Thanks to all students, parents, and teachers for another incredible evening! The quality of the exhibits was high, and we could tell you worked hard. Enjoy the photos and videos below–you can click/tap on them to enlarge.
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| Tessa and Chloe show their Rube Goldberg dog feeding machine |
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| Small children are enthralled! |
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| The dogs enjoyed the show, too |
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A functional, hand-cranked, 3D-printed
Archimedean Screw
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Jed and Ben show Lower Campus students their French Revolution
demonstration–fruit was definitely harmed in the making of this
exhibit!
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…but put to good use in the
Blender Bicycle by Cate and Valeria!
Don’t forget to hold that lid on!
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Mercy and Jenny help Mrs. Short to understand key principles of
buoyancy, density, and mass–looks like exciting stuff!
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| Christine and Ashlynne with their impressive pulley arrangements |
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Pedro and Julian with their LEGO version of the legendary
Claw of Archimedes
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Lux and Olivia put together this
impressive homemade hydraulic
robot arm–well done, girls!
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Selene, Mr. Hougo, and Asher prepare a live demonstration of
a compound pulley system
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| Doing fine, three feet off the ground |
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Also doubles as a “time out” device
for small children (it’s all right–it’s
Mr. Meadth’s son)
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Caleb and Michael explored another
apocryphal war engine: the Archimedes
Death Ray!
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Chloe and Ava with a motorized Aerial Screw, taken straight from
the pages of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook
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Kayode and Josh lift 80 pounds of concrete and steel with a 3:1
mechanical advantage
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Dylan and Jordan produced another
engine of war: the tennis ball ballista!
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Sam and Tommy with their homemade motorized paper plane
launcher! Standard equipment for every boy aged 5 to 105
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Belen and Erica with an array of
marshmallow catapults
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| A surprising number of marshmallows never made it to the catapults |
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| When Mr. Alker’s son wasn’t eating them, Mr. Alker was |
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Deacon and Chris were popular with
the racing crowd, tracking time, speed,
momentum, and kinetic energy
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Julian and Zak loading a high-tension catapult, constructed entirely
of steel frame–be sure to watch the videos!
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Once again, well done 8th Grade! Finish the year strong, and we’ll do this again next year.
