Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Congratulations Team Trojan!

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Congratulations to Matt Schulz, Brandy Milano, Zack Wallace and Ryan Hamilton. In the Motorized Toy Car challenge, Team Trojan designed an electric gear driven toy capable of driving up a 5 inch long ramp with an incline of 30 degrees. Force and friction, simple machines, levers and gears, torque and design are the core scientific concepts covered in this challenge.
SAE A World In Motion Motorized Toy Car Challenge
The SAE A World In Motion program has been working with SECME for years in providing educators STEM education. At the SECME Summer 2009 Institute in Florida, A World In Motion program developer Ken Francis presented all of the AWIM challenges. The SECME Summer Institute provides educators, administrators, parents and students innovative STEM Educational programs and professional development.