All modules focus on Utah State CORE Curriculum standards and objectives. Teachers set up in their own classrooms and repeat the module presentations throughout the day as students rotate through classrooms. By the end of the school day, students will have participated in six or seven Junior Engineering experiences. The strength of this program lies in its ability to provide equipment and materials that are normally beyond the budgets of individual schools. Teachers will utilize materials such as an oscilloscope, a van de Graff generator, plasma balls, liquefaction machines, black lights, strobe lights, gyroscopes, and many other devices to which few teachers have access.
Modules have adequate material so that each student can actively participate.
When we teach about transportation and safety, students drive electric vehicles and are challenged to observe rules of the road while classmates practice pedestrian safety. Every two students build a rocket. Every four students operate a robot or build a retaining wall. All build a bubble-maker and a hurricane. All taste-test shaved ice cones, and all pan for gold.