During a week-long exploration with VMNH educators, campers from the Bassett Community Center, Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School and the Fieldale Community Center investigated several areas of engineering (biomedical, package, mechanical, and civil) through hands-on, interactive challenges. At the end of the summer, students presented their designs to their peers and family members at VMNH.
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Students salute the American flag as their fruit package is lowered from a tree branch. |
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| Students proudly display their robot arm designed to pick up an empty cup. |
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| Preparing to test a car made from everyday items designed to protect a raw egg. |
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| Student preparing to test his group's balloon helmet. |
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| Testing the number of weights their spaghetti bridge can support. |
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| Testing a candy elevator made from string and two pencils. |
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| Student evaluates his group's package design to protect a single potato chip by stacking three books on top of the package. |
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| Students were challenged to stack three golf balls on top of each other. It's harder than you think! |
