| Barrie
2ND Annual Simcoe-Muskoka Bridge Building Competition
10 a.m., March 6, Kozlov Centre, Bayfield St., Barrie
The Simcoe-Muskoka Chapter of PEO and the Georgian Bay Chapter
of OACETT invites teams from Simcoe and Muskoka regions
to participate in the bridge building competition. Bridges
will be made using popsicle sticks and white glue and will
be tested to destruction. Prizes will be awarded for Best
Performance and Best Design. Event will also include building
and demonstrating crystal radio sets on the day of the competition.
For more information and to register your team for the bridge
building competition before February 22, 2010 deadline,
contact simcoe-muskoka@peo.on.ca or georgianbay-chapter@oacett.org.
Belleville
8th Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Competition
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., February 27
The Quinte Chapter of PEO challenges students of ages and
grades to construct bridges using only popsicle sticks and
white glue. Built ahead of time, bridges will be tested
to destruction. Opportunity to meet local engineers and
find out more about this exciting career! Contact Heide-Marie
Ross, P.Eng. at heideliner@hotmail.com.
Brampton
Popsicle Stick Bridge-Building Competition
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., February 27
The Brampton Chapter of PEO hosts a bridge building competition
for grade 6, 7 and 8 students. Judging will be based on
a combination of the students’ understanding of their
design and the actual destruction of the bridge using a
bridge tester jig. Contact Gemma Duley, P.Eng. at 905- 951-6697.
Brockville
7th Annual Bridge-Building Competition
Members of the Thousand Islands Chapter of PEO visit local
area schools to promote the engineering profession, discuss
engineering principles and conduct bridge-building competitions.
Contact John Ireland, P.Eng. at (613)285-4573.
Chatham
8th Annual Impromptu Design Competition
March 7
The Chatham-Kent Chapter of PEO hosts an impromptu design
competition for local elementary and high schools. Students
will be given a task and materials to design and construct
their solution to a problem. Contact Shane McDowell, E.I.T.
at 519-436-4600, ext. 2842.
Etobicoke
Middle School Presentations
Members of the Etobicoke Chapter of PEO make presentations
at area middle schools to discuss what careers in engineering
involve and to demonstrate through hands-on activities some
of the applications of engineering principals used to solve
various problems. Contact Richard Weldon, P.Eng. at 416-239-7955.
3rd Annual Engineering Idol Competition
March 6, The Ontario Science Centre
The Etobicoke Chapter of PEO hosts a game-style engineering
project, where 12 selected high schools will be assigned
the same engineering task associated with ‘clean water’.
Visit www.engineeringidol.com
or contact Richard Weldon, P.Eng. at 416-239-7955.
Georgetown
17th Annual Halton Engineering Challenge
March 6, Stewarttown Middle School, Georgetown
The Hamilton Chapter of PEO challenges local grade 7/8 students
to design and build a robotic arm that transports springs
of different sizes and shapes from one point to another.
Contact Bernard Amyot, P.Eng. at 905-662-7921.
Guelph
Hands-ON Kids Activities
10 a.m., February 27, Stone Road Mall
The Guelph Engineering Society will be hosting a variety
of hands-on activities for kids ages 5-12 to encourage problem
solving and engineering skills. Come out and join us.
Contact Beth Mosca at 519-824-4120 ext. 58549 or by email:
special@guelphengsoc.com
Kingston
10th Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge-Building Competition
February 27, Queen’s University, Ellis Hall
The Kingston Chapter of PEO challenges local elementary
school students as well as adults to construct the strongest
bridge possible using only 100 Popsicle sticks and white
glue from the supplied kit. Contact Brenden MacKinnon, P.Eng.
at 613-384-2713.
Open House Day at the Integrated Learning Center
Queen’s University
The Engineering Student Society invites local middle and
high school students to take part in mini-design projects,
education presentations and various other activities designed
to promote the importance and value of engineering. Contact
Maegan Fell at 613-533-6008.
