Big Blow Out at the Beginning of the Year!

Thirty-six students attended the first meeting of the school year for Seminole SECME in pursuit of science, engineering, communications, and math excellence!

Mr. Landstrom started the meeting with a powerpoint presentation on what is SECME, while Captain Previte and VCs Lowenthal and Touma distributing copies of the "Hawk Talk" newsletter and Seminole SECME schedule for the fall.

After the introductions, it was time to design E-Week's Build an Air Powered Car (requires Adobe Acrobat). Congratulations Team Gregg.

Materials Needed:
- 3 drinking straws
- 4 Lifesavers candy
- 1 piece of copier paper
- 2 paper clips
- 50 centimeters of tape
- Pair of scissors


Instructions:
1. Make a jet-car out using only 3 plastic drinking straws, 4 wintergreen lifesavers, 1 piece of paper, 2 paper clips and 50 centimeters of tape.
2. Here's the catch: you can only use your breath to make them move! To power your jet-car, you blow on it. Can you get your jet-car to move 4 meters (13.1234 feet)?
3. Race them. Have rival teams design and make their own jet-cars, then have a jet-car competition. See who can move their jet-car 4 meters with the fewest number of breaths, or the shortest amount of time.