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How to Apply to UNT WISE Summer Transition Programs
Civil Engineering | Aerospace Engineering/Rocketry |
Electrical Engineering | Veterinary Medicine |
Geology | Computer Science |
Paleontology | Robotics |
Meteorology |
Students will participate in the following hands on activities:
Civil Engineering:
- Building bridges (create weight bearing bridges using K'NEX and lightweight wood)
Electrical Engineering:
- Paper Circuits (Create simple circuits with LEDs on paper crafts)
- Classic Game Circuit Board Soldering Project (Solder a simple circuit board that plays a classic arcade game)
Geology:
- Mineral Testing (Collect local minerals & test classic traits of rocks alongside provided specimens)
- Geodes & Gem Identification (Break open geodes & compare to provided gems for testing & identification)
- Soil Testing (Collect local soil samples and test for minerals and pH, Compare to sediments for soil quality)
Paleontology:
- Excavating Fossils (Set up a mock dig site using proper techniques and then dig for pre-placed fossils)
- Fossil Identification (Learn how to identify, categorize, and connect fossil specimens)
- Making Imprint Fossils (Use modern materials to create an imprint of a fossil)
Meteorology:
- Building Weather Data Instruments (Build working models of multiple weather data collection instruments such as barometers, thermometers, etc.)
- Exploring Weather Phenomena (Use tools to explore solar heat, air pressure, etc.)
- Testing Green Screens (Learn the technology behind green screens for meteorologists on television)
- The Sun & UV Safety (Complete a UV light lab and create a UV sensitive wearable)
Aerospace Engineering/Rocketry:
- Stomp Rockets (Model aeronautics principles with paper rockets launched using air)
- Model Rockets (Build classic solid engine model rockets to launch)
Veterinary Medicine:
- Animal Anatomy Dissection Lab (Dissect cow eyeballs and pig heart)
- How to Draw Blood (Practice drawing blood using model animal legs & veins)
- Types of Animal Medicine (Learn differences between caring for large animals, small animals, exotics, and pets)
- Reading Microscope Slides (Use microscopes to examine blood samples from animals)
Computer Science:
- Coding with Processing (Learn to use the program Processing to create simple art)
- Coding with Arduino (Code an Arduino board to blink LEDs)
- Working with Microcontrollers (Code an Arduino board to move a servo motor)
Robotics:
- Motorizing Linkages (Create cardboard linked creations that move with a coded motor)
- Robots or Kinetic Sculptures (Student choice to build a simple cardboard robot or a more artistic kinetic sculpture)
Applications for our Summer Programs open on March 3, 2025. Sponsorship may be provided
by TWS-VR or through private pay. Sponsorship from TWC-VR is solely at the Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselor’s discretion. UNT WISE has no authority to make sponsorship
decisions on behalf of TWS-VR.
If you or your student do not have a VR Counselor they are currently working with,
please contact your nearest TWS-VR office by entering your zip code in the VR Office Locator. You can also complete the online VR Self-Referral by clicking on the following link: VR Self-Referral.