Young researchers learn how math and science are used in the real world, from protecting eggs to delivering tap water
Young researchers learn how math and science are used in the real world, from protecting eggs to delivering tap water
By Helen Fields
Web edition: February 7, 2013
Teams of young researchers brainstormed how to protect a raw egg ? sometimes using bubble wrap ? so that it could be dropped without breaking. It was an engineering challenge at a major competition in Washington, D.C., last fall.
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Six teams competed at the second annual Broadcom MASTERS competition, in Washington, D.C. The 7th- to 9th-grade finalists spent one fall weekend cooperatively brainstorming solutions in a series of team events. Each participant qualified for the competition based on a science fair project from the previous academic year. But the majority of a contestant?s final score would reflect how well she or he performed in group challenges, many of them in engineering. Like this egg drop.
Indeed, engineering served as a focus for the competition and related educational activities at this?event. At stake: national bragging rights and a top educational award of $25,000. Additional awards were also handed out for demonstrating great innovation and exemplary performance in each of the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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