Kincardine
Science Fair
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 10th, St. Anthonys school
The Georgian Bay Chapter of PEO invites grades 4 to 8 students
to compete in their local schools for Science Fairs. Judging
will occur with the top students going on to regional finals.
Contact Karen Arciszewski at arciszewski@tnt21.com.
Kitchener
Drop-in K’NEX Construction Workshops
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, February 28 and Saturday,
March 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Waterloo Regional Children’s
Museum
Engineering and technology volunteers help children six
and over to create wonderful structures using K’NEX.
Special features include a bridge-building challenge. Volunteers
are needed to make this workshop successful. To sign up,
please visit Volunteer
Opportunities.
London
Drop-in K’NEX Construction Workshops
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, February 27 through Sunday,
March 7, London Regional Children’s Museum
Engineering and technology volunteers help children six
and over to create wonderful structures using K’NEX.
Special features include a bridge-building challenge. Volunteers
are needed to make this workshop successful. To sign up,
please visit Volunteer
Opportunities.
Engineering Week Luncheon
The London Chapter of PEO hosts various events to increase
public awareness about the engineering profession:
February 27: Paper Air-Plane Toss Competition and
Bridge Busting Competition
March 2: Dingman Pollution Plant Tour
March 3: Diamond Aircraft Tour and Mathletics
March 4: 3M/London Hydro Tour
Contact Ian Cheng, P.Eng. at 519-652-2104.
13th Annual Guiding Exploring Technology - Scouting
Exploring Technology (GETSET)
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 6 , London Scout HQ, 531
Windermere Rd.
The London OACETT Chapter presents a hands-on technology
day for Guides and Scouts with interactive displays, technical
demonstrations, indoor and outdoor challenges and a bridge-busting
competition, co-hosted with PEO’s London chapter.
Contact Peter Nicholas, C.E.T. at 519-878-0942. Click
here to view the event flyer.
Western Engineering Bonanza
March 4, University of Western Ontario, Spencer Engineering
Building
The Undergraduate Engineering Society invites local high
school students to attend presentations and demonstrations
of various aspects of the engineering disciplines and student
groups. The day concludes with a hands-on design competition.
Contact Carlie Scalesse at 519-661-3609 ext. 83609.
Old South London – Elementary School Technology
Challenge
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, March 4, South Secondary
School, London
Teams of grade 5 and 6 students from South London elementary
schools will be asked to plan, design and construct a device
to meet a simple challenge using only the limited basic
materials supplied. No team has advanced knowledge of the
challenge bringing only ingenuity, cooperation and determination
as their essential tools for the exercise. The day concludes
with each team’s solution being evaluated as to how
well it met the offered challenge in an always exciting
and quite often very surprising test forum. Contact Mark
Chenosky at 519-663-7128 or email
mark.chenosky@bell.ca
Mississauga
Bridge-Building Challenge 2010
8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., March 6, Tomken Road Middle
School
The Mississauga Chapter of PEO invites Peel District School
Board grade 7/8 students to design, construct and test bridges
made out of popsicle sticks. Contact Khaled El-Rahi, P.Eng.
at 416-677-3905 or at bbc.peel.2010@gmail.com.
Newmarket
Design Challenge 2010
4 p.m. to 8 p.m., March 4, Newmarket High School
The Education Committee of the PEO York Chapter challenges
grade 7/8 student teams to build an innovative crash structure
to protect an egg inside of a car which crashes at the end
of a ramp. The teams will be judged based on their concepts
and design as well as the performance of the crash structure
as the incline of the ramp is increased. Contact Gord Young,
P.Eng. at 289-231-4644.
“Water for the World” Workshop with
Girl Guides.
During NEM week, Isherwood Associates in partnership with
Engineers Without Borders, Mississauga Central Library and
Girl Guides will present an interactive “Water for
the World” workshop to Girl Guides groups at Mississauga
Central Library. Contact Julia Melnikova at 416-223-2261,
ext. 225.
