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2017 Nov 1 - Dec 21
2018 Feb 7 - Apr 3
2018 Proposal/BTR deadline: 12/1/17
2018 Apr 11 - Jun 4
2018 Proposal/BTR deadline: 2/1/18
On the morning of Nov 20th, a group of 17 middle school students and 2 teachers from the
Onondaga Nation participated in a series of activities facilitated by the Xraise staff from the
Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based ScienceS and Education. The main activity focused on
Walkalong Gliders where students and teachers designed and tested lightweight and slow flying
model aircrafts. Erik Herman from Xraise was posed with questions about how the gliders worked,
the type of materials used to make them and hypothetical questions about what would happen to
the gliders in different environments. After making their gliders, the students got to test them
around the room and improve on their design.
Another activity facilitated by Xraise was Motor Inventions; students and
teachers were guided to make a battery pack to power a small hobby motor which was then
outfitted to build something that would vibrate or move around. The group spent some time
designing their contraption and then had fun playing with it. The students and teachers then got to
take their designs home and spend more time improving it and sharing with their peers at
school.
The Onondaga Middle School visit was organized by the Diversity Programs in Engineering (DPE) office and the American Indian Program at Cornell University (AIP). We would like to thank both offices for asking Xraise to be an integral part of this outreach initiative.
Submitted by: Eva Luna, Cornell University
12/03/2014