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National Engineering
Week 2001
Calendar of Events
Fluor Daniel/Central Memorial High School Friendly
Competition
March 6 & 7
Fluor
Sundance Building
55 Sunpark Plaza SE, Calgary, Alberta
Competition runs 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. both days.
Teams of Fluor Calgary engineers will once again test their creativity,
innovation and engineering skills when they compete against other
Fluor offices and students from Central Memorial High School on
a specific design project made with only office supplies. A "top
secret" project is announced to teams three weeks prior to
competition so they can design test models. Teams will then build
competition models on Tuesday, March 6th and test them on Wednesday,
March 7th in the Multi Purpose Area of Fluor's new Sundance Building.
Fluor
Daniel Engineers' Luncheon
March 8
Hospitality Inn
Southland Drive & Macleod Trail, Calgary, Alberta
As part of National Engineering Week, Fluor Daniel will host a luncheon
to celebrate and honour their engineers. Dr. Elizabeth Cannon, P.Eng.,
professor of Geomatics Engineering at the University of Calgary
and NSERC/Petro-Canada Chair for Women in Science and Engineering
will be the guest speaker.
Discover
"E"
March 5 - 9
Another major focus of National Engineering Week is the Discover
"E" program. The aim of the program is to increase awareness
of engineering in society and promote math, science and engineering
with younger generations. Over 50 engineers from Fluor's Calgary
office will be visiting local classrooms to give presentations the
week of March 5th to 9th. Presentations will include experiments
and demonstrations illustrating how science and math affect everyday
life and will address things such as a typical engineer's day.
Calgary
Branch Challenge
March 7
John Paul XXIII Elementary/Junior High School
Calgary, Alberta
Noon
Members from APEGGA's Calgary Branch are teaming up with students
from John Paul XXIII Elementary/Junior High School for a 10-team
Provincial School Challenge extravaganza. Members will act as judges
for students in grades 7-9 when they take on the task on constructing
the Golf Ball Tower proposed in the Provincial School Challenge.
Edmonton
Science Olympics
Saturday, March 10
Hall A, Shaw Conference Centre
9797 Jasper Ave., Edmonton
Competition runs 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Admission is free
For more than a decade, the Edmonton Science Olympics has been bringing
students from Edmonton and the surrounding area together to compete
in an inter-school science challenge. Pre-registered student teams
from grades one to twelve work together, employing creativity and
problem-solving skills to test scientific principles. Over 500 students
will compete this year in the Edmonton Science Olympics which is
organized by teachers from Edmonton Public and Catholic schools
and sponsored by APEGGA.
Fort McMurray Science Olympics
Saturday, March 10
Oil Sands Discovery Centre
515 McKenzie Blvd., Fort McMurray
The Fort McMurray Science Olympics is an inter-school challenge
for students in grade seven and eight. Pre-registered teams compete
in a series of problem-solving events that demonstrate the fun side
of science. Competitors use scientific principles and their own
imaginations to demonstrate practical applications of science, and
to develop ingenious solutions to specific problems.
Grande
Prairie Science Olympics
Saturday, March 10
Grande Prairie Composite High School
11202-104 St., Grande Prairie
Competition begins at 12:30 p.m.
Pre-registered student teams in junior and senior high will compete
in the first-ever Grande Prairie Science Olympics. Organized by
members of APEGGA's Peace River Branch, the event asks students
to test the boundaries of their science knowledge as they try to
solve the problems posed in a series of pre-planned and mystery
events.
Provincial
School Challenge
Province wide March 3-11
Competition deadline March 16
During National Engineering Week, APEGGA sponsors a provincial hands-on
challenge throughout Alberta. This year's activities challenge students
from Grades 1-12 to construct egg legs capable of bearing the most
weight and straw towers using limited materials. APEGGA will donate
cash prizes to be used to purchase school materials for provincial
champions in each grade category, as well as prizes for regional
winners. Members from APEGGA's nine branches across the province
will be visiting schools in their area to judge the Provincial School
Challenge.
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