Niagara Falls
The Niagara Engineering Week Committee (the PEO, OACETT
and CEO Chapters) celebrates National Engineering Month
2010 with three types of activities. Contact Cary Clark,
P.Eng. at 905-680-3716 or cclark@walkerind.com.
Niagara Engineering Week Luncheon
11:30 a.m., Friday, March 5, Club Italia, 2525 Montrose
Rd., Niagara Falls
The Niagara Engineering Week committee invites local dignitaries
and professionals to a luncheon and technical forum. Cost:
$45 per person.
Technical Forum
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Friday, March 5, Club Italia,
2525 Montrose Rd., Niagara Falls
The Niagara Engineering Week committee and West Central
Branch of the Ontario Public Works Association invite local
professionals to a free technical forum on Go Transit Expansion
to Niagara, the morning of the Niagara Engineering Week
Luncheon. For more information see the OPWA website or contact
Tim Stuart, P.Eng. at 905-682-0212 (x7667), tim.stuart@aecom.com
or Sal Iannello, P.Eng. at 905-735-1700 (x2200), sal.iannello@welland.ca.
Grade 7/8 Classroom Presentations
Teams of Professional Engineers and Certified Engineering
Technologists and Technicians will be visiting classes in
schools throughout the Niagara Region for a half-day of
fun engineering activities.
North Bay
Balsa Wood Bridge-Building Contest
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., March 5, St. Joseph –
Scollard Hall Catholic Secondary
The North Bay Chapter of PEO challenges local students to
build bridges using six pieces of balsa wood. Bridges are
tested to destruction. Prizes to be awarded for greatest
weight to load ratio and for finish and build quality. Contact
John Simmonds, P.Eng. at 705-474-4667.
Oakville
Full Day of Engineering Events: Renewable Energy
Around you!
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., February 27, Oakville Trafalgar High
School, 1460 Devon Rd., L6J 3L6
The Oakville Chapter of PEO plans a full day of events for
students in grades 9-12 from Oakville and Milton. The list
of activities includes the solar car demonstration by a
team of McMaster University students and a presentation
by Engineers Without Border (EWB) on energy conservation,
followed by a main competition designed to build a wind
turbine using limited resources. Contact Zahraa Al-Ali,
E.I.T. at alali.zahraa@gmail.com. Click
here to view the event flyer.
Oshawa
5th Annual Bridge-Building Contest
February 27, Ontario Institute of Technology
The Durham Chapter of OACETT, and the Lake Ontario Chapter
of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) invites students
from grades 5-8 in the Durham Region School Board to participate
in a popsicle stick bridge-building contest. Please register
on our webpage @ http://www/durhampopsiclebridge.ca/ or
contact Bob van den Berg, C.E.T. at 905-391-6107 (day),
905-728-6180 (evening) or email: bvandenberg@wainbee.com.
Ottawa
Ottawa Engineering Challenge 2010
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., February 25, Canada Science and Technology
Museum
The Ottawa Chapter of PEO collaborates with National Research
Council and grades 5-7 teachers to engage up to 2000 students
in a problem solving activity in which student "engineering
teams" will be challenged to design and construct a
Rubber-band Powered Zamboni (RPZ) prototype. Contact Christopher
Taylor, P.Eng. at 613-763-8794.
University of Ottawa Celebrates Engineering Month
The Engineering Student Society hosts a whole week of activities
to promote engineering to children and youth. Activities
will be arranged for various age groups ranging from grades
1 through grade 12 and local Girl Guides and Boy Scouts
groups. There will be hands-on activities including Egg
Drops, Power Boats, Earth-quake Proof Structures, Tallest
Towers and Balloon Powered Cars. Activities will vary in
difficulty as to challenge the different age groups. Presentations
addressing the nature of engineering and lab tours will
be included during the activities. Contact Matthew Brenner
at 613-562-5800 ext. 6188.
Pembroke
Spacecraft Thrust Structure-Building Competition
1 p.m. to 4p.m., March 6, Pembroke Mall, Ottawa Valley
The Algonquin Chapter of PEO challenges grade 7-10 students
in a first ever spacecraft thrust structure-building competition.
