Interesting Fact

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2008, there are currently more than 900,000 computer engineers in the U.S., that the occupation is projected to increase by 21% by 2018

Soup Kitchen

Today, we volunteered at Our Daily Bread. Going into it I didn’t know what to expect and I was a little nervous. But the staff was very welcoming and they made us feel at home. Overall it was a very rewarding experience and I would like to go back and do it again. One thing that really stuck out for me was when one of the staff members said that my smile may be the only one that some of these people see all day. This was a very humbling experience and I really enjoyed myself.

Mathematics Facts!

Facts about GOOGOL…

Googol is a name for 10 raised to the power of 100; term is said to have been invented in 1938 when U.S. mathematician Edward Kasner asked his 9-year-old nephew to think up a name for a very large number, specifically, 1 with 100 zeroes after it; a googolplex is 10 raised to the power of a googol.

Technology Facts!

There is 1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire a strung across the U.S.

Science Facts!

Astronauts cannot belch – there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs.

Engineering Facts!

The Hubble Telescope, one of the largest and most complex satellites ever built, was the result of over 20 years of science research and engineering.

Weekly Report for 7/23/2010

Last week I:

• Finished HRES descriptions as they apply to our particular house
• Continued to revise and cater the Sunburst proposal to 3 different area colleges/ universities
• Finished the three-fold information brochure to draw in potential HRES customers
• Worked with Kristen to develop interview questions for child care providers
• Created a mailing to be sent out via email blast to advertise tours at the HRES house
• Met with Mrs. Nelson, Mr. Imes, and Mrs. Sandlin to talk about my progress over the summer
• Received my deliverables for the end of the summer

This week I plan to:

• Work on presentation and report for the Early Childhood STEM project with Kristen
• Conduct interviews with childcare providers and MSDE employees
• Create a HRES poster for one of my deliverables
• Find 3 groups of people to tour the HRES tours

Weekly Review for 7/23/2010

This past week I did the following:

• Created an Excel sheet where you put in the system size and it will automatically give you the estimate price, total out-of-pocket, Monthly Savings, and Return of Investment
• Scheduled appointments for Retrofit program and made bunch of phone calls
• Filled out Grant paperwork, made copies, and mailed out for Two projects
• Downloaded all grant paperwork for future projects
• Figured out which paperwork that will be needed for the HRES house
• Made major progress on brochure
• Looked for a reasonable priced CAD software to use for future drawings
• Researched a Wind Turbine Company

Next week I really want to focus on putting the grant paperwork into one PDF file so they can be printed out. Also finish scheduling the appointments for the data loggers.

STEM Facts!

• The number of engineering degrees awarded in the United States is down 20% from the peak year of 1985. (Tapping America’s Potential; www.tap2015.org)

STEM Fact

Forty percent (40%) of all students test at below basic math level; 70% African-Americans and 3/5 Latinos test below math level (2005 National Assessment of Education Progress). And fifty percent (50%) of all students test at below basic science level; 4/5 African-Americans and 7/10 Latinos below basic science level (Ibid).