Girls in 7th to 10th grades


Be part of Wow! That’s Engineering!

·        Experience the creativity and innovation of engineering and technology.

·        Meet women engineers and technologists and hear first-hand about these exciting careers.

·        Participate in 5 hands on projects listed below.

 

Location:  Bayside High School,
1901 DeGroodt Road SW, Palm Bay

Date:  Saturday, October 8, 2011

Time:   9:00am – 3:30pm

Cost:  $25.00  includes lunch, drinks, snack, shirt and all supplies

Online Registration Deadline:  Sept. 27, 2011

 

 

Choose 8 workshop modules from the list below in order of preference and then click on the "REGISTER" link below the list.  Have your parent sign the form that is displayed when you select "Submit" and mail it in, post marked no later than Sept 28 with a check or download and print this registration form(Can't afford the $25, see how to request a fee waiver here.)

 

Title

Description

1A. Design a Dessert

Find out what a design engineer does as you design and construct a dessert.

1B. Tool Time

Hands-on learning about the use of different tools and what’s inside small electrical appliances.

1C. Making a Pop Fly
 

Build a catapult to see who can launch and catch a ping pong ball.

1D. Making Cosmetics

Become a chemical or manufacturing engineer while you make cosmetics or other body products.

1E. Nanotechnology

Experiment with a new field of science – nanotechnology. 
 

1F. Cryogenic Magic

Learn about the magical properties of cryogenic fluids.
 

1G. Duct Tape Creations

Engineering comes alive with handmade creations that can be transformed from one thing to another all using duct tape while you make wallets and other creations.

1H. CSI

Become a Crime Scene Investigator. Learn how to lift and save a finger print with special finger print powder and match it to find the “culprit.” Then create dental or shoe prints for your group and learn how to identify the suspect.

1I. Programming Robots

Learn about robots and try your hand at programming a robot to complete an obstacle course.

1J. Design a Lunar Lander

 

Can you design and build a lunar lander that will protect your "marshmallow" astronauts?

1K. Thermopolymers

Learn the unique properties of polymers and identify what types of materials can be recycled.

1L.  Heavy Lifting
 

We Challenge You To…design and build a crane and see how heavy a load it can lift.

 

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!

 

Download a LOST registration form to print