Welcome to TAME Engineering Adventures! Every month we strive to bring you two engineering activities (this month we will provide one warm-up activity and one practice competition activity) that will help you challenge your students with hands-on learning. This October’s Engineering Adventure is to construct a crane! We provide a terrific video from Curiosity Machine, which […]
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Shell Awards $75,000 to TAME
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) is thrilled to announce that partner Shell Oil Company has generously awarded a $75,000 grant to empower Texas students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The grant will support the TAME Trailblazers, bringing an innovative, mobile STEM engagement program to students across the Lonestar State. Shell will […]
Trailblazer Delivers Science to 2,000 Port Arthur Students
An eighth grade student tries her luck as a meteorologist in front of a green screen at the weather station in the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering Trailblazer at Abraham Lincoln Middle School in Port Arthur. Photo credit to The Port Arthur News. “Playing hooky has never been so electrifying,” writes The Port Arthur […]
BASF Awards $25,000 to TAME
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) is thrilled to announce that partner BASF has generously awarded a $25,000 grant to empower Texan students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The grant will support a variety of programs, such as after school TAME Clubs, Math & Science Competitions, TAME Trailblazers, and more. Thank […]
TAME Engineering Adventure: Paper Tower
Above, left: two students from the class of teacher and blogger Mr. Goldstein show off their tallest tower in their own version of the paper tower challenge. Top middle: students from the class of teacher and blogger Katy Kiser took a sculptor’s approach to the challenge. Top right: another group from Katy Kiser’s class drew […]
TAME Club Registration Now Open!
Annual TAME Club registration is now open! From the Panhandle to the Valley, all across Texas, TAME teachers and their students are reaching for the stars–and the laboratories, the board rooms, and even the White House. For over 30 years, TAME has built a strong network of K-12 teachers, higher education partners, and corporate partners […]