The children who dislike science are increasing recently and there are a lot of factors. For example, the time which can be used for science experiment in the elementary school is very little or children are spending most of their free time doing videogames. So, we assume that robot contests and the robot club can get children interested in science mmore deeply. This paper aims to propose a good program for manufacturing education in which the students can have fun through producing something. It is important for us to cooperation with local communities in order to educate children to be promising engineers in the future.

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We started a new educational attempt by means of industry-academia collaboration on Kobe municipal technical high school by METI and Ministry of Education grants. Our activities are mainly concerned students' internship and practical technique teaching by company people as teachers. We are trying to improve high school subjects related to industrial education, such as basics of industrial technology or technical training by the aids of small & medium enterprises in Kobe city area. This paper summarizes and describes results of 1^<st> and 2^<nd> year activities and problems to overcome

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In Oita National College of Technology, students have to take the other subject related to their specialty. Students except for the department of mechanical engineering were taken a class of Mechatronics. This subject was implemented PBL (Problem-Based Learning) for practical Mechatronics education. The author had taken the lesson to be a PBL facilitator at Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore. In Singapore, advanced attempt for PBL have been going in 1990s. In this paper, our attempt for PBL in Mechatronics education was introduced. As a result of implemented the PBL, student's autonomy of learning was raised up obviously.

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The strategy which was thought when one research associate of mechanical engineering planed some education programs alone is introduced. Although the way of education is often discussed in the discussion of engineering education and technology education, how the education was planed is not explain. Much kind of jobs should be considered, when it is considered what the student studying in faculty of engineering will be required. Here, many kind of people is thought as the targets of engineering education. Under the situation, points of task and needs are discussed. Although planed education program must have plan for spread, it is not time to search the channel for spread, now. The strategy of each stage should be planed based on consideration of diversity in career pass.

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The academic ability of freshman widely spreads due to the variety of learning experience at high school. Freshman is divided to the class of two scholastic attainments levels by examination of mathematics. Understanding level of mathematics at high school was investigated in low scholastic attainments level class. And, it was confirmed that the students felt uneasiness in the class of mathematics of the university because the understanding of mathematics of the high school was insufficient. a new textbook of basic mathematics and science was proposed for low scholastic attainments level class. Moreover, the team learning to improve the education effect of the made textbook was introduced.

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Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology gives technology education to working members and non working members. The working members are young peoples of small and medium-sized corporations. The non working members are young part timers (so-called freetors). In this report, the abstracts of these courses are introduced.

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Recently, the manufacture of components for industrial products has become multinational, and the manufacturing industry cannot be based on the technical culture of one country. With the development of globalization, it is necessary to share design ideas and design information on an international scale, and to understand and introduce universal standards, for example, by developing new drawing and design methods. The acquisition of indicator methods of geometrical tolerance, maximum material principle and surface texture analysis, and the latest drawing rules consistent with ISO, which are essential in the industrial society where the division of labor is globally progressing, is necessary basic education.

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We have conducted to develop the computer assisted instruction system which provides an e-Learning environment for drawing practice. In this study, the methods to check on linear, circular, and angular dimensions were discussed. The validity of dimensional information on circle was evaluated by the presence of both dimension lines indicating the center point and the diameter. The validity of information on arc was also evaluated by the dimension line indicating the curvature. The linear dimensions, determined from circular and angular dimensions, were used for checking on dimension lines missing at the final stage of the proposed checking strategy. This strategy dose not required correct drawings so that one can do the learning without the help of teachers. The prototype system was developed and examples of execution were demonstrated.

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There are a lot of operations that should be remembered to draw by 3D CAD, and these acquired operations is forgotten easily if it doesn't use it for a while. Because the course of CAD has been held by the one-way traffic of simple visual and sound information from the lecturer to those who attend a lecture so far, it is not easy to remain in the impression. So we made the following hypotheses. "The storage efficiency of a complex operation of CAD rises further by repeating the practice to use repetition, sense of touch and smell. And in this case, the practice that not only information from the lecturer but also own information took is important. In this paper." CAD training room to proved this hypothesis was made, and new knowledge were obtained.

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An education model of 3D CAD that combining CAD modeling and manufacturing practice together to improve the education effects is proposed. A lot of related trails with the education model have been carried out. The utility of the method is confirmed and case studies are reported in this paper.

