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Call for Volunteers: eWeek at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

February 13, 2014

eWeek is a terrific opportunity to interact with kids and get them excited about engineering! Date: Feb 22, 2014 Time: 10am-5pm (2 hr minimum required) Activities we can help with: Motor Mania and Paper Circuits Littlebit Exploration – http://littlebits.cc/ Cardboard Constructions Goldiblox – http://www.goldieblox.com/ Contact Sherry Williams to learn more and sign up. Each volunteer …

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SWE helps kids build and play at iPLAY

August 21, 2013

On August 2nd and 3rd SWE members volunteered at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s iPLAY event.  The event was held in the museum’s Innovation Studios and offered hands-on activities that combined science and technology with art to encourage kids to create and explore.  SWE members helped girls with the “Build Some Bling” activity …

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Fort Worth & Dallas SWE team up to teach girls about circuits at Sally Ride Science Fest

May 3, 2013

On Saturday April 6th, women from the Dallas and Fort Worth sections of the Society of Women Engineers spent their day showing 5th-8th grade girls how fun engineering can be! The SWE sections were part of the Sally Ride Science Festival Street Fair where girls wandered around to see exciting science exhibits hosted by local …

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Girls in Engineering Day at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

April 15, 2013

On February 23rd, Fort Worth SWE celebrated Engineers Week by exploring engineering with Girl Scouts at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.  In one workshop, girls made scribblebots – battery-powered robots that dance across the table, creating scribble art.  Some also participated in a hands-on activity to make sparkly lip gloss in a …

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Creative mini-projects at Future Cities

April 15, 2013

This year Fort Worth SWE challenged the Future Cities competition attendees with some mini engineering projects while they waited to give their presentations.  Three challenges were offered: Build boats out of aluminum foil that can hold 25 washers without sinking Build a structure out of popsicle sticks and hot glue that can hold a box …

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