CIS-IEEE National Engineers Children's Day

Co-Sponsored by Indiana Council of Engineering Societies

Date: Saturday, February 16, 2008
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

National Engineers Week will be celebrated February 17-23, 2008. Once again, The IEEE Central Indiana Section, is teaming up with The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, to increase public awareness about Engineering and to help young students consider Engineering as a career option.

Our program will be held at The Children’s Museum on Saturday, February 16th, from 10:00 - 3:00. We are looking for volunteers to help with our program. Our program consists of engineers being stationed near several exhibits throughout the museum. Each station will tie an engineering discipline in with that exhibit. There will be "hands on" items at our stations as well. Volunteers will be there to talk with visitors, answer any questions about engineering, hand out materials and to validate visitor’s cards. Visitors to the museum will be given a “schematic” upon entering the museum, and after successfully visiting all of our engineering stations, and turning in their cards, they’ll be eligible for prizes to be given away through a drawing at 3:00 pm that day.

Please click here to fill out a volunteer form even if you can participate for only part of the day. Please contact Bob Evanich (b.evanich@ieee.org, 317-838-2268), or Alan Stillerman (astiller@ieee.org, 317-263-8888).  for more information.

Please note: This is a preliminary schedule of activities. Some other societies may have additional activites to add.

Exhibit Engineering Discipline Engineering Title Activities
Welcome Table      
Dinosphere Electrical, Power, Computer Engineering Dinosaurs build a simple flashlight
show blueprints and schematics
All Aboard Electrical Train to be an Engineer See your voice on an Oscilloscope
See different electronic parts
Spacequest Planetarium Aerospace Engineering is Flying High Make and fly paper airplanes
mark off distance
Mysteries in History Civil Lessons Learned in Engineering Build a simple paper bridge
 
Race Car Mechanical, automotive, electrical, computer Race to be an Engineer See actual parts from race cars
Try on a fire suit and helmet
Science Works biomedical, environmental, chemical, civil, architectural, agricultural Engineering Fun Silly Putty
Play games such as
Jenga
Kerplunk
Mouse Trap

Click here to register.