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Elementary Applications to Shipbuilding Engineering (EASE)
National Defense Education Program (NDEP)
Imagine 4th and 5th graders teaming to solve a shipbuilding (real world) challenge following the same rules as the biggest shipyard in the country. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding devised the requirements and shipbuilding competition design criteria, and the National Defense Education Program provided all the materials to allow thousands of Virginia’s elementary students to build and test their boats on the water.
Local school competitions are underway and the top three teams from each, the 4th and 5th grade, will compete at the state finals in February.
For detailed information click the STEM Apple below.
Sponsors:
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News
National Defense Education Program
SNAME Hampton Roads Section
For further information contact:
Dr. Richard C. Boutwell; SNAME Fellow:
STEM Boat Design Competition Founder
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News
Richard.Boutwell@NGC.com
Cindy Jones
President Children’s Engineering Council
2009 Teacher of the Year
jones@ccpsnet.net
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