Automation Teacher Resources

A general overview of defibrillation, a procedure where the heart is given an electric shock in an effort to restore normal function. Learn about how this treatment is performed and its importance in treating cardiac arrest.

"Could you make a robot with feelings?" Find out the answer from Dr. Goren Gordon. [3:11]

Robot enthusiasts in the Dallas area get together for contests and other sharing of robotic information. Great pictures of personal robots here!

Resources are things we need to get a job done. Every technological system makes use of seven types of resources: people, information, materials, tools and machines, energy, capital, and time.

Run the classic game of life, learning about probabilities, chaos and simulation. This activity allows the user to run a randomly generated world or test out various patterns.

Article describes ZigBee wireless communication, its uses and features, and one of its first targeted applications - cheaply installed portable light switches, thermostats, and security systems in the home. (Published August 19, 2004)

How will robots shape the future of agriculture? Join lifelong farmer Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer on a tour of Jones Dairy Farm for unique insights on how automation will forever change the way we produce food - starting with robotic milking....

Robix sells robotics kits to the education industry. Experience robotics through the use of VRML as a plug-in to your browser. Links to download the plug-in are on the site.

A short automated quiz that tests the student on the preterite and stem changing verbs. The quiz displays one question at a time and when you've answered it the next question appears.

This site from Georgia State University Physics Department defines elastic potential energy and explains its origin. Provides an equation for computing elastic potential energy and an opportunity to practice solving problems with an...