Career Snapshot - Information Technology (IT)
Spark 101 Career Snapshot Videos (“Snapshots”) are 1 minute introductions to high-opportunity career fields. Snapshots benefit from the same motivational science research as the full Spark 101 STEM Skills Video program. R…
Navigating the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
How can autonomous haul trucks navigate safely through the tough terrain of a mine site? In this Spark 101 case challenge, students will help the Caterpillar team choose the appropriate sensing systems for a mining haul t…
Positioning Tower Cranes During Construction on the National Mall
How do builders ensure large cranes don’t cause damage to the buildings around them? In this Spark101 case challenge, students help the team from Clark Construction determine the crane placement on a very important job si…
Wind Energy in the Big City
A building owner in New York City (NYC) wanted to generate electricity on-site from renewable energy. If solar power was impossible because the adjacent buildings blocked the sun to the roof-top, could wind turbines work…
Food Waste
Food waste is a challenging global concern that affects resources such as land, energy and water. This video will show students that food is wasted along various steps of the growing, distributing, selling and consumptio…