Structures will be built and tested at the mall. Prizes
will be given in junior and senior student categories for
the lightest structures to complete three launches. Contact
Thomas A. Moir at 613-687-6125, email moirt@aecl.ca
Peterborough
Engineering and Technology Challenge
The Peterborough Chapters of PEO and OACETT and the Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers invite area students
to participate in a design and construction of a water retaining
dam. The event will involve a short tutorial on water resources
engineering and other related material to provide some insight
to the students as to how to optimize their projects. Contact
Clarence, Klassen P.Eng. at 705-743-1076.
Richmond Hill
7th Annual Design Challenge-Construct a Bridge
Competition
11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Saturday, February 27, Academie
de la Moraine, Elementary School, 13200 Yonge St, Richmond
Hill
The Design Challenge-Construct a Bridge Group invites teams
[3 students in each team] of grade 5/6 students from all
York Region schools to construct bridges using supplied
K'NEX [20 teams] or LEGO [20 teams] in one hour with the
least amount of material (400 grams maximum for K’NEX
and open try the minimum for LEGO). Judging will be based
on team cooperation, bridge aesthetics and best weight-bearing
bridge to withstand the highest load at the mid-span. Lunch
is provided for participants. Engineers to volunteer, sponsors,
teachers or parents, please contact organizer Mervat Rashwan,
P.Eng., ing. at mervat.sil@rogers.com & http://onrichmondhill.com/events.php?id=4320
Sarnia
6th Annual Popsicle Bridge Challenge
March 27, Lambton College, 1457 London Rd.
The Lambton Chapter of PEO hosts a bridge-building challenge
for local grade 5 and 7 students at Lambton Mall. Bridges
will be evaluated on deflection versus mass. Contact David
Murray, P.Eng. at 519-908-9246.
Sault Ste. Marie
8th Annual NEM Celebration featuring
7th Annual Mathematics Contest
February 26, Station Mall
The Algoma Chapter of PEO hosts a math challenge, an egg
drop competition and engineering displays and robotics demonstrations
during Engineering Month Celebration. Contact François
Nzotungwanimana, P.Eng. at 705-946-8130 ext. 8123.
Scarborough
7th Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge-Building Contest
11 a.m. – 4 p.m., February 27, Scarborough Civic
Centre
The Scarborough chapter of PEO hosts a bridge-building competition
for grade 3 to 8 students from local schools. Bridges must
weigh less than 250 grams to be tested to destruction in
order to determine the maximum load bearing capability.
To register, please contact Kwane Johnson, E.I.T. at 416-499-3110.
Hands-On Engineering Fair & Technology Exhibits
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, March 6, Malvern Town
Center, 31 Tapscott Rd., M1B 4Y7
The Toronto East and Central Chapters of OACETT invite students
to participate in various interactive exhibits that build
upon each other to teach progressively more complex scientific
principles learned in a class and show how they are applied
in the real world through engineering. Activities and exhibits
include simple machines, building bridges, electricity demos,
magnetic applications, a human powered raceway, solar energy,
energy conservation and robotics. There will be an information
booth for Internationally trained professionals. Volunteer
opportunities available! Contact Pasha Mohammed, C.Tech.
at ABBUPASHA@YAHOO.COM or 416-820-1600.
Sudbury
Drop-in K’NEX Construction Workshops
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, February 27, Sunday, February
28, Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7, Science North.
Engineering and technology volunteers help children six
and over to create wonderful structures using K'NEX. Special
features include a bridge-building challenge. Volunteers
are needed to make this workshop successful. To sign up,
visit www.engineeringmonth.on.ca and click on Volunteer
Opportunities.
Robot Building Competition
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 6, Cambrian College, Sudbury.
The Sudbury Chapter of OACETT challenges students from Cambrian
College and College Boreal in the first Robot Building Competition.
Contact Andrew Dryland at 705-560-5555.
