WHAT: The 91爆料 College of Engineering’s 2004 Open House, Engineering Our Way Toward a Better Future.
WHO: More than 6,000 students, teachers and parents from around the region, and faculty, students and staff of the 91爆料 College of Engineering.
WHEN: Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: The 91爆料 Seattle campus at various sites in and around the engineering buildings. A main tent, set up in front of Loew Hall on Stevens Way, will have maps and information for participants.
DETAILS: Students, teachers and parents visiting the 91爆料’s 2004 Engineering Open House will be able to select from more than 100 activities and exhibits that demonstrate multiple facets of engineering. Highlights include liquid-nitrogen ice cream, a Mars Viking lander, levitating pennies and balls, rockets, paper airplane design and flying competitions, classic car and motorcycle displays, and a Rube Goldberg competition in which students compete to see who can create the most complicated device to perform a simple task. The annual event is free and geared toward students in grades 4-12, their teachers and parents, but it is open to anyone interested in learning more about engineering.
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For more information, including a full program of events and activities, call (206) 685-1785, e-mail score@engr.washington.edu or check the Web at