SMART Girls
Student Agenda & Workshops
Agenda - Monday, March 5, 2012
This event is limited to the first 80 girls registered. Registration closed.
| Time | Activities |
|---|---|
| 8:15-8:45 a.m. | Check-in |
| 8:45-9:10 a.m. | Welcome, Overview & Career Activity |
| 9:20-11:20 a.m. | Workshop I |
| 11:30 a.m.-noon | Lunch |
| 12:10-2:10 p.m. | Workshop II |
| 2:20-2:45 p.m. | Recap & Certificates |
| 2:45 p.m. | Dismissal |
Workshops
Fun with Plastics!
Jessica Fischer, Plastics Innovation and Resource Center technician
Plastics help make our lives better. Plastic can be formed into all types of different products ranging from simple consumer items to complex medical devices. Learn about the properties of various plastics materials, their many different applications, and a few of the several processes used to make them.
Experience the 3rd Dimension
Katherine A Walker, faculty, Drafting & Computer Aided Design, and student assistant Kendra Dutrow
The profession of Computer Aided Drafting and Design has been transforming from a flat 2D approach to one of 3D. Parts can be designed in 3D and printed in 3D too! Design a part using CAD software and learn how rapid prototyping equipment can replicate a physical model of your design.
Computer Sparks: Putting Electricity to Work
Tom Livingstone, faculty, Machine Tool Technology / Automated Manufacturing
Generate computer controlled sparks to make intricate parts that you can take home with you!
Masonry Magic
Glenn Luse, faculty, Building Construction Technology: Masonry
Challenge your artistic abilities by constructing stone walls with light weight, man-made stone. It's like putting a puzzle together, only with an advantage… you can make the pieces.
Build a 3D Model of a House & Bridge Building Contest
Geoff Campbell, faculty, Architectural Technology
Using Google Sketchup, build a 3D house model with doors, windows, walls, roof, and finishing materials and create an animation of your house.
Build a bridge out of popsicle sticks and glue. Each team of two students will be given 100 popsicle sticks, one glue gun, and 5 glue sticks. After one hour of building, the bridges will be tested with weights to determine which bridge can carry the largest load without failing.
An Extraordinary View of the Solar System
David Richards, faculty, Physics
Learn about fascinating moons and remarkable worlds that orbit our closest star. This interactive workshop will demonstrate the size of the planets relative to the earth and moon; explain how scientists send spacecraft to other celestial bodies; and examine some of the interesting surface features of these peculiar places.
Construction Management Olympics
Wayne Sheppard, faculty, Construction Management
Learn about careers in construction management while exploring many of the tools and tasks involved in a series of experiments and exercises. Plan reading, estimating, measurement and surveying, managerial mathematics, and lots more exciting events. Prizes awarded!
