DETROIT, April 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 300 Detroit-area
elementary students will show their engineering talents in the 2nd Annual
JetToy Olympics at the SAE 2008 World Congress.
The JetToy Olympics, which is sponsored by Johnson Controls, will take
place in Cobo Center-Michigan Hall from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesday, April
16.
In the JetToy challenge, students make balloon-powered toy cars that
meet specific performance criteria. Jet propulsion, friction,
air-resistance and design are the core scientific concepts students explore
in this challenge.
Students will be judged on criteria such as speed, accuracy, distance,
time and weight-carrying abilities. Gold, silver and bronze awards will be
presented.
Participating schools include:
-- Bennett Elementary School
-- Mae C. Jemison
-- John R. King Academic and Performing Arts Academy
-- Anna M. Joyce Elementary School
-- Golightly Education Center
-- Cooper Elementary School
-- St. Edith
-- St. John
More than 75 industry professionals will volunteer their time and
talents for the competition.
JetToy is one of seven challenges in SAE International's A World In
Motion(R) (AWIM) program. AWIM is a highly-interactive K-12 educational
curriculum that brings math and science to life and has introduced more
than four million students to rewarding engineering, science and technical
career possibilities.
AWIM, which is funded by the SAE Foundation, recently won the National
Science Board's 2008 Public Service Award For more information about AWIM,
visit http://www.awim.org.
Press requesting credentials to cover this event should email
pr@sae.org.
CONTACT: Nancy Lewis or Shawn Andreassi, pr@sae.org or 248-273-4092
SOURCE SAE International
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Related links:
http://www.awim.org
CONTACT:
Nancy Lewis or Shawn Andreassi,
+1-248-273-4092, pr@sae.org, both of SAE International
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