Chattanooga
Area E Week 2009 Activities
February 15-21, 2009
FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is an international program for children ages 9-14. It
combines a hands-on, interactive robotics program and a research presentation
with a sports-like atmosphere. Teams consist of up to 10 members and focus on
such things as team building, problem solving, creativity, and analytical
thinking. This year's theme (2008) will focus on weather and climate change.
For information about the 2008 challenge and the First Lego League, visit the
FLL web site at www.firstlegoleague.org.
This year, the Chattanooga Engineers Club is working with teams from:
* Brainerd Baptist School
* 21st Century Academy
* Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences
* David Brainerd Christian School
* A Lookout Valley home-school team
* Tyner Middle Academy
* An East Brainerd home-school team
* A Soddy-Daisy home-school team
* 2 Signal Mountain home-school teams
* A St. Elmo after-school, neighborhood team
Each team will create and maintain a web site as a part of the research and
presentation portion of the challenge. Click on the links above to follow their
progress.
This year, the traditional "Chattanooga Local Event" will be held at
the studio of WRCB, Channel 3. The teams will get a chance to practice
competition without scoring or awards, meet and work with the climate
"experts" from Channel 3, and meet the other teams from the area. In
the past, this has resulted in an unusually effective research and presentation
by local teams.
On December 6, 2008, the teams will compete in Cookeville, Tennessee, for the
state competition.
For information on starting a local team in the Chattanooga area, contact Cathy
Burnett or Ed Chapin. For information on starting teams anywhere else in
Tennessee, visit the Tennessee First Lego League.
For information on how to become a local First Lego League team sponsor click here.
February 7, 2009, 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Math Counts
at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Engineering and Computer Science Bldg. Room EMCS 422
This Saturday event is sponsored by Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers
(TSPE)
MathCounts is the nationwide math coaching and
competition program for 7th and 8th grade students. Following teams participated:
CSTHEA HOME SCHOOL
BLEDSOE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
BAYLOR SCHOOL
CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
TYNER MIDDLE ACADEMY
Competition Results
Individual Winners
1st Place: Trevor Sharpe from CSTHEA Home School
2nd Place: Amy Davis from Chattanooga Christian School
3rd Place: Lauren Johnson from Baylor School
4th Place: Sophia Conwell from Baylor School
Team Awards
1st Place: Baylor School
2nd Place: CSTHEA Home School
3rd Place: Chattanooga Christian School
Countdown Round Winners
Trevor Sharpe from CSTHEA Home School
Amy Davis from Chattanooga Christian School
Lauren Johnson from Baylor School
For more information go to www.MATHCOUNTS.org
Contact for TSPE local
Jeffrey H. Parris, P.E.
Principal
February 14, 2009, 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Engineering Fun Day at the Creative Discovery
Museum
at 321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga TN 37402
These Saturday afternoon activities for museum visitors are led by local
engineers and may include:
Cup Tower, Egg Bunge, Hoop Glider, Steady Tray, and Hovercraft, and Spaghetti
and Marshmallow Dome
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009
12 noon to 4:00 p.m.
Contact the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) for more details at:
Tiffany Gibby, 423-751-3168, tjgibby@tva.gov
February 16, 2009, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
E-Week Kick Off
Luncheon
at Doubletree Hotel Chattanooga ( 407 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402 )
RSVP needed TODAY!!!!
Cost: Single Ticket $20, Table of Eight $150 RSVP by February 10th to
Kelley Evatt,
Email, telephone: 423-209-6813.
Please call if you do not receive a response from your emailed RSVP.
Speaker: Mark Perry, Director, Product Planning and Strategy for Nissan
Americas
click here for bio
Subject: "Creating a New Electric Vehicle and the Grid to Feed
It"
Mark Perry, Director of Product Planning and Strategy for Nissan Americas will
speak about their new electric vehicle concept, which was created to draw
attention to Nissan
Motor Co., Ltd.'s global environmental efforts. This
concept is a way to expose American buyers to one of Nissan's most popular
domestic market cars at a time when fuel economy and packaging efficiency is
popular. Mr. Perry will briefly discuss Nissan's Green Program 2010 and its
focus on three core areas related to the environment: reducing CO2 emissions,
reducing exhaust emissions, and accelerating recycling efforts.
Mark Perry's teams are responsible for Versa, Sentra,
Altima, Altima Coupe,
Maxima, Quest and the electric vehicle programs. Perry leads the product
planning teams to take approved vehicle concepts through development to launch
and
manage the product's lifecycle.
