This unit for engineering students in grades 9-12 was developed by Kim Fogarty (Park School), Susan West (Barnstable High School) and Alex Russo (Cape Cod Community College) at 2017 Teacher-in-Residence Program at SenCorp White.

This mini-unit is designed to provide high school students with opportunities to learn about the advanced manufacturing processes used at SencorpWhite as well as to expand their understanding of local career opportunities available to them. Students will learn about the differences between an Engineer and an Engineering Technician and relate the various jobs in these categories to opportunities at SencorpWhite. In addition they will have the chance to learn about both degree and certificate programs available at Cape Cod Community College in these fields. At the end of the unit students will have completed both pre-visit and post-visit lessons, visited Cape Cod Community College and SencorpWhite and explored advanced manufacturing right in “their own backyard.”

Other schools may be interested in bringing their students to visit the facility, whether as whole class tours or individual student interns. In order to arrange a field trip to SencorpWhite in Hyannis, MA contact Keith Morrison, Vice President of Operations, at kmorrison@sencorpwhite.com.

If you would like to see a copy of the unit plan and materials developed by this team, please contact events@capecodstemnetwork.org.