SciGirls I 2015 Day Eight

And five, four, three, two, one....Welcome to another broadcast of the SciGirls Network!!!! Believe it or not, but we had a chance to go behind the scenes at WFSU - both the television studios and the radio booths. Mike Dunn retired, so this year our tour guide was Mr. Paul Dam who was well versed and able to deliver just as much information in regards to the Kirk Radio collection. The girls were excited to have an opportunity to learn about website development, produce a television segment, conduct personal interviews, operate television cameras, and present a television broadcast. This experience left the SciGirls clamoring to see their final production, which unfortunately won't be revealed until Friday night during the SciGirls reception. The morning had passed so quickly before we realized we needed to jet back over to the Maglab for a great hands-on Paper Towel Roll Structure challenge with Ashley Anderson and Audra Hayden from Atkins and EGS respectively. The most important rule for this exercise was simple - read the directions. With 30 paper towel rolls and a roll of masking tape, the structures had to be at least two rolls high, constructed within an hour, and be able to hold at least 15 lbs. Two groups exceeded their projected amounts with weights of over 50 pounds. Move over people because future engineers were hard at work today. We concluded our day with the launching of our bottle rockets. Check out our blog to see the Twin Blaster 3000, the SG 600, and the Heagle fly/spiral through the air... Get the mosquito spray ready, because tomorrow we're off to the SINKS.