In this module, we will learn all about the different ways people get from one place to another, over land, in water, or through the skies. First, we will study boats and make our own watercrafts and design a survival raft. Next, we will learn about cars and city planning by outlining cities and modeling environmentally friendly cars. Lastly, we take to the skies and learn about planes – how they work, how they’re designed, and how to make them fly faster and longer. Students will appreciate all the ways engineers help people get where they need to go.
This program will introduce students to the jobs and activities of a transportation engineer. They will use the engineering design process through various, hands-on projects and demonstrations. Each program will be held once a week at participating schools.
Week 1: Water: Kinetic and Potential Energy Experiments; Paddle Boats
Week 2: Land: Create a City; Puff-Mobile
Week 3: Sky: Fun with Bernoulli, Magnus Gliders
Week 4: More about flight! Paper Airplane Test; Hovercraft
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