Co-sponsored by the Chattanooga Engineers Club, Chattanooga Technology Council,
Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Quality,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society of Women Engineers
and other professional societies that wish to join us in celebration of
engineering advances on President's Day
February 16, 2009, 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM
Green Behind the Scenes
at DOUBLETREE HOTEL CHATTANOOGA
E-week Extra:
DOUBLETREE HOTEL CHATTANOOGA General Manager Bill Mish will lead "Green
Behind the Scenes -- an
insider's look at the environmental features of the DOUBLETREE" from 1:15
pm to 2:00 pm on Monday, February 16, following the Engineers Week Kick-off
Luncheon.
DOUBLETREE HOTEL CHATTANOOGA
407 Chestnut Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
February 19, 2009, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
E-Week Award Banquet
at DOUBLETREE HOTEL CHATTANOOGA
"Auto Plants and Transplants: What the South Needs Now"
Dr. Jay Baron, President and CEO Center for Automotive Research
Highlight of the evening will be naming of awards and presentation of awards:
JO CONN GUILD Outstanding Engineer of the Year
GEN. ROBERT NEYLAND Young Engineer of the Year
CARLISLE A. JORDAN Technician of the Year
PHILIP J. SUTTON PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE Award
Click Here To Get Award Nomination Forms
Click Here For Information about JO CONN GUILD, GEN. ROBERT
NEYLAND, CARLISLE A. JORDAN and PHILIP J. SUTTON
Location: DOUBLETREE HOTEL CHATTANOOGA
407 Chestnut Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Cost: Single Ticket, $38, Table of Eight $300
RSVP by February 12 to Kelley Evatt, Email,
telephone: 423-209-6813
Please call if you do not receive a response to your emailed RSVP.
This Thursday evening event is sponsored by:
Co-sponsored by the Chattanooga Engineers Club, Chattanooga Technology Council,
Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society of Women
Engineers and other professional societies that wish to join us in celbration of engineering accomplishments in our community.
February 21, 2009 Science Olympiad
at Chattanooga State Technical Community College
Saturday event sponsored by Chattanooga State Technical Community College
For details and registration form, visit
www.chattanoogastate.edu/science_olympiad/somain.asp
Contact Dave Stanislawski at 423-697-4442 x3119
Science Olympiad is an international nonprofit organization devoted to
improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in
science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science
education by both students and teachers. Teams of 15 students
work on their teamwork and problem solving throughout the year in preparation
for each of the events. There are multiple events in earth science,
biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, computers and technology that follow
the format of popular board games, TV shows, and athletic games. Events in the
Science Olympiad have been designed to recognize the wide variety of skills
that students possess. While some events require knowledge of scientific facts
and concepts, others rely on science processes, skills or applications.
If you answer yes to two or more of the questions below, then we invite you to
become part of the renaissance in science education by starting a Science
Olympiad team in your school, district or state. We would like to share the
excitement and successes that have been experienced at Science Olympiad
Tournaments all across the country.
Do you teach or work with students in one of the grades K-12?
Are you concerned about declining achievement in science classes?
Would you like to see student interest in science increase?
Do you wish we could capture the kind of interest, enthusiasm, and commitment
for science that we see exhibited for sports?
Would you like to participate in a program that is aligned with the National
Science Standards and the TIMSS Recommendations?
Are you ready to increase student scores and student interest in science and
improve community perception of science education?
For information contact the State Office at
Email
David Stanislawski, State Director
Chattanooga State Technical Community College
4501 Amnicola Highway
Chattanooga, TN 37406
(423) 697-3119
February 27, 2009, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Design Squad 2009
at Science Theatre, 255 Northgate Mall, Chattanooga TN
The Science Theatre will be celebrating E-week again this year with an
engineering workshop, Design Squad (based PBS show/program), on Friday,
February 27, 2009. The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 8:30 pm. Cost is $9
per child over age 4 and $7 for Creative Discovery Museum members. (Members
remember to bring your card for the discount). Parents are admitted free. Call
the Creative Discovery Museum Science Theatre at (423) 875-8522 to reserve your
spot for this great night of family fun.
4th Friday Family Fun Night
Design Squad 2009
Objective: Celebrate Engineering Week. Learn about what engineers do by
participating in the process to identify the problem, brainstorm, design,
build, test & evaluate, redesign, build, test & evaluate, share
solution.
