Engineering for Kids Summer Workshop!
Turtle Creek Center Parking Lot
Asheville, NC 28803
USA
Drop-in or Sign up online
Montreat – Asheville Campus at Turtle Creek
29 Turtle Creek Center
Asheville, NC 28803
6/15 – FREE Open House
• Come and enjoy different engineering disciplines, chemical, mechanical, aerospace and more at no cost to you!
6/22 – Environmental Engineering; Mining Mountains ($25)
• Use cookies to explore the environmental risks associated with mining
• Devise ways to reduce environmental impact on the area surrounding a mine
• Explore the need for environmental engineers to work with the mining industry to reduce environmental impact.
6/29 – Forensics Engineering; Identification Lab ($25)
• Understand that forensic engineers use strategies and tools from other fields of engineering to investigate crimes
• Analyze data to draw conclusions
• Explore both forensic engineering and forensic science
7/6 – Industrial Engineering; Ice Cream Factory ($25)
• Complete a procedure to make a product
• Work collaboratively to design a functional assembly line
• Discuss the benefits and challenges of assembly lines
7/13 – Electrical Engineering; Conductor Finder/Snap Circuits ($25)
• Explore the difference between a conductor and an insulator
• Understand that all materials have an electrical property
• Understand the basics of an electric circuit
7/20 – Civil Engineering; Building Bridges ($25)
• Identify potential strong and weak points on their bridges
• Complete a task with a limited amount of materials
• Plan an effective design and execute it with a high degree of precision
7/27 – Industrial Engineering; Casting ($25)
• Describe the casting process in manufacturing
• Create a casting mold and cast a unique product
• Examine their cast items and make improvement
