Seventh graders from River Bend Middle School in Fulton, IL, attended Morrison Institute of Technology’s first 2016-2017 Junior High Technology Day, on Friday, November 4, 2016. More than 70 students participated in five, hands-on activities focused on the principles of engineering.
Activities included:
- working in groups to build the tallest structure using limited resources – newspaper and tape.
- using solid modeling software to design a 3D model of a whistle; at the end of the day students received a prototype of the whistle that had been printed on one of Morrison Tech’s 3D printers.
- creating a trial mix of concrete and testing concrete for workability and compression strength.
- designing a bridge with special software and physically testing a bridge under typical loads.
- exploring commonly used manufacturing processes, including an injection molding station where they created a plastic paper clip, golf tees or screwdriver.
Morrison Institute of Technology, 701 Portland Avenue, in Morrison, IL, has five more Technology Days planned for the academic year. Nearly 400 seventh graders from eight area schools are planning to participate.
Morrison Institute of Technology faculty member Jim Prombo explains an activity.
For additional information, contact Larry Libberton, Director of Admissions, at 815-772-7218, extension 227, or visit www.morrisontech.edu.