Girl Scouts "Cheering for Engineering" Event a Huge Smash!

We had 12 Girl Scouts from 5 different troops attended the Cheering for Engineering! event on Saturday November 16th.

These girls spent all day at the Girl Scout Headquarters in downtown Cedar Rapids with our volunteers. We did 6 different activities which were related to various engineering disciplines. They learned about electrical circuits while making (and decorating!) Dance Pads, Civil Engineering while making Chocolate Asphalt, Chemical Engineering while making colored slime, and Aerospace Engineering while making and testing paper airplanes. We wrapped up the day with two teams of girl scouts building and testing a bridge made out of chairs, poster board and string. 


All the Girl Scouts took home a SWE badge to add to their vest. Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time to help us put on such a great event!