Thunder Bay
2010 Engineering Challenge & Tour
March 3, Lakehead University
The Lakehead Chapter of PEO invites grade 6 through 8 students
to participate in team design competitions in chemical,
civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, to visit practicing
engineers and to tour engineering labs and see demonstrations
of engineering student projects. Contact Dr. Meilan Liu,
P.Eng. at 807-343-8952.
Toronto
Drop-in K’NEX Construction Workshops
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, February 27, Sunday, February
28, Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7, Ontario Science
Centre.
Engineering and technology volunteers help children six
and over to create wonderful structures using K’NEX.
Special features include a bridge-building challenge. Volunteers
are needed to make this workshop successful. To sign up,
please visit Volunteer
Opportunities.
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at Toronto Public
Libraries (TPL)
The Toronto Public Libraries in partnership with the Engineers
Without Borders present an interactive “Water for
the World” workshop to grades 5-9 at various TPL location
in the Greater Toronto Area. Volunteers are
needed to make this workshop successful. To sign up, please
visit Volunteer
Opportunities. Contact Julia Melnikova
at 416-223-2261, ext. 225.
2010 Engineering Innovations Forum
6 p.m. to 10 p.m., March 4, Ontario Science Centre,
770 Don Mills Rd.
The Engineering Innovations Forum initiated in 1990 was
established as an open forum to focus on current topics
from the engineering point of view. This year the forum
will discuss “Engineering Innovations in Consumer
Electronics”. Contact Paul Annis, C.Tech. at 416-282-9046
6th Annual French Schools Bridge Building Competition
9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., March 5, Ecole St. Jean-Lalande
Elementary School, 500, Sandhurst circle , tél:
416-393-536
The Design Challenge-Construct a Bridge Group invites teams
[3 students in each team] from grade 5/6 French school boards
to construct bridges using supplied K'NEX [20 teams] or
LEGO [20 teams] in one hour with the least amount of material
(400 grams maximum for K’NEX and open try the minimum
for LEGO). Judging will be based on team cooperation, bridge
aesthetics and best weight-bearing bridge to withstand the
highest load at the mid-span. Lunch is provided for participants
at school . French speaking engineers to volunteer, sponsors,
teachers please contact organizer Mervat Rashwan, P.Eng.,
ing. at mervat.sil@rogers.com
Hi-Skule Annual Designapolooza
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 6, University of Toronto, St.
George Campus
The University of Toronto Engineering Society invites grades
3 to 8 students from local schools to join in an exciting
afternoon of design challenges that will feature an “Amusement
Park” theme. Activities will include the construction
of roller coasters, ferris wheels, egg bungee jumps!
Contact Michelle Chen at hiskule@skule.ca or online at
http://www.prospective.engineering.utoronto.ca
Professional Career Path Presentations
11 a.m., March 10, Runnymede Public and Swansea Public
Schools, Toronto
The Toronto West Chapter of OACETT invites grade 5/6 students
to attend presentations on possible engineering and technology
career paths that also talk about the differences between
the job functions of Professional Engineers, Technologist,
and Technicians. Contact Roy Sue-Wah-Sing, C.E.T. at 416-767-5153
or at roy.oacett@gmail.com.
Rube Goldberg Machine Presentation
1 p.m. to 2 p.m., The Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don
Mills Rd., M3C 1T3
The Engineering Student Societies’ Council of Ontario
(ESSCO) presents a Rube Goldberg Machine. Built by Engineering
Societies across the province, it will connect over the
internet to each member society school and end at the Ontario
Science Centre by flicking on the lights to read “E4TW”
(Engineers for the World). Contact Alessia Danelon at vpservices@essco.ca.
Windsor
Celebrating Engineering
The Windsor-Essex Engineering Week Committee presents a
high school design competition, a poster competition, workshops
at Canada South Science City and an awards luncheon, where
Engineering Week scholarships and Engineer and Technologist
of the Year will be presented. Contact Peter T. Bziuk, P.
Eng. at 519-796-7827.
Event details are subject to change
without notice. For more information, please contact individual
event organizers
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