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Visitors to the University of Alaska Museum of the North talk with historical preservationists about the process of restoring the bus from “Into the Wild.”
Maxin Vanderpool tested the strength of his candy bridge which was constructed of gumdrops and toothpicks. It weighed 311 grams.
Haley Lehman
Seven-year-old Micah Carrier practiced flying a plane during a demonstration.
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Ezra, Oscar, and Elan De La Pera played with mud and water while learning about hydrology and geomorphology.
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Rowin, eight-years-old, and Oden, six-years-old, built rockets out of paper with their mom, Tasha Shields.
Families built bridges out of candy and tested their strength with marbles.
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Linemen from GVEA taught residents about power line safety.
Seven-year-old Salix Sutton launched a paper rocket down the hallway.
Residents learned about geology and different types of rocks. Haley Lehman
Families played with sand and water in the hydrology and geomorphology classroom.
The bus from "Into the Wild" is being restored at UAF by historical preservationists.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines hosted its annual Engineering Open House on Saturday.
Families and prospective students explored the Usibelli Engineering Building and learned about electrical, mechanical, petroleum, mining, civil, geological and computer engineering through hands-on activities and demonstrations.
Kate Avery, the outreach officer for CEM, said their goal was to promote lifelong learning.
“Engineering makes our world run,” she said. Avery said opportunities like the open house lets students see how math and science mix together to make the world run.
“They also might have the realization that ‘I could do this too’,” Avery said.
One engineering student said the open house was, “an opportunity to help inspire young minds.” The educational and fun event was the 21st annual CEM open house.
Jordan Goodman, a senior civil engineering student, helped build the 57th annual ice arch. This event is a long-running, collaborative yearly tradition in which UAF engineering students show off their skills by designing and building an ice arch outside their building. Goodman said he and other students built the form of the arch out of wood, filled buckets with snow and water and poured the resulting slush into the forms. The forms were removed once the slurry had frozen as solid as concrete.
Joe Waggoner, a journeyman lineman at Golden Valley Electric Association, taught residents about power line and electrical safety with a model called “safety city.” “The number one culprit of downed power lines are trees,” Waggoner said. He explained what to look for and reasons to call GVEA. He said the demonstration was an eye-opener for kids to learn about electricity.
Sofia Hamilton, who wants to be a scientist, and Matthew Beaudreault, who wants to be an engineer, each won $1,500 scholarships sponsored by ConocoPhillips, GVEA and the Alaska 529 plan.
Contact Haley Lehman at 907-459-7575 or by email at hlehman@newsminer.com