Kerbonauts, we have a mission for you! On May 27, @SpaceX and @NASA are launching astronauts to the @Space_Station from U.S. soil! We challenge you to simulate the mission and share your footage by May 25 using #LaunchAmerica. We’ll show NASA the best ones to see what they think!
A very big congratulations to CVCC’s Engineering Technology class on being recognized as a PLTW Recognized Program! What an exceptional accomplishment! #cvccworks#cvccsuccess
As I'm teaching why trusses are so strong and used everywhere: S:"Is that why cardboard is corrugated?" Me:"Yes! Awesome example!" S:"Is that why some potato chips are wavy?"Me:"I... That's... More research is required" @FhsSpirit@PLTWorg#POE
Here's why the circle has 360 degrees: around 2400 B.C., the ancient Sumerians noticed the Sun's annual path across the sky was ~ 360 days. In order to track the Sun's motion, they decided to divide the circle in 360 degrees.
A demonstration of the conservation of angular momentum using a Hoberman sphere. Angular momentum depends on the rotational velocity of an object, and on its rotational inertia. When an object changes its shape, its angular velocity will also change.