Engineering Week 2008

National Engineering Week at Atlantic City High School

Volunteers from TSS Atlantic City spent Friday, Feb 22, 2008 at the Atlantic City High School in support of National Engineering Week. This was the third year of participation in this event and each year it gets better. This year the group provided information to students on the many engineering disciplines they could follow (as shown through a video), and conducted an interactive forum for those students who had questions on how they could proceed into their college years with an eye towards an excellent career. After the presentation, the students were challenged to complete a group engineering task and discuss the engineering hurdles they had to overcome to complete the task on time while meeting goals. The task involved designing, building, and testing a propeller-driven, rubber band balsa-wood car. The enthusiasm of the 230 students comprising 55 teams was evidenced not only by the fun they had but by the satisfaction they received through this engineering experience. Be sure to check out the March LM1 Video on passport to view one of the student engineering team’s races.

Thanks are extended to the Lockheed Martin volunteer team led by Mike Tosh, consisting of John Stauffer, Pete Collins, Terry Geck, Beau Songprasit, and Diane Fowler.