FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Libby Raiford, 423-648-6096, lfr@cdmfun.org or
Carla Campbell, 423-648-6054, cbc@cdmfun.org
Ingenious Engineering Fun at
Creative Discovery Museum!
February 13, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
(January 13, 2010) – Engineering is tons of fun when you get to think it, build it, and see results with the help from the pros at Creative Discovery Museum. Join expert engineers at the Museum on February 13th from 12 to 4 p.m. and experience engineering fun!
Engineers from the Society of Women Engineers and Engineering students from UTC and Chattanooga State will lead guests in hands-on exploration of engineering concepts. The professionals will share their work and expertise in each major engineering field, including mechanical, electrical, civil, and chemical. Whether building a cup tower that reaches the second floor, learning about a chemical reaction or designing a new type of vehicle, guests will have a blast with the limitless possibilities when engineering principles are applied.
Just a few of the activities that will combine fun with basic lessons in science and engineering include:
* Constructing a Cup Tower -- Visitors will attempt to build a tower out of plastic cups as tall as the ceiling in the Museum's two-story Atrium.
* Gum Drop Building –Guests will learn secrets in design that will help them make even the gummiest materials sturdy foundations.
* Hoop Glider -- One drinking straw plus two strips of paper… How far will it fly?
Engineering Fun Day at Creative Discovery Museum is a part of E Week, the Chattanooga Engineers Club's weeklong celebration of the engineering profession. More information about E week can be found at www.chattanooga.engineersweek.com and the National Engineering Week website at www.eweek.org.
Activities are free with admission to the Museum.
About Creative Discovery Museum
Creative Discovery Museum is open Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun: noon-5 p.m. CLOSED Wednesdays. 321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. Creative Discovery Museum is recognized as one of the top children’s museums in the nation. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to educational enrichment for children ages 4-months to 12-years-old through interactive, hands-on experiences that foster creative and critical thinking. Creative Discovery Museum focuses on a broad range of areas encompassed by Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Technology and the Sciences. In addition to its exhibits, Creative Discovery Museum provides local residents and visitors with special events, educational programming, teacher resources for the classroom, field trips, after school programming, early childhood education classes, artist residencies, camps, art lessons, science demonstrations, and a branch of the local library. Creative Discovery Museum is a funded agency of Allied Arts and Tennessee Arts Commission and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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