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Dr. Crowley is pleased to announce the results of the 2013 NHS Technology Olympics!
In the Period 7 Engineering class, the members of the first place team are:
Edgard Ciampa, Corey Cignarella, Rebecca Dorneval, and Joey Panetta. Their rover vehicle completed the seven-tenth of a mile outdoor course and used only 83 milliwatts of power.
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Dr. Crowley is pleased to announce the results of the 2013 NHS Technology Olympics!
In the Period 1 Engineering class, the members of the first place team are:
Phillip Hatton, Pat McDonough, Cam Moulton, and Kevin Scopa. Their rover vehicle completed the seven-tenth of a mile outdoor course and used only 117 milliwatts of power.
Dr. Crowley would also like to announce the winners of this year’s two Rover Design Excellence Awards:
The first recipient is the team consisting of Joe Pagliuca, Josh Boyle, Felipe Figueiredo, and Joe Schallmo. They designed and built an on-demand transmission that allows them to shift between speed and torque generation, on the fly.
The second recipient of the Rover Design Excellence Award is the team consisting of Nate O’Toole, Antonio Varitimos, Dee Bush, and Manny Escobar. They perfected a vehicle that would travel over any type of train, along with a solar array to charge its battery.
Dr. Crowley would like to congratulate all of the participants in this year’s NHS Technology Olympics!
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Senator Mike Rush visited Dr. Crowley's Period 4 Engineering Class as part of the "Go to School Day" event on 12-4-2012!
Senator Rush followed NHS Junior Matt Piasecki's class schedule on 12-4-2012. Matt introduced Senator Rush to his Period 4 Engineering class.
Senator Rush talked about what it was like to serve his country as a US Navy Intelligence Officer in Iraq, and answered questions from students ranging from what it is like to serve in the Legislature, to how we should avoid going over the "fiscal cliff." Senator Rush emphasized the fact that our government has always navigated through the toughest challenges by working together.
Dr. Crowley explained how Norwood High School has fully embraced the Legislature's vision for Technoloy and Engineering in MA by designating Engineering and Honors-Level Robotics as lab science courses.
Dr. Crowley also reiterated the fact that NHS designed a full 4-year sequence in Technology and Engineering to align with the Legislature's vision for Technology and Engineering.
See the pictures of Senator Rush with Dr. Crowley's Engineering students, below.
Thank you, Senator Rush, for visiting with us!
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In November I invited Mrs. Marjorie Hewitt, an Admissions Representative from New England Institute of Technology to visit my classes on 11/13/2012 to talk about the programs available at New England Institute of Technology. New England Institute offers a broad range of programs leading to associate and baccalaureate degrees.
Each year, during parent-teacher conference night, the #1 request I receive from parents and guardians of seniors is to help their son or daughter decide what they will do next year (after leaving NHS). These college visits are in response to that request from parents and guardians. I also want the students to understand that they can choose from large and small Technology and Engineering colleges. I also want to make sure the students understand the differences between Liberal Arts and Technology/Engineering colleges.
I want to thank Mrs. Hewitt for her excellent presentations! Please see the picture of Mrs. Hewitt at NHS, below.
Here is a link to the New England Institute of Technology website: http://www.neit.edu/
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Dr. Crowley's students will visit the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) here in Norwood on 11-26-2012
Please click here to launch my 2012 Bioengineering Symposium Summary.
This site was last updated on May 29th, 2012.
Coakley Middle School 8th Graders participate in the 2011-2012 NHS Robotics Club!
In a program designed to expose Coakley Middle School 8th Graders to the Technology, Engineering, and Robotics options at NHS, the following Coakley Middle School 8th graders participated in the NHS Robotics club each Tuesday from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm:
Val Quinlan
Emerson Kerns
Ben Wong
Nick Naumann (not in picture)
Anthony Pitaro, a current NHS sophomore is also in the picture
These students were outstanding contributors to our club this year and I look forward to their contributions next year here at NHS.
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Dr. Crowley would like to congratulate the Period 7 Norwood High School Technology Olympics Champions! Their pathfinder rover vehicles used a measly 31 milliwatts of power to complete the required course. The members of this team are:
Chris Brissette
Eddie Daaboul
Jason Najm
Liam Kelly
Sean Scopa
(see their picture below)
The Period 4 Technology Olympics Champions are:
Matt Hajjar
Derek Power
Jack Santisi
Marvin Besley
Their team used a mere 39 milliwatts of power to complete the required course.
