Turbine Engines

Tennessee College of Applied Technology

Air, friction, technology and controlled explosions are all utilized to fly jets. Today Chris visits TCAT to learn about turbine engines, how they work, and the people who help keep them working safely.

In order for Tennessee to continue its economic growth, it must take advantage of the growing number of high wage technology jobs available by ensuring that a skilled workforce is available and ready to meet the demand.

Technology in Dentistry and Automotive

Tennessee College of Applied Technology

Today Chris visits the Tennessee College of Applied Technology to learn about various technology-based careers from dental assistant to automotive repair that be started after just one year of college.

In order for Tennessee to continue its economic growth, it must take advantage of the growing number of high-wage technology jobs available by ensuring that a skilled workforce is available and ready to meet the demand.

Chemical Changes and Compounds

Tennessee Tech Oakley STEM Center

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream, especially when we get to make it with liquid nitrogen! Aubrey runs a delicious experiment mixing ingredients into a compound then changing its form of matter into a delicious frozen state.

7.PS1: Matter and Its Interactions

2) Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.

Mass, Volume, and Weight

Tennessee Tech Oakley STEM Center

Does size always determine the volume or weight of an object? Join Aubrey at Tennessee Tech Oakley STEM Center to find out how small objects can weigh much less than large objects.

6. Geometry Students build on their work with area from earlier grades by reasoning about relationships among shapes to determine area, surface area, and volume.

7. Students solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.

Discovery Place

Ch-Ch-Changes – Rainbow Reaction and Elephant Toothpaste

Be amazed by colorful and eruptive chemical compounds with Hailey at Discovery Place.

8.P.1.3 Compare physical changes such as size, shape and state to chemical changes that are the result of a chemical reaction to include changes in temperature, color, formation of a gas or precipitate.