Blast off is this Thursday, December 4, 2014, 7 am. Students from Baden Academy and from Grow a Generation workshops earned their spot as virtual crew members aboard the Orion Spacecraft. Congratulations Zoe, Lexi, Ava, Bryant, Emily and Glorian! I got my ticket … Get your child excited! Consider …
Tag: Engineering
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Nov 30
Three Electric Cars for under $100: A STEM NOVA Project
I had the great honor of working with the boys of Troop 414, about thirty of them ages 11 to 18. The night had been set aside to introduce the boys to new STEM Nova program the boy scouts of America have rolled out. The award program enables scouts to “Be Prepared” in a world …
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Oct 30
Turning Point in US Engineering
Announcing Engineers Week – You’re Invited to Celebrate If you are a student – visit http://www.discoverengineering.org/ or form a Future Cities Team! If you are an engineer – volunteer. Visit http://www.eweek.org for a list of places you are needed! For parents – review the Grand Challenges of Engineering with your child and discover what ignites …
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Aug 01
The Possible’s Slow Fuse Lit by Imagination
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Flight to Arras, 1942 Do you consider yourself an innovator? One component is creativity, thinking up novel and unique ideas. We are far from unraveling the complexity of imagination, …
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