Load-bearing structures, simple machines, catapults, water filters — physical things that either work or fall over.

Do they work alone or in teams?

Both. Solo build first, then a team build where they have to defend a design choice out loud.

Engineering Summer Camp in Lauderdale County, MS

Lauderdale County is one of 82 counties in Mississippi. Engineering Summer Camp works the same way here as anywhere: give a child a problem too hard to guess at, then refuse to hand them the answer.

Ages 7-14 · For families · Mississippi · South

Engineering Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Lauderdale County, MS

What the week actually is

Engineering week is constraints week. A bridge that must hold a weight, with a fixed pile of materials and a deadline. Children who have never been told no by a problem before meet one here, and learn that the answer is a redesign, not a tantrum.

Day by day

Constraints and a materials budget
First build, first collapse
Redesign from what failed
Load test to destruction, record the number
Showcase: defend the design choice

Lauderdale County, MS — what applies locally

Lauderdale County is one of 82 counties in Mississippi.
Every public school district inside Lauderdale County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
State: Mississippi · Region: South

Questions we get from Lauderdale County, MS

What do they build?: Load-bearing structures, simple machines, catapults, water filters — physical things that either work or fall over.
Is it messy?: Yes. That is not incidental.
Do they work alone or in teams?: Both. Solo build first, then a team build where they have to defend a design choice out loud.

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