Student Engineering Contest Coming to KSU

From KEH Communication: Event Description: Eight school districts will come together on May 18th at Kent State University to compete in two middle school STEM activities – The Junior Solar Sprint and the KidWind Junior.

hands-on educational STEM activity for 7th, and 8th grade students. JSS student teams apply math, science, and creativity to design, construct, and test model solar-powered cars and then race them on a 20-meter track.

The KidWind Challenge is a national middle school STEM event similar to the JSS activity, where students design a model wind turbine within constraints to generate the most amount of energy from a set amount of time within a wind tunnel.

Location? Aeronautics and Technology building at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio

When? Thursday - May 18th, 2017

Invitation! The media is invited to cover the event, being that it’s the first of its kind in the state of Ohio – having two STEM events on the same day in the same location. See and experience this incredible event so you can join us in 2018.

• Lee Burneson Middle School of Westlake
• Lake Middle School of Hartville
• North Olmsted Middle School
• Orange Middle School
• Eastlake Middle School
• Brecksville Middle School
• Boardman Middle School
• Tallmadge Middle School
• Perry Middle School
• Hawkins Middle School

Time JSS Race and KidWind Challenge both will begin around 10:30 a.m. and will continue until around 1:00 pm

thonnings@wlake.org 440-835-6340 (school) or 330-239-4545 (cell phone)

Rain Date? In case of a cloudy or rainy day, race will be run with batteries inside the hallways of Kent State University’s Aeronautics and Technology building.

Aeronautics and Technology building

For Individuals/Companies Displays for Thursday, May 18th

Thank you so much for covering our Junior Solar Sprint Race and KidWind Challenge at Kent State University on Thursday, May 18th. Below outlines basic information. Please – keep in mind that we are trying to introduce/expose ourmiddle school students to alternative energy and transportation.

Many of us discuss things like future energy systems, renewable energies, global warming, resource management, sustainable transportation…and that we will have to solve

many problems facing our culture and world, and to do that we’ll have to work together, sharing knowledge, and being innovative. It is our view that with a cooperative effort among various segments of community, we can all help influence young minds and positively evolve the world around us.

Questions? Please call me on my cell phone – 330-239-4545 or email me: thonnings@wlake.org

Note: I am a teacher at Lee Burneson Middle School in Westlake. The school number is 440-835-6340

Schedule (as it now stands)

• 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Students will be given tour of KSU Engineering facilities and programs by KSU engineering

students and staff

• 10:45 to 1:00 Race, Lunch, and Displays. Students will rotate through the display in groups of 8 to 15

students.

• 1:15 to 1:30 (Approximate time) Winner is announced, trophies are given, door prizes are handed out and thanks is given to KSU Officials and displays.
• 1:30 Schools will depart from KSU

Other notes:

• There will not be any access to food. Sorry! (Anyone for bagels? Coffee?)
• We apologize, but we probably won’t be able to provide electric service
• Feel free to ask any other questions. Thank you so much.

Kurt Thonnings – thonnings@wlake.org

Parking Displays, including automobiles, are situated on the cement sidewalk on the South East courtyard by the Aeronautic and Technology Building, off of Summit Street – South of the Student Center.

Please come see me – Kurt Thonnings – at the Trophy table, which will be right in front of the display area. Please be advised that this parking lot will be the only one available for this event. Parking at other lots might result in a parking ticket.

Rain Date?

We will still have the race if it’s raining or cloudy (inside we use batteries). We’ll move to the halls of the Aeronautic and Technology Building, which is at the North side of the parking lot. As we get closer to the date and see weather predictions, can you please let me know if you plan on attending?

Directions to Kent State

· See more Kent State Maps at:

http://www.kent.edu/maps

· Aeronautics and Technology Building -

1400 E. Summit Street, Kent, Ohio

· Google Maps:

https://goo.gl/maps/uBSdewJwRp...

Photos courtesy of KEH Communication