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School Visits to Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering

Location: Fort Collins, Colorado

Event/Activity Description

 

Are you an educator who wants your students to explore all things engineering?

If so, plan a school trip to the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University. There are several options to choose from, and you can book everything via this ONLINE FORM

Group Visit Activities: Student Interaction 
Group Visits Activities: Lab Tours and Demonstration
(Please note laboratories can accommodate a maximum of 20 students; however, we can pair lab demonstrations with other activities and break larger groups into two.)  
Materials Testing (30 Mins)– Mechanical Engineering
Break ice with hammers, play with memory materials, and rip apart metal samples! This demonstration shows what materials testing looks like in a lab and how we apply our engineering knowledge to creating materials for applications around us.
Concrete Materials Lab (30 mins)– Civil Engineering
This tour will discuss what concrete is, how civil engineers use it, and how it is tested. As part of the lab demonstration, a concrete cylinder will be broken, and students can handle different cured concrete mixes and testing tools.
Smash Lab (30 mins)- Civil Engineering
This tour will discuss the properties of materials used in civil engineering and how we test for them. Metal or wood samples may be broken during the tour.
AI Camera System and Proximity Detector (30 mins)– Electrical and Computer Engineering
In this demonstration, we show how conventional proximity sensing is performed using classical techniques and technology through an Ultrasonic Sensor-based range detection mechanism. We then demonstrate the new Artificial Intelligence driven approach through an Object Detection camera system capable of detecting 91 objects. We cover at a high level the engineering elements, from concept to code, to circuitry and implementation.
Group Visits Activities: CSU Affiliate 
Powerhouse Tour:
Powerhouse Energy Institute is part of the Office Vice President for Research and studies solutions to energy and climate challenges with global impacts. It involves all eight colleges at CSU and operates out of a research facility at the north end of downtown Fort Collins (transportation not provided by CSU)
Drone Center Demonstration (transportation not provided by CSU)
Group Visits Activities: Interactive Activity 
Bottle Rocket Activity 
Join our student ambassadors to analyze velocity, acceleration, and distance by launching homemade bottle rockets.
Popsicle Stick Bridge Building
Learn about civil engineering principles through this fun hands-on activity infrastructure.
3D Printing Lab 
Learn the basics of 3D printing using our state-of-the-art lab. Students will be able to take home a 3D-printed design of their choice.
Circuit and Coding building lab:
Join our student ambassadors to learn basic circuit elements to code and construct a circuit.
Sand Castle Building:
This activity takes place in the Geotechnical Engineering lab in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Students will learn about the science of building great sand castles and then compete to see who can build the tallest castle.

 

Event/Activity Details

Target Populations:

High School Students, K-5 Students, Middle School Students

Program Type:

Larger/encompassing several smaller opportunities

Instructional Delivery Methods:

Demonstration or simulation, Inquiry/hands-on, Lecture/talk/presentation

Participation Fees:

Free Program

Collaboration Opportunities

New members of the target population(s) can get involved / participate in the program.
CSU researchers can collaborate with research or evaluation.
CSU researchers can collaborate with programming or practical implementation.

CSU at National Western Center Theme:

Energy, Health, Water

More Information / Register

Primary Contact

Bella Pulido
Recruitment Coordinator
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering

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