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MUHAMMADPLTW GATEWAY NEWSLETTER

A weekly newsletter brought to you by Mr. Muhammad kaz.muhammad@cms.k12.nc.us
FEBRUARY 3, 2016

PROJECT LEAD THE WAY

STEM Based Musical at UNCC

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at UNC Charlotte is once
again hosting "Calculus: the Musical!".The performance will be held on campus on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 7:00-8:00 pm. Project Lead The Way Students
at MGLA will be invited to attend. In the past, teachers and students have found the
show both entertaining and educational.
"Calculus: The Musical!" is a comic "review" of the concepts and history of Calculus.
Starring the scientific discoveries--and vocal talents--of such characters as Isaac Newton,
Gottfried Liebniz, GFB Riemann and more. This (dy)namic production puts the "edge"
back in "education!" For further information about the show, please
visit www.calculusthemusical.com.
The show is free, but seating is limited. Tickets will be issued in March.

February FocusGEAR TRAIN

This month the PLTW Students will focus heavily on Gears and Gear Trains
as it pertains to VEX robotics and KNEX Kits. Please review with your PLTW
future engineer the attached PowerPoint so that they can begin to grasp the
concept of how mechanical and electrical objects move.

Robot Research Example Sites - This list is not exhaustive,

but meant to be examples of the types of pages your student
should be looking through in their research on gears in Robots
Learn About Robots make sure to look at the left sidebar for
more info!
National Geographic "Robots of the Gulf Spill"
MIT Tech Review Bio-medical Robot
Popular Science Rescue Robot Examples
Scientific American Rise of the Robots a seven page article on
robots of the future
Agricultural Robotics and their functions
Science Daily - Robots Page be careful to not click on any ads
Wikipedia (robot) a good starting place, but you may not cite this
page...verify all info on other sites
NASA Robotics robotics alliance project
Robots.net Robot news
Robotic Surgery the daVinci system
Savant Automation Automated Guided Vehicles