Advanced Manufacturing Educational Resources

Explore Educator Resources, Virtual Field Trips, and STEM Programming designed to connect students to the advanced world of manufacturing. These resources are perfect for educators, counselors, recruiters, and students working to inspire, innovate, and educate.

Educator Resources

National Alliance for Partnership in Equity (NAPE)

Access free methods and tools designed to help educators, counselors, administrators, and recruiters break down barriers. These barriers limit females and other historically underrepresented student groups from taking education paths that can prepare them for high-demand advanced manufacturing careers.  

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Connecting Girls to Manufacturing

Want to learn more about careers in advanced manufacturing? See how women use creativity, teamwork, and make a difference.

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Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

Since 2010, Toyota has partnered with PLTW to provide students with more education and career pathway opportunities in high-demand, high-growth STEM careers.

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Virtual Field Trip

Get an inside look at the innovation and teamwork that goes into designing each Toyota vehicle. Hear from the engineers, mechanics, and safety experts who explore the science behind safe driving every day.
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STEM Curriculum

Evaluating Manufacturing Materials Through Engineering Design
How can automotive manufacturers use new and emerging technologies to improve production and decrease costs of manufacturing? In this Spark 101 video, students will use engineering design and analytical skills to develop a new die with materials that are both tough to withstand use and dynamic enough to transfer extreme heat fluctuations using Toyota Bodine’s 3D metal laser depositor.
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Collaborating with Automation to Improve Safety and Precision
How do production engineers utilize automation to increase safety and precision on the production line at a manufacturing plant? In this Spark 101 video, students will use algebra and physics to calculate variables like force, time and friction, helping highly-skilled Toyota employees employ automation to make the best use of their resources.

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Communicating Upgrades on a Bustling Production Line

How does a small team of technicians upgrade the communication system for a fast-paced assembly line without interrupting the production process? In this Spark 101 case challenge, students will review the production schedule and help Toyota engineers deploy a new communication system across several assembly lines within a specified timeframe. To solve the challenge, students will learn the importance of time management and the relationship between different variables using algebra.
 
Maintaining Design Standards Through Precision and Accuracy
How does a team of engineers calculate accurate measurements that will consistently produce identical vehicle parts at any Toyota manufacturing plant around the world? In this Spark 101 case challenge, students will help engineers provide quality data and meet production standards for Toyota’s U.S. and international facilities. To solve the challenge, students will need to apply concepts of duplication and geometry.
 
Assessing Robotic Precision on the Press Line
What happens when the machinery designed to stamp sheet metal into usable car parts along a bustling production line does not move quickly enough? In this Spark 101 case challenge, students will help Toyota engineers identify and address the delayed performance time of the machine press (or “robot.”) To solve the challenge, students will explore and apply concepts of basic rates and conversions through multi-step ratio problems.

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