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Young Engineers Compete at PSU February 21
What: The Annual Design Competition, sponsored by the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University, will bring over 150 young engineers to campus for competitions that will test their skills in designing motors, bridges, mouse-trap powered cars and more. This annual event promotes interest in the engineering and computer science disciplines by encouraging K - 12 students to design and build actual projects, and by introducing them to Portland State's faculty, students and campus. The competition's high school students will also receive tours of Portland State's Engineering and Computer Science labs and facilities.
When: Friday, February 21, 2003, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. High school students compete from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Kindergarten through eighth grade students compete from 1 - 2 p.m. The awards ceremony is 2 - 2:30 p.m.
Where: Peter H. Stott Center, 930 SW Hall, Small Gymnasium (Room 114); Science Building 2, 1719 SW 10th Portland State Campus
Cost: The event is free and open for the public to attend.
Contact: Call Cathleen Davidson at 503-725-4288 for more information or visit www.cecs.pdx.edu.
Category Descriptions:
Airplane Design: Build an airplane from paper products, with a design goal of maximum flight-time.
Catapult Design: Build a catapult that will accurately propel a 50-gram "Hacky Sack" at a bulls-eye three meters away.
Egg Drop: Design and build a shipping container that will prevent an uncooked grade-A large chicken egg from breaking when dropped from a height of 10 meters.
Incredible Edible Car: Build a car that is entirely edible and that can be launched from a ramp. Scores based on "distance traveled" multiplied by "percent of car's weight eaten in five minutes."
Mouse-Trap Powered Car: Build a car powered by a mouse trap. Score based on speed and distance.
Truss (Bridge) Design: Build a truss; strongest wins.
Electric Motor Design: Design and build an electric motor. Judged by maximum RPM, innovative construction, quality, and most amazing catastrophic (!) failure.
By: David Santen, Office of Marketing and Communications (503-725-8789).
When: Friday, February 21, 2003, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. High school students compete from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Kindergarten through eighth grade students compete from 1 - 2 p.m. The awards ceremony is 2 - 2:30 p.m.
Where: Peter H. Stott Center, 930 SW Hall, Small Gymnasium (Room 114); Science Building 2, 1719 SW 10th Portland State Campus
Cost: The event is free and open for the public to attend.
Contact: Call Cathleen Davidson at 503-725-4288 for more information or visit www.cecs.pdx.edu.
Category Descriptions:
Airplane Design: Build an airplane from paper products, with a design goal of maximum flight-time.
Catapult Design: Build a catapult that will accurately propel a 50-gram "Hacky Sack" at a bulls-eye three meters away.
Egg Drop: Design and build a shipping container that will prevent an uncooked grade-A large chicken egg from breaking when dropped from a height of 10 meters.
Incredible Edible Car: Build a car that is entirely edible and that can be launched from a ramp. Scores based on "distance traveled" multiplied by "percent of car's weight eaten in five minutes."
Mouse-Trap Powered Car: Build a car powered by a mouse trap. Score based on speed and distance.
Truss (Bridge) Design: Build a truss; strongest wins.
Electric Motor Design: Design and build an electric motor. Judged by maximum RPM, innovative construction, quality, and most amazing catastrophic (!) failure.
By: David Santen, Office of Marketing and Communications (503-725-8789).
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