March 21st, Virginia Tech KTU exhibitors

Fun with Paper Straw Rockets

Fun with Paper Straw Rockets" - Many a child's and adult's imagination has been fired by dreams of rocket flight to distant worlds. With some basic materials (paper, straws, and rocket fins, along with some simple assembly), children and adults will design, construct and launch paper rockets while also launching an exciting investigation and lesson about rockets that incorporates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Pulaski County 4-H

Pulaski County 4-H conducts the Paper Straw Rockets activity multiple times throughout the year through 4-H After-School Clubs, 4-H In-School Clubs and the Rockets & Paper Airplanes Class at 4-H Camp and 4-H Cloverbud Camp. The Paper Rocket activity demonstrates how rockets fly through the atmosphere looking at a variety of variables. A rocket with fins is more stable in flight than a rocket with no fins. And the placement and size of rocket fins is key to the rockets stability through flight.

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How to Make a Square Bubble

The Society of Women Engineers at Virginia Tech exists to support and encourage women in all engineering fields. Our exhibit teaches science skills, such as surface tension and pressure. The purpose of this exhibit is to put children in front of a few materials and learn how to create different structures to produce various bubble shapes. The children will be given straws, pipe cleaners, and scissors. Given a little instruction, the children will create a cube and use bubble solution to create a square

bubble. The goal of this exhibit is to engage children in solving design problems and promote science growth.

Virginia Tech’s Society of Women Engineers

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Virginia Tech contributes to the campus, the community, and its members. SWE participates in many service projects aimed at encouraging young women to consider a career in engineering as well as projects that help the environment and the New River Valley community. SWE creates a network of women engineers throughout Virginia Tech and demonstrates the value of diversity on this campus. SWE also offers scholarships, career advice, mentoring, and professional, social, and service opportunities for its members.