering program for seventh- and eighth-grade students that combines a stimulating engineering challenge with a "hands-on" application to present their vision of a city of the future.
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JETS Competitions
Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) National Engineering Design Challenge is a real world challenge, for high school students, to help people with disabilities enter or advance in the workplace. JETS TEAMS is an annual national competition for high school students with an interest in math, science, and engineering applications.
- TechXplore
TechXplore is a high-impact education program and competition that connects teams of students with technology professionals from electronics, telecommunications, and high-tech companies to explore the world of technology.
- FIRST Robotics
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is a unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be. There are other FIRST competitions as well such as FIRST LEGO League.
- BEST Robotics
BEST is a non-profit, volunteer organization whose mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participation in a sports-like, science- and engineering-based robotics competition.
- ThinkQuest
ThinkQuest inspires students to think, connect, create, and share. Students work in teams to build innovative and educational websites to share with the world.
Updated: 29 July 2010
Contact: Sandra Kim, sandra.kim@ieee.org
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