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.

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.

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.

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.

New Terra Composting

We’ve heard about farm to table but what about table to farm? Join us today to learn how and why food scraps become healthy soil that is used to grow healthy plants and food.

6.LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 6.ESS3: Earth and Human Activity 1) Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources by asking questions about their availability and sustainability. 6.LS4: Biological Change: Unity and Diversity
1) Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
2) Design a possible solution for maintaining biodiversity of ecosystems while still providing necessary human resources without disrupting environmental equilibrium. 7.LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
1) Develop a model to depict the cycling of matter, including carbon and oxygen, including the flow of
energy among biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem.

TN College of Applied Technology

Join Aubrey and learn the how and why of creating your own computer graphics using Adobe and TCAT.

College, Career and Technical Education Fundamental Sketching 12) Identify basic design and sketching principles used in the design stage of the innovation process, including orthographic projection, object lines, hidden lines, dimensioning, and scale. Create a scaled and dimensioned, single or multi-view sketch of a product.