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Fall 2014


Science Curiosity Investigation camp

Fall 2014

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Wacky Engineering

Students at the camp were required to design a complex machine to accomplish a simple task, using at least 4 different types of simple machines and at least 10 steps. They had to start with a ball rolling down a ramp, and end with a pre-determined result.

 

This involved:

Planning

wacky machine plan

photo credit: Austin Anthony, Daily News

 

Critique: students discussed their plans with other wacky engineering students

 wacky critique

photo credit: Austin Anthony, Daily News

 

Building

building 

photo credit: Austin Anthony, Daily News

 

And testing, and redesign, and testing again.

wacky testing
photo credit: Austin Anthony, Daily News 

 

The Wacky Engineers...

wacky engineers

... who worked under the tutelage of the Wacky Staff

wacky staff


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