Instructions for the SolidWorks - STEM Course

							Instructions for the SolidWorks - STEM Course.

The SolidWorks – STEM Course was created for the professional development of
teachers.

By default, the SolidWorks Curriculum and Courseware CD installs in C:\Program Files.

The folder, C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Curriculum_and_Courseware_2005-
2006\SolidWorks Teacher Guide\Language\English (ENG) contains PowerPoint
presentations and a .pdf file, SolidWorks Teacher Guide.

Step 1. Open the SolidWorks Teache r Guide ENG.pdf file. The SolidWorks Teacher
Guide contains 11 lessons.

Step 2. Read Lesson1.pdf and the Lesson1-Overhead.pdf file. Lesson 1 is an Overview
of the User Interface.

Step 3. Read Lesson2.pdf and the Lesson2-Overhead.pdf file. Lesson 2 contains an
overview of basic functionality. In this exercise you will create your first SolidWorks
part. Each Lesson has a corresponding PowerPoint presentation. Review the PowerPoint
presentation and work through each Lesson.

Step 4. Lesson 3 requires you to utilize the SolidWorks Online Tutorials. These tutorials
are accessed through Tools, Online Tutorials from the Main toolbar. Lesson 3 in the
SolidWorks Teacher Guide utilizes the SolidWorks Online Tutorial called Lesson1 –
Part.

Step 5. Repeat Step 4 for Lessons 4 through 11.

There are 31 Online Tutorials in all but you only have to work through the ones with the
corresponding PowerPoint slides and Lessons in the SolidWorks Teacher Guide. The
other Online Tutorials lead to more advanced topics in 3D modeling.

Step 6. Perform a STEM exercise. In addition, on the
http://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/ web site, there are exercises to illustrate math,
science and engineering principles. They are available for different math levels. These
exercises can be performed at anytime.

Once you create your own lesson in Micorsoft Word, your lesson will be posted to this
blog. There will be a form for blog submission.

Timeline

We know teachers are busy with many commitments. The intent is to develop the blog
with many lessons from our teachers. Although the course was developed around a 12
week time schedule, we are flexible. One goal is to have a series of lessons available in
August. The second goal is to develop a teacher community where instructors can go for
examples and to publish there own work.