A Classroom Presentation in a Middle School Engineering Class

I gave a classroom presentation in two engineering classes within the technical education department at a local middle school. The students were engaged in the mechanical clock presentation and asked me great questions. At the end of the presentation, I showed the students how the clock relates to my manufacturing career that I have had. I tell them that there are jobs in manufacturing and engineering that may interest them if they like the mechanical clock.

The mechanical clock was part of a STEM outreach project that I created over the past few years. I told the students that I knew nothing about mechanical clocks, but over time with trial and error, research and development, I made a clock that functions properly. I have invested over 3,000 hours in the STEM device designing it, making it, and assembling it. It is a very inspirational project.