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Since 1995, 3D-CAD has been a critical component of mechanical design education in the Department of Production Systems Engineering at Tokyo Metropolitan College of Technology. The quality of the department's mechanical design program has been reviewed, and the department has consequently received the JSME Education Award from The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME). Current trends in digital engineering demand digital industrial designs of the utmost quality and efficiency. For this reason, we seek to investigate the possibility of new design programs that employ 3D-CAD in engineering education applications. This paper reports such a program implemented by our college.

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This paper describes how we, a laboratory of Kochi University of Technology, educate design and manufacture stressing on energy and environmental products. In our laboratory, 3 different 3D-CAD software, Solid Works, I-CAD, and ProEngineer, have been used, and students can practice as they design and produce their aimed products. In order to understand the design for production, they need to select their project and practice. One of the projects they selected is energy and environment related one such as wind or water power generator or electric vehicles. This paper introduces our activity in the past, mainly on small-sized wind and water power generators.

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The picohydroelectric power generation system uses a small river and a small waterfall which there is anywhere. Because it is small and its setting is simple, this small electrical generator is economical. It can use this generator by flow of the water for 24 hours. When it is long time, it is by no means inferior to solar energy. It can use this small generation system as a power supply in case of the emergency. As for this picohydroelectric power generation system, stable electricity of around 10 watt can occur.

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An example of environment and energy education performed by collaboration between a university and a municipality is introduced. Professors of the department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, were asked by Fukuoka city to help a design of the environment and energy education program using a new campus of Kyushu University, which has many high level research facilities on hydrogen utilization. This program is aimed especially at children and their communities around the new campus. After describing the outline and schedule of the program, the result of the first execution is shown as well as the problems that have appeared.

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In order to sustain the earth, we have to conquer many problems. A possible way to stand against environment and energy problems is to enlighten the young people who will be tackling these problems in the future. To achieve the targets, some useful and interesting teaching examples for students have been introduced such as PVCs, windmills, solar heat collectors, and data logging systems to recognize our environment. A solar LED lighting system was developed in this research. A questionnaire to investigate students' concern about the system was performed. The result reveals that almost all students shows great concern to the solar lighting systems and the importance of the renewable energy, which means more effect with more installation of these systems.

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The development of a concentrator type solar cooker which is simple and easy to assemble is conducted. Its purpose is to help children to understand the characteristics of light and its energy. I can be also used to teach children about the poverty and shortage of fuels in developing countries. To impress the children deeply, it should be easy and enjoyable to construct but efficient enough to persuade children that it is a practical tool to cook foods without fuels. By enlarging the present design with different material such as stainless steel, it can be used as practical concentrator type solar cooker suitable for the production in developing countries. The efficiency of the concentrator of our pseudo parabolic shape is compared that of real parabola by using ray tracing software.

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Various Research/Development and enlightenment on energy and environmental problems are undertaken at Ashikaga Institute of Technology (AIT) and each of five departments in AIT has been conducting an activity for our regional community concerning its specialized area. Specifically, application of renewable energy is studied by a group of researchers in ME department; energy saving devices, in EEE department; energy saving house/building and construction method by natural matrials, in Arch. Department; living/natural environmental protection, in Civil department; and establishment of sustainable society, in SI department, respectively. Although the accumulation of knowledge on individual problem is necessary, integrated study between the problems is much more important to understand the energy/environmental issues which are closely connected and interactive each other. To realize the cooperation between each group in AIT, we started a new educational program AEEE (Ashikaga Energy and Environment Education) Workshop in 2005. We reinforced the above five groups by including the members from the elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools in the region to build the integrated educational programs on energy/environment valid for all the generations. Our final goal also includes constructing the system to deliver the inclusive educational program to all the schools of different generations. In the present study, the renewable energy group newly developed teaching materials adopted in the workshop are introduced.

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This paper discusses the meaning of "gijutsu" in Japanese that is similar in meaning to technique, skill, or art in English. The word "gijutsu" has been used for describing skill of monodzukuri, -making something. There are many definitions of "gijutsu", and it is usually used as the word for the work. The author has used the word of "gijutsu" for more general, not limited in the work. The definition by the author is that "gijutsu" is "the power and adaptability of the objective actions which have been customized through experiences before." The definition was derived from the three standpoints: the first is to be independent of time pass, the second is to be related to local circumstance, and the thirds is to be closely based on actions to live and succeed. The "gijutsu" is acquired in the process that is a successful series of elemental skills.