(see their picture below)
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U.S. Navy Representatives Visit NHS Engineering Class to Talk About Nuclear Power
(Petty Officer Daniel Macomber of the US Navy and Dr. Michael Crowley of Norwood High School are pictured above)
Petty Officer First Class Daniel Macomber, a Nuclear Power Specialist with the US Navy, gave a presentation to Dr. Crowley's Engineering class at Norwood High School related to how nuclear power is used in the Navy. Petty Officer Hayes also talked about what it is like to serve as an Air Traffic Controller aboard a guided missile destroyer. Petty Officer Macomber maintains nuclear power systems aboard U.S. Navy submarines and completed several missions aboard the USS Nevada, a nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine. “Energy is a major topic of study within Engineering, and we are always looking for ways to engage the students by cutting across the disciplines” said Dr. Crowley, a Technology and Engineering teacher at Norwood High School. Dr. Crowley also invited his Science and History colleagues at Norwood High School to attend the event. Ms. Sheffield’s Chemistry students attended the presentation and were active contributors to the discussion. The topics covered in the presentation included fission, fusion, neutron moderation, basic nuclear plant operation, different types of radiation, radiation's effects on the body, equivalent radiation doses, and the future of nuclear energy. After the presentation Dr. Crowley led a discussion of how superior submarine technology and superior welding processes used in US submarines are both cited as reasons why the US won the Cold War. The students also discussed World War II in the Atlantic and how the outcome of World War II may have been different had the Germans possessed submarine superiority before the Americans. “The MCAS exam always includes open response questions, and in order to successfully answer these open-ended questions, students need to be able to tie the history of Technology and Engineering to World History,” said Dr. Crowley. Dr. Crowley may be reached at mcrowley@norwood.k12.ma.us.
Dr. Crowley is pleased to announce the winners of the Norwood High School 2011 Technology Olympics!
In the Period 4 Engineering class, the rover vehicle designed and built by Greg Gillis, Steve Costa, Alessandro Cubelli, Tony Younes, and Tyler Buckman earned a first place finish by completing the half- mile course using only 122 milliwatts of power!
In the Period 7 Engineering class, the rover vehicle designed and built by Mason Serratore, Mike Gately, Mike Soto and Katin Vicino earned a first place finish by completing the half-mile course using only 130 milliwatts of power!
In the Period 2 Robotics class, the mileage counter vehicles built by Shawn Morrison, Danny LaSalvia, George Elias, Joe Ciavattone, Javier Jimenez and Rick Wilson successfully completed the mileage counter portion of the Technology Olympics.
Dr. Crowley would like to thank all of the Engineering and Robotics students for their hard work this year!
Check out this great Norwood Transcript article related to this event:
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Dr. Crowley is pleased to announce that in conjunction with National Engineers Week, the 2011 Norwood High School Technology Olympics events will begin on Wednesday April 27th, and conclude on Thursday May 5th.
The first event will take place on Wednesday April 27th, from 8:50 am to 10:32 am, when the college-level Robotics students use their mileage counter robots to measure the distance of the course the Pathfinder Rover vehicles will travel on 4/28/2011 and 5/5/2011. These Robotic vehicles use an optical shaft encoder to convert wheel rotations into the distance traveled. As part of their college-level Robotics course at Norwood High School, the students had to design a closed loop feedback system to monitor the output of the optical shaft encoder. The students also programmed the formula that will convert wheel rotations into tenths of a mile traveled.
The second event will take place on Thursday April 28th from 8:50 am to 10:32 am. The event will begin in the South Parking Lot at Norwood High School at 8:50am. The student-designed and built Mars Pathfinder Rover vehicles will then travel down Nichols Street, all the way to the Cleveland School, and then return to Norwood High School via the other side of Nichols Street. The college-level Engineering students have studied the 7 areas of Engineering, and have put the principles to work in designing and building a robotic vehicle modeled after the real Mars Pathfinder Rover vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity. Over the last 7 months, the Engineering students have designed, built and programmed three independent guidance systems to control their rover vehicle. The goal of this event is to complete the required course, while using the least amount of power.
The final event will take place on Thursday May 5th from 8:50 am to 10:32 am. The event will begin in the South Parking Lot at Norwood High School at 8:50am. The student-designed and built Mars Pathfinder Rover vehicles will then travel down Nichols Street, all the way to the Cleveland School, and then return to Norwood High School via the other side of Nichols Street. The college-level Engineering students have studied the 7 areas of Engineering, and have put the principles to work in designing and building a robotic vehicle modeled after the real Mars Pathfinder Rover vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity. Over the last 7 months, the Engineering students have designed, built and programmed three independent guidance systems to control their rover vehicle. The goal of this event is to complete the required course, while using the least amount of power.
Dr. Crowley can be reached at mcrowley@norwood.k12.ma.us
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This site was last updated on April 8th, 2011!
Opening Day...go Red Sox!
Hello and welcome!
I want to thank my Engineering and Robotics students who volunteered their time on Friday March 25th 2011 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Cleveland School's Annual Math and Science Night. This group of fantastic NHS students allowed the first through fifth graders to road test their robotic vehicles for 2 hours, and also explained how their systems worked, to the elementary students. Well done, everyone!
I want to take a moment to thank those parents and guardians who stopped by to see me during our Meet the Teacher night on 9/23/2010. It was a pleasure meeting you, and I want to thank you for the opportunity to work with your child this year.
Please be sure to email, if you ever have any questions or concerns.
The easiest way to get in touch with me is via email. I check email around 6am each morning, and then again in the evening. Please send me an email, if you wish to get in touch with me. My email address is mcrowley@norwood.k12.ma.us
Please note that I am teaching the following courses at Norwood High School this year:
- Engineering 1
- Robotics 1
- Introduction to Technology
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Please take a look at the scrolling News and Announcements window at the top of this page, for important announcements related to the courses I teach.
I will update this site as much as possible throughout the year, to keep you informed, in terms of what the students are working on.
Warmest regards, 
Dr. Crowley
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