STEM Events

 Students in grades 6-8 are challenged to build a motorized object using K'Nex, a versatile, creative construction product and code a Cue Robot while practicing problem solving skills and working as a team . Consulting engineers from local companies engage with the teams prior to competition and shares important work-based skills/concepts.

 

 

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Manufacturing competition featuring Maker Space technology to identify a problem and produce an original product that will help the community. The teams also develop and make marketing/business plans to entice investors. Consulting engineers from local companies engage with the teams prior to competition sharing manufacturing concepts and project management skills.

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3D Printing
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Invention Convention

STEM based LEGO competition for Edgecombe County & Nash County elementary schools, grade 3-5. Schools compete at the individual school-level and culminate in a regional competition. The goal of this challenge is to spark interest, confidence, and creative problem solving early in the STEM fields needed for our local workforce.



 

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Opportunity for casual conversation over a pizza lunch about a side variety of healthcare careers and careers in engineering & manufacturing in the Twin-Counties area. Professionals volunteer to share their knowledge and advice with high school students.

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Lunch with an engineer