| What: |
More than 350 Orange County high school students
will visit Cal State Fullerton for a day of science and engineering
competitions, including the traditional egg drop event, during
MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) Day. Participating
high schools include Century, Santa Ana, Santa Ana Valley and
Saddleback, all in Santa Ana, plus Costa Mesa High School and
Placentia’s Valencia High School. |
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| When: |
9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25 |
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| Where: |
Most activities will take place in the Engineering
and Computer Science Quad |
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| Events: |
Competitions include the popular packaged egg
event, in which students design a protective package that will
keep eggs from breaking when dropped from the roof of a campus
building. Other events include crystal growing, balsa wood bridge
testing, glider fly-off, Web design and remote control car demonstrations.
(Schedule follows.) |
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| Background: |
Cal State Fullerton’s MESA chapter is among
the most active college and university chapters of the statewide
program designed to help educationally disadvantaged students
excel in math and science. |
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| Media Contacts: |
Vonna Hammerschmitt, ECS MESA
competition director, at 657-278-3195 or vhammerschmitt@fullerton.edu
Dave Reid, Public Affairs, at 657-278-4855
or dreid@fullerton.edu |
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Cal State Fullerton
MESA Day Schedule
Feb. 25, 2004 |
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| 8:30 — 9:15 a.m. |
Registration |
Engineering & Computer
Science Quad |
| 9 — 9:15 a.m. |
Welcome |
ECS Quad |
| 9:15 — 10:15 a.m. |
Team Math Quest |
Room 202 Engineering |
| 9:15 — 10:15 a.m. |
Oral Presentation – Session 1 |
Room 24 Engineering |
| 9:15 — 10:15 a.m. |
Model Eye Judging |
Room 110B Computer
Science |
| 10 — 11:15 a.m. |
Web Design Competition |
Room 300 Computer
Science |
| 10 a.m. — noon |
Web Scavenger Hunt |
Room 401 Computer Science |
| 10:15 — 11:30 a.m. |
Balsa Wood Bridge Testing |
Room 10 Engineering Lab |
| 10:30 — 11:30 a.m. |
Oral Presentation – Session 2 |
Room 24 Engineering |
| 10:30 — 11:30 a.m. |
Remote-Controlled Cars |
Lawn Area |
| 10:30 — 11:30 a.m. |
Crystal Growing Judging |
Room 24C Engineering |
| 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
Model Eye Questions |
Room 202 Engineering |
| 11:30 a.m. — 1 p.m. |
Lunch |
ECS Quad |
| Noon – 1:15 p.m. |
MPV Car Competition |
Room 30 Engineering |
| Noon – 1:15 p.m. |
Packaged Egg Drop |
Humanities & Social
Sciences Building |
| 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. |
Glider Fly-off |
Lawn |
| 2 — 2:30 p.m. |
Awards |
ECS Quad |
