Below are past examples of activities.
Agriculture
John Deere |
Participants measured the power needed topull the machinery through wet sand. |
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Architect/Engineering
Origin Design |
Origin Design brought a hands-on activity for kids tobe able to use Lego duplos to build a retaining wall andsee if their design collapses / fails . This activity is designedto get kids thinking about designing. How high of a wallcan they build? How can we backfill to give stability? |
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IMEG |
Participants were challenged to build the tallest tower out of paper. |
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Girls Scouts |
Participants worked together to build a straw building withthe local girls scouts. |
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ISG |
ISG had participants build towers out of foam blocks.Structural stability was determined utilizing a fan towithstand a horizontal wind force. |
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Energy/Utilities
East Penn |
By using Snap Circuits, East Penn hadparticipants wire various items to replicatethe flow of energy in a battery. |
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Financial
CommunityBank of Oelwein |
Participants participated in a ring toss using pop bottles.Place on top of bottles were various coin amounts.Participants were asked to calculate the total. If correct,the participant won a prize. |
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Manufacturing
Viking Pump |
Participants operated various pumps with Viking Pump.When the water reached the top, the column lit up. Theyalso brought moving pump demos and examples of liquids that they pump. |
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John Deere |
Participants welded with a virtual reality tool. |
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Geater (GMM) |
Participants measured the diameter of a circle utilizing different tools. |
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John Deere |
Participants measured the power needed to pull themachinery through wet sand. |
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Fusion Products |
Participants operated on the computers to test theirknowledge of measuring by playing a rulergame with Fusion Products. |
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Bodine Electric |
Bodine Electric had participants build low voltage (5 volts) electric motors. |
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Engineering Servicesand Products |
Engineering Services and Products had a demonstrationon hydroponic growing, and an activity of buildingstructures out of spaghetti and marshmallows. |
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Medical
Regional HealthServices ofHoward County |
Regional Health Services of HowardCounty used an Ipad and a 12 inchplatform to show participants all thedifferent part of the body that theyused during their jump. |
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NICC Nursing |
Participants navigated various syringesby pulling water out of a bowl and measuredthe liquid in the syringe. |
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MercyOne |
MercyOne operated a small ultrasoundmachine to view their arteries and veins. |
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University ofIowa Medical |
UI Health Care provided interactivemedical activities. Activities included;laparoscopic surgery. Kids had theopportunity to try their hand atminimally invasive laparoscopic surgery. |
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ParamountAmbulances |
Paramedic teaches participantsabout all the different medicalequipment that is used during their job. |
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Ideal Chiropractic |
Children had the opportunity to create aspine out of noodles with Ideal Chiropractic. |
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Public Service
Fayette Co.Sheriff Department |
Fayette Co. Sheriff Dept. examinedtechnology utilized by law enforcement. |
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Winneshiek Co.Sheriff Department |
The kids were be able to watch K9demonstrations and meet K9 "McCoy."They were also be given a tour of the squad carand got to see the latest equipment andtechnology used in law enforcement. |
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Dubuque Police |
Participants explored a Dubuque PoliceDepartment patrol vehicle. |
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Waterloo Fire &Rescue |
Participants were able to test out theirfirefighter skills with rope rescueequipment and a demo called"HazMat ID Mass Spectrometer" withthe Waterloo Fire and Rescue. |
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Water & Soil
Black Hawk Co.Soil & WaterConservation |
Black Hawk Co. Soil & Water Conservationbrought a soil erosion rain fall simulatorand an Enviroscape watershedmodel on displayto teach students about the connectionbetween stormwater, soil erosion,water quality, and what they can doto help protect water in our community. |
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Other
Girls Scouts |
By using toothpicks and gum drops, participantscreated a model of a cube. |
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Iowa Public Television |
Participants replicated shapes using tangrams. |
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Upper Iowa University |
Participants operated a GoPro camera and aWacom tablet to test their graphic design skills. |
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UNI STEM |
Participants were involved in an investigationto find the missing mascot using chromatography. |
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