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Girls in 7th to 10th grades
· 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. |
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Location: Bayside High School,
Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010 Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm Cost: $25.00 includes lunch, drinks, snack, shirt and all supplies Registration Deadline: Sept. 28, 2010
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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 29 with a check or download and print this registration form. (Can't afford the $25, see how to request a fee waiver here.)
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1A. Design a Dessert |
Find out what a design engineer does as you design and construct a dessert. |
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1B. Tool Time |
Hands-on learning about the use of different tools and what’s inside small electrical appliances. |
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1C. Making a Pop Fly
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Build a catapult to see who can launch and catch a ping pong ball. |
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1D. Making Cosmetics |
Become a chemical or manufacturing engineer while you make cosmetics or other body products. |
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1E. Magnetic Nanotechnology |
Experiment with a new field of science – nanotechnology. Use nano-particles to make fluid behave like a magnet. |
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1F. Cryogenic Magic |
Learn about the magical properties of cryogenic fluids. |
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1G. Small Spaces |
Learn to apply mechanical and industrial engineering practices while you learn how to get the most into your locker. |
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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. |
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1I. Programming Robots |
Learn about robots and try your hand at programming a robot to complete an obstacle course. |
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1J. Design a Lunar Lander
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Can you design and build a lunar lander that will protect your "marshmallow" astronauts? |
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1K. Thermopolymers |
Learn the unique properties of polymers and identify what types of materials can be recycled. |
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1L. Tasty Towers |
Come explore a day in the life of structural engineers, as you recreate the world’s tallest radio towers, strongest bridges, and sturdiest skyscrapers. Learn about static design work as you build prototypes out of fun, tasty “construction” materials |
Download a registration form to print