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710 water mills existed in the southern part of the Musashino area in 1897. However, remaining while being operated now is only Minegishi water mill in Mitaka city. This water mill operated for about 160 years by being set up in around 1805 until 1965. 14 stamp mills, 2 mills, and the Yakko sieve and elevators, etc. are preserved here. This water mill is specified for the Tokyo material folk customs cultural asset in 1998. We want to clarify the structures and traits of old machines such as water involved in preservation and the succession of the water mill culture now.

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Tashiro tree leaves powdering mill with watermill was established in 1922 by Mr. Yoichi Tutsumi at Kuroki-machi, Fukuoka pref. The powder has used as the material of incense. In about 1995 they changed using watermill energy to electric energy. However the watering system was preserved, therefore we can re-use, except watermill. The watermill was one type of undershot waterwheel. The site was planned and constructed very well with consideration wise use of land form. Also water has used for not only watermill but also many uses.

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In this article, it described the history of the establishment of the Sirakawa hydroelectric power station and the founder. Tramatu Kashiwamura which was a doctor made much efforts for the local industrial development besides work of the treatment of the patient. He built the channel type power station for the resident of the village of Sirakawa in the mountains of about 170 meters in height in 1923. The existence of the power station is forgotten now, but keeps some traces in a mountain. The electricity of the power station was used to turn on a light mainly. maintenance became simple and was connected in increasing the output again by transferring a power station in the foot of the mountain of about 50 meters in height in 1933. It continued supporting cultural life of the people of the village during 39 years.

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A historical stationary suction gas engine with charcoal gas producer is remained in Kagawa prefecture. This is the only well preserved stationary charcoal gas engine in Japan. This research reports on the history and construction of this engine plant manufactured by Kobayashi brothers' iron works

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In this report, cast iron columns for railway foot bridges remain in Kyushu District and their significance on the history of technology will be explained. Contents of this report are as follows. 1) A short history of the cast iron columns for railway foot bridges. 2) Design regulations for railway foot bridges with cast iron columns prescribed by the Railway Agency of Japan (R.A.J.) in the Meiji period. 3) Results of field survey on the cast iron columns for railway foot bridges remain in Kyushu disctrict and significance on the history of technology.

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In this report, Firebricks for industrial use remain in Kitakyushu district and their short history will be explained. Contents of this report are as follows. 1) A short history of foundations of firebrick manufacturer in Kitakyushu district. 2) Firebricks for industrial use remain in Kitakyushu district as industrial heritage. 3) Results of field survey on the firebricks for industrial use remain in Kitakyushu district and significance on the history of technology.

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A history of "Arrow", which is a still living and oldest Japanese-made car, is introduced based on information that was directly obtained from the father of the car "Kouichi Yano", and many documents that were left by him. After describing that he never achieved it without financial support automotive engineers, the development concepts are shown: it is small and light car suitable for Japanese road and to use Japanese-made instruments and parts as much as possible for manufacturing it. Moreover the features of the car from engineering aspect are presented.

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This report deals with the cause of failure of the Kamaishi national iron mill. Japanese engineers throw large raw ore into the furnace under operation, to make it blockade. It was the simplest way to avoid further financial loss, and to conseal serious carelessness of preliminary survey. It was useful to minimize the initial risk of the following private enterprise, which succeeded the iron mill management. And it had big influence in iron manufacture which had grown up to the Japanese key industry in modern ages.

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The National Trade Skill Test & Certification (NTSTC) system, certified by the government, tests the technical skills and knowledge of working people according to uniform standards. Since it first began in 1959 for five trades, the tests have expanded and are now conducted by prefectural governors, testing people in 137 different trades as of 2007. Approximately 2.7 million people have passed the test and are esteemed by society. In this paper, we review machining (conventional lathe work) technique based on the NTSTC.

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As for the authorization of "Mechanical Engineering Heritage" that was begun by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2007, application situation of 2007 and 2008 years and authorization of 2008 year are mentioned in this paper.

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