Welcome to E4K

Engineering for Kids Day is a hands-on educational event geared towards introducing kids in the 4th-6th grades to engineering.

Proposed date for 2010: Sat, March 13
Location: Etcheverry Hall and Wozniak Lounge (possibly Soda Hall Rooms)
Kid / Registration Website: http://pts.berkeley.edu/e4k

Action Items

Final List of Stuff to Do: http://e4k.wikidot.com/final-checklist

Planning Committee Teams

Activity Development

• Andrew
• Michelle

Marketing

• Ajay
• Anita
• Katie

Sponsorship Development/Involvement

• Ajay
• Ebby

Logistics

Engineering Societies Participating in 2009 - 11 activities - FINAL as of 2/9/09 4:54pm

• ASCE - 1 room - geotech
• SWE - 1 room - food circuits and baking soda rockets
• AiChe - 1 room - liquid nitrogen ice cream and changing color rxn
• PTS - 1 room - windmills
• TBP - 1 room - paper airplanes
• HES - 1 room - ?
• ESW - 1 room - water, conservation, bottled vs. tap
• BMES / BioE HS / EWH - 2 rooms - DNA and circulatory system
• ANS - 1 room - ?
• XE - 1 room - Non-Newtonian Fluids and Structural

Engineering Competition Teams Presenting in 2009

• Concrete Canoe
• Environmental Competition Team
• FSAE
• Chem E Car

Other Organizations Participating in 2009

• Chabot - Composting
• Black Engineers and Scientists Display
• Nanotechnology from Chabot(?)

Tasks

To be assigned once all participating societies are accounted for.

Activity Development

• Work with Pr. Agogino to make activities more substantive and grounded in engineering education principles.
• Develop rubric for activities…
• Document work on engineering pathways…

Marketing

• Compile list of schools and add to wiki
• Send letters to schools
• Letters to parent (moms) blogs and magazines…e.g. svmoms.com
• Signs/Flyers in local stores and restaurants (think college avenue)
• Press releases to local radio stations

Sponsorship Development/Involvement

• Compile list of company contacts / local industries
• Compile list of local museums
• Contact lists for money
• Contact lists for activity involvement
• Contact other college departments

Logistics:

• Book venue
• Plan food
• Communicating to involved societies
• Reaching out to bring in more societies
• See logistics page to fill out this list