Activity 1 Kinetic sculpture w/Picocricket motors
Challenge: Create a sculpture with parts that will move as the motor spins the
central axis.
Activity 2 Paper table
Challenge: Create a table at least 8� tall that will hold a heavy book.
Activity 3 Zip Line
Challenge: Create a device that will carry a ping pong ball from the top of a
zip line string to the bottom in four seconds or less!
Activity 4 Power Tower
Challenge: Design and build a tall tower that will hold a tennis ball up for 1
minute.
Activity 5 High Rise
Challenge: Build a tower that can support a tennis ball at least 18� off the
ground while withstanding the wind from a fan.
Activity 6 Hidden Alarm
Challenge: Design an alarm that you can turn on and off and that is small
enough to hide.
Activity 7 Gravity Car
Challenge: Build a car that will travel down the green hill far, fast and
straight.
Activity 8 Helping Hand
Challenge: Build a device that will allow a person to pick up different objects
and move them to a bucket 2 feet away from a starting point.
March 3, 2009, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Engineers Day On The
Hill
at Tennessee State Capital
2009 LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION - Monday, MARCH 2
AND
ENGINEERS' DAY ON THE HILL - Tuesday, MARCH 3
LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION ON MARCH 2
The ACEC Nashville Chapter is hosting a reception for the members of the
General Assembly and the
engineering community on Monday, March 2 from 5-8 pm. There will be a short
discussion on the
issues at 5 pm. ACEC and TSPE members are encouraged to participate in this
social event.
ENGINEERS' DAY ON THE HILL ON MARCH 3
After being briefed about legislation being considered, participants will be
armed with position papers
and paired with another engineer to make visits to area legislators on March 3,
beginning at 9 am and
ending with a wrap-up during lunch. Join your colleagues and support your
profession!
March 9, 2009 thru March 12, 2009, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
57th Annual Chattanooga Regional Science and
Engineering Fair
at Harrison Racquet Center, UTC Campus, Chattanooga
DESCRIPTION: Science Fair contest for students in grades 6-12
For participation forms and more details, visit
www.chattanoogasciencefair.org
Contact Ginny Reese, Executive Director, at 423-425-4155
Need volunteers for judges, monitors, helpers. Key dates for participants,
sponsors and volunteers are:
Friday, February 13, 2009
5:00 pm Deadline for Entry Forms
Monday, March 9, 2009
3:00- 9:00 pm Registration of projects in the Harrison Racquet Center
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
8:30 am- 4:00 pm Judging day (Fair is closed to the public)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
9:00 am- 4:00 pm Fair is open to the public
Thursday, March 12, 2009
9:00 am- 5:00 pm Fair is open to the public
6:00 pm Awards ceremony in the Fine Arts Center
1 hr. after ceremony- 10:00 pm Removal of projects. Any remaining projects are
discarded.
The Chattanooga Regional Science and Engineering Fair is open to students in
grades 6 through 12, from Hamilton, Sequatchie, Marion, Bradley, Polk, Grundy,
Coffee and Franklin counties of Tennessee. This local annual event has been in
existence almost as long as the Intel International Science and Engineering
Fair (Intel ISEF)--the world's largest pre-college science competition. The
International Science and Engineering Fair is
sponsored by Intel and has been administered by Society for Science and the
Public (SSP) since its inception in 1950. SSP is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to the public engagement in scientific research and education. Their vision is
to promote the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it
plays in human advancement: to inform, educate, inspire.
The local, national and international science fairs provide opportunities for
the best young scientists from around the globe to share ideas, showcase
cutting-edge science projects, and compete for over $4 million in awards and
scholarships.
Projects may be entered in 17 different categories listed below. You will find
more detail on these categories on the Society for Science website at:
http://www.societyforscience.org
Animal Sciences (AS)
Behavioral and Social Sciences (BE)
Biochemistry (BI)
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CB)
Chemistry (CH)
Computer Science (CS)
Earth and Planetary Science (EA)
Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical (EE)
Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering (EN)
Energy and Transportation (ET)
Environmental Management (EM)
Environmental Sciences (EV)
Mathematical Sciences (MA)
Medicine and Health Sciences (ME)
Microbiology (MI)
Physics and Astronomy (PH)
Plant Sciences (PS)
SPONSORS of the Chattanooga Regional Science and Engineering Fair are the
Chattanooga Engineers Club, Tennessee American Water Company and the University
of Tennessee at Chattanooga