Boston SWE Event for Girls Called “Wow! That's Engineering!” @ UMass Lowell (S 5/2)

From IEEE-WIE:

We think engineering is "Wow", and we hope that you do, too!

You will get to pick two activities related to engineering!
(A) Water Works!
We use water everyday, but how does it get transported? How much water
is lost along the way? When should a pump be used? We will use your
creativity and knowledge base to answer these questions and more. Help
design and create a plumbing system similar to one in your home or
school while learning about fluid dynamics, plumbing, and structural
engineering.

(B) The Engineering of Green Buildings
Are temperature and heat the same thing? Do you know how heat travels
through walls and windows? Learn about the basics of heat transfer and
how it applies to building design. Discover how engineers try to
design buildings that use no energy at all.

(C) Banana Smash
"You've discovered the most delicious bananas on a recent vacation and
you desperately want to send some home to your family. Unfortunately
the trip is long and over rough ocean waters. Can you design and build
a container that will protect the bananas from getting squished on the
trip?"

(D) Are Your Thumbs In Tune? Build a Thumb Piano!
My THUMBS? How can my thumbs make music? How is music made? Build your
own thumb piano and find out! You'll get to take home the piano and
sheet music so you can tune-up.

(E) Electronic Matching Game
Prepare to set foot in the world of electronics! For this activity,
you will make a circuit that will electronically match your questions
to your correct answers. Find out what a simple circuit is capable of
doing!

(F) Build an Electric Motor How does a motor work? Can magnets turn on
your lights? Build your own motor, and learn more about electricity!

(G) Project Runway - Engineering Edition: What Goes Into the Clothes You Wear?
Have you ever wondered what goes into the clothes you wear? Like how
exercise clothing keeps you comfortable and dry, or how pants can stay
stain free even after you spill grape juice on them? What about how
swimsuit design can help Olympic swimmers break world records?
Everywhere you look, high tech fabrics are all around us. Come find
out how to engineer the next trend in high tech fashion!

(H) Telling the Computer What to Do- Programming
How do you tell the computer what to do? What language does it speak?
Write your own program, and tell the computer what you want to do!

Time: Saturday May 2, 2009 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Location: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA
Target audience: Teen girls in grades 8-10 (but girls slightly outside
age range are welcome)

Questions? Email wow@sweboston.org.
Registration is now open at www.sweboston.org/wow until April 20, 2009.