Hunter High electronics/robotics teacher Scott Watson was one of 24 educators nationwide selected to attend the Air Force Recruiting Service’s FIRST Leadership Program. Hosted at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, the Program allowed Watson and other invited teachers to meet with ...
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Cyprus High serves as launch pad for NASA’s amateur rocket challenge
Young engineers representing colleges and universities from around the country showed off their rocket-building abilities at Cyprus High during NASA’s Student Launch rocket fair. The rocket fair was a precursor to a launch event at the Bonneville Salt Flats, and was an informational and visual ...
GSD robotics team wins regional competition
More than 1,000 hours of designing, fabricating, assembling, and programming went into each robot at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Utah Regional Competition. Teams from Granger High School, Hunter High School, Skyline High School, and the Granite ...
Mill Creek team wins state Creative Pursuits competition
A “Safari” playground sounds like the ultimate place of enjoyment for young school kids eager to step outside for recess. But for a team of students at Mill Creek Elementary, it meant tackling a design problem. Young engineers from the school took home the state title in the Creative Pursuits ...
Matheson Jr. High team wins top spot in Future City Competition
Granite School District's second annual Future City Competition featured some of the best examples of student innovation. Twelve teams from eight junior high schools competed under this year's theme, “Tomorrow’s Transit." Each team - composed of three students - had to combine elements of ...
Sixth-graders don yellow hardhats, build structures from imagination
Give a group of sixth-graders a bunch of building blocks and other small building materials and have them create whatever structure they can imagine. The result will be a visual insight into a child’s personality and ambitions. With the help of several members of the National Association for ...