Deflection Experiment
Engineers are concerned about the integrity of their designs and how they may impact the welfare of their users. One fundamental concern when addressing structures (building, bridges, machine shaft, etc.) is deflection that occurs when applied loads causes the structure to bend from its natural horizontal position. The Deflection Workshop is designed to demonstrate the magnitude of Deflections that occur under various weights. The actual test data will be compared to the theoretical predictions for the changes in Deflection to verify the accuracy of the test data.
Data-Driven Exploration: How to Ask a Good Research Question
Join us on an exciting data-driven journey! In this hands-on workshop, you'll become a data investigator, gathering and analyzing real-world data that you collect yourself. You'll pose investigative questions, design surveys, and use software to visualize and analyze your findings. Together, we’ll explore how data can drive smarter decisions, for example, for businesses, environmentalists, and city planners.
Special guest: Dr. Gurbakhshash Singh
Soldering 101: Craft Your Own Mini Game Console
This is an interactive workshop where participants learn the basics of soldering and electronics while building their own mini handheld game console.
Spin and Set Your Odds: Exploring Probability and Combinatorics Experiment
Get ready to spin the wheel and match your way to understanding counting principles and probability! Through hands-on activities like the SET game and roulette, we will calculate odds and expected values and learn how to use combinations and permutations. Enhance your math skills while having fun with us!
Special guests:
Not Just Rocket Science: Modeling Flight Paths with Math
Ever wondered how scientists predict where a rocket will land? In this hands-on event, you will build and launch your own straw rockets while exploring the math behind their motion. We’ll pose research questions, make predictions, and test our ideas by collecting and analyzing real data. Can you determine the perfect launch conditions to hit a target? Come ready to experiment, think like a scientist, and see math in action!
Where can Math take me? Exploring careers in Applied Math
Waves, Light, Carrots, and Liquid Crystals
This workshop is aimed at introducing a general audience interested in science and engineering to the magic world of light and liquid crystals. More specifically, 8th – 12th grade students will learn about liquid crystals, including their structure and basic properties, and also how liquid crystal materials can be used to control light and create new devices.
The Art of Mathematics: Geometric and Numeric Patterns
In this hands-on workshop, we will create beautiful patterns like parabolas, stars, and cardioids while exploring the geometrical concepts and modular arithmetic behind them. Participants will experience how mathematical ideas come to life through art as they choose their own designs and share their creations and insights with others.
Special guest: Dr. Leah Frazee-Scharfenberger
Engineering Design