Farmer’s Market – Polydron Kit & Origami

Event Title: Science at the Market – Geometry Themed

Location: Urbana Farmers Market

Date: August 6th, 2016

Members of ENVISION introduced children at the Urbana Farmer’s Market to geometry through polydron geometry kits and simple origami. The visitors learned about Euler’s formula and surface area and were able to design various structures with the various pieces in the kit. They were then able to apply these ideas to origami — we made gorillas, pigs, dogs, swans, and cubes.

Matt created a powerpoint presentation to show the visitors how origami is applicable in research! The powerpoint can be viewed here.

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UMS Construction Camp Day 2 – Gumdrop Domes

Event Title: Urbana Middle School (UMS) Construction Camp Day 2 – Gumdrop Domes

Location: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory

Date: August 1st, 2016

Members of ENVISION visited the students in the Urbana Summer Construction Camp at the Phillips Recreation Center to teach them about structural engineering. We performed the Gumdrop dome activity to learn about the strength of triangles vs square. At the end, the students had some free time to get creative with their structures!

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UMS Construction Camp Day 1 – 3D Printing

Event Title: Urbana Middle School (UMS) Construction Camp – 3D Printing

Location: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory

Date: August 1st, 2016

Members of ENVISION partnered with UMS to host 40 students aged 6-12 on a field trip to UIUC. The students were part of a Construction Camp hosted by the Urbana Middle School, ran by Andi Bonner. The students performed the SLA 3D Printing activity, and were given tours of the Ford RP Lab and Innovation Studio on campus to learn about all different kinds of 3D printing: fused deposition modeling, stereolithography, inkjet, and more!

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