MRCTC puts on an annual knowledge and skills competition for the area high schools where juniors and seniors get to compete in multiple areas—math, English, welding, and engineering among others. Moe Benda, Director of Iron Range/UMD Graduate Engineering Education Program, came in yesterday morning asking us to help with the engineering event. Yes, we have a lot of project work to do and are quite busy, but we always have time to help open the eyes of youngsters to engineering.
The project (building a small wind turbine) is designed to be a competition, but it will be a great learning experience for the high school students, as well as for us. We, as guides and coaches, will need to have an in-depth understanding of the process to generate electricity using the energy of the wind and the functionality of all the components. Taking on this project adds to our list of things to do, but it will be a fun volunteer activity and something different from our typical day.
Proofed By: Tyler Bartek
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