This session introduces participants to the three phases of the design process—investigating, planning, and building.

In this session, participants will expand on their discussion of the activities in the Introductory: Power Plants session by exploring Newton’s Third Law.

This session will present an overview of the field of fluid power engineering and will allow Explorers to conduct a short, fun activity using hydraulics.

In this session, participants will build and test their own gliders.

Explorers will be introduced to the basics of internal combustion engines.

An internship is an opportunity to learn more about a career while gaining meaningful on-the-job experience. Not only will you get an insider’s view of what it is like to work in the field, but you will also be in a position to make valuable connections and gain references for future work.

This session will present an overview of the electrical engineering discipline and will allow Explorers to conduct a short, fun experiment that is related to electrical engineering.

Explorers will be introduced to the basics of transmissions and drivetrains.

Explorers will be introduced to the basics of electrical systems within the automobile.

In this session, participants will more deeply explore the engineering considerations with different types of planes. They will consider engineering trade-offs with different airfoil shapes, different wing shapes, and different control surfaces and powered versus non-powered flight.