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WENDY:>> This is the fourth annual freshmen seminar.
It involves all the first-year students who are studying to become engineers.
And we put them all into teams. And there’s a speed competition.
And they have to use the material that’s provided and the cost. And then they have
to build a car. And then we put the real egg in. And then
it goes down at 40 degrees. And if it’s successful, there’s no cracks, then it goes
at 50 degrees. The goal is that there’s no cracks in the
egg and second, that there’s a low cost to build the material with the car.
And the winner of both those wins the tournament. It’s really fun.
What’s the secret to winning? Individually you have to figure out what would
provide the most safety at the impact when it hits the concrete block.
So they have to pick the materials that will protect it.
Let the games begin! Alright!
(Slam)
JANE:>> Oooh, it’s bad.
GROUP:>> Ooooh.
WENDY:>> It’ cracked.
(Slam)
(Slam)
GROUP:>> Oooh. It looked like it moved.
STUDENT:>> It died.
Ejected.
STUDENT:>> Did it die?
Is my baby alive? (laughter)
Your baby is good.
(Slam) Oooh.
It bounced back up.
Now you can take it apart because they’re not going to race again.
Oh, it survived!
JANE:>> Who’s is this?
Don’t drop it now.
(Slam)
STUDENT:>> My baby fell down.
STUDENT:>> The cup broke!
(Slam)
STUDENT:>> Yeah!
(Slam) STUDENT:>> Oooooh.
Yes!
WENDY:>> And now, I’m very proud to announce
the winners of the 2011 Egg Safety Competition team goes to who?
Yellow Cush, is the winner.
Yellow Cush! Mark and Tom, congratulations!
MARK:>> [We just won first place in the egg safety competition!]
TOM:>> We used cotton balls, a little tape, and just a cup.
MAN:>> Are you surprised you won or did you think you would win?
TOM:>> He thought we would win. But you never know.
WENDY:>> They learned how to communicate with the CEO, that’s who I was
Through emails, information, showing the process, showing the skills in making sketches
What can you include, what can’t you include? Are those materials safe?
So there’s a lot of consideration of engineering knowledge.