Its Time to Register For:Thayer Model Engineering!

What Thayer is:DartmouthThayer Design ModelExplore Cool TechnologiesWork on TeamsCREATE Cool InventionsSolve Complex Problems to Improve the World

WorkOn Things YOU are Interested in DoingNot On What a teacher is interested in Doing

LearnAbout What You NEED To In Order To Do Your Project.Not About What a Teacher Says You Need to Learn.

This Class is About Doing Not Sitting.

You have choices in what you do and who you work with.No Tests or Quizzes!Projects Give You Something You Can Talk About!

Support your team.No matter who they are! Work together!

CREATING IS FUN! Examples:

Thayer Model5 Steps:

Thayer isFall Semester Only Science CreditNCAA Clearinghouse College-level Course- Same as AP Bio or AP Chem

Former Outstanding CVU Student Projects:

The Waterproof Towel

A Submarine Screen Door

A Book on How to Read

The Inflatable Dart Board

An Ejector Seat for a Helicopter!

Powdered Water

The Water-Proof Tea Bag

The Solar-Powered Flashlight

Real Examples of CVU Awards:Connect Gene Therapy- Second Place Toshiba - $5,000/each (2007)Spinal Chip Connector- Second Place Toshiba - $5,000/each (1999)Jupiter Moon Radio Reveiver- Siemens Westinghouse Honorable Mention- $1,000: Gold Medal VT Science Fair ($100) Tire Burning Smokestack Cleaner Gold Medal VT Science Fair ($100)

CVU Awards, ContinuedToshiba Honorable Mention PrizesGastro-Intestinal Diagnostic Capsule Hydrogen CarBionic Hearing for The DeafPhotosynthetic Hydrogen GeneratorVirtual Real-Time CommunicationNanobot Cures for DiseasesAnd Dozens of Others. . .

Thayer Model EngineeringGives You Something to Be An Expert AboutGives You something to Talk About (college essays, interviews)Gives Teachers Something to Talk About (letters, comments)Gives You Skills in Doing Un-Boring Real-Life Stuff. Without Adding a Heavy Class on Your ScheduleRegister for Thayer Today

Web Links:http://thayer.dartmouth.edu/thayer/Thayer projects:http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/~teps/default_materials.htmlEng 21http://www.dartmouth.edu/~engs21/ Google it Baby!

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