Great Kids, Great Families
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Engineers for the Future
By St. Mary Parish School
Thursday, Nov 29 2007, 09:35 PM
Last Saturday, 21 Junior Girl Scouts from Troop 2522 traveled to the UW-Madison campus for a day-long program where they learned about many different facets of engineering and earned three science badges! The girls were welcomed by several different groups of women studying to become engineers at the school, and they told the girls about why they chose to go into the engineering field, and the perks of being a woman in a male-dominated career! In addition, many of the students talked to the girls about their personal Girl Scout experience! Many of them are life-long Girl Scouts, and even belong to a campus Girl Scout program, providing Madison area Girl Scouts with special programming and support!
After hearing from these student engineers, the fun began! The girls learned about friction by experimenting with wheels on different surfaces, and studied various optical illusions, trying to figure out how they work! They also tried to make a paper clip float in a bowl of water, and one of our Scouts, Chloe, was the only one who could make it float several times! This even surprised the engineers. The girls then learned that there is acid in soda (yuck!) and they made their own version of flubber! Finally, the Scouts measured their heartbeats at rest, and then again after “jumping around” in true Badger spirit.
What a great experience for our girls! They were able to travel to a top-notch university, earn 3 science badges, and have a blast in the process!
