Young engineering students put their skills, and aim, to the test at CSM Tech Day, Oct. 31.
The Clarkston Science Math and Technology Academy students in grades 8-10 launched tennis balls from catapults they built, as well as competed in an egg drop contest, and built and tested duct tape mini boats.
‘Years ago, we’d go to University of Detroit Mercy for their tech day ? they would make catapults and Rube Goldberg machines,? said Kyle Hughes, CSM Tech adviser. ‘We thought, ‘why spend the money on buses? Why not make them here???
The students have been working on the catapults for weeks, working before and after school to design and test the adjustable tennis-ball launching machines.
‘They spent a lot of time on them,? Hughes said. ‘They’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.?
? Phil Custodio