AgExplorer: Behind The Scenes at Ford Motor Company

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Join National FFA and Discovery Education as they take you behind-the-scenes at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI, to learn how the needs of agriculture customers impact the design, engineering and testing of Ford F-Series trucks. Meet Ford employees who use advanced technologies to solve the practical challenges faced daily in agricultural settings.

Manufacture Your Future: Alcoa Kitts Green

Take a tour of the Alcoa Kitts Green Manufacturing Plant in Birmingham, UK to find out about the processes behind the manufacturing of aluminum. Apprentices at the plant will also share more about the careers opportunities in manufacturing.

Manufacture Your Future: Alcoa Power and Propulsion

Take a tour of the Alcoa Power and Propulsion Manufacturing Plant in Whitehall, MI and find out about the processes, materials, and careers behind the manufacture of jet turbine engines.

Toyota Under the Hood

Join host Cristy Lee from Velocity's All Girls Garage at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana. Meet the engineers and manufacturers who specialize in robotics, automotive safety, and production innovation. Learn how Toyota's Highlander, Sienna and Sequoia are assembled with a little help from a robot named Godzilla, and take a spin on the test track with a safety specialist as they test out the vehicle's safety features!

This 45-minute Virtual Field Trip is appropriate for middle and high school students.

Celebrate Pi Day with Discovery Education and NIST

Tour inside the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and meet the mathematicians and scientists doing cutting-edge research on problems worth solving.

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Dig Into Mining: Metals in Everyday Life

Get a behind-the-scenes look at a working copper mine where students will see a Geologist and Mine Planning Engineer showcase real-world examples of how STEM is used in the work place.

Manufacture Your Future: Alcoa Davenport

Explore the brave new world of manufacturing and learn how to inspire the manufacturing innovators of the future with this virtual field trip to the Alcoa Davenport manufacturing plant in Davenport, IA.