Engineering Expo! Saturday, February 26, 2011 - Society of Women Engineers Wichita Section

Expo 2011

Saturday, February 26
9am-Noon, location TBD

Come join us for an exciting morning of demonstrations and hands-on activities to teach kids about engineering and science!

To keep up with Expo updates and planning, check out our news page.

2010 Flyer

Download flyer (pdf)

We need volunteers!

Contact Angela.Schroeder@swe.org or sign up online:

2010 Expo Sponsors

Special thanks to our 2010 sponsors! If you would like to sponsor expo, e-mail Catherine Rocky: cjrgeoleng@cox.net. Levels of sponsorship are:

Platinum - $1,000 contribution
Gold - $500 contribution
Silver - $250 contribution
Bronze - $100 contribution

Wichita State University College of Engineering - Co-Sponsor

Platinum

Spirit Aero Systems

Silver

Johnson Controls

Bronze

Dudley Williams and Associates, P.A.

Booth Sponsors

Terracon

GSI

Wichita Area Technical College

National Institute for Aviation Research

All About Expo

Every February since 1998, the Society of Women Engineers Wichita Section and the WSU College of Engineering have put on an Engineering Expo to show kids grades K-8 how cool engineering can be!

There's a little bit of everything at Expo! We feature new booths every year, and new ways of setting up existing booths too. So if you've been before, keep coming back! The purpose of expo is to teach kids about the different fields of engineering. Previous booths have included:

Aerospace Engineering
- Bottle Rocket Simulator
- Hot Air Balloons
- Paper Airplanes
BioMedical Engineering
- Bones
Chemical Engineering
- Balloons
- Slime
- Volcanoes
Civil Engineering
- Bridges
Computer Engineering
- Computer Guts
Electrical Engineering
- Electric Circuits
Mechanical Engineering
- Gears
Industrial Engineering/Robotics
- Robots
- Robot Construction

Quick Tips

Expo features fun hands-on activities that demonstrate engineering and science for kids grades K-8
There is no registration or cost involved. Expo is free for kids and parents!
Expo runs on Saturday morning for several hours, but you can drop in any time.
Parents should stay with children throughout the activities.
Many booths have items that kids make and bring home with them.
Expo is a celebration of Engineers Week! Learn more about Engineers Week and engineering at eweek.org.