Tag: Tower Challenge

Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Graduates

By Troy Robillard, PE Engineers make things work. As our world becomes increasingly dependent on innovation and technology, a deeper understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) is becoming increasingly important. This evolution creates a gap between the marketplace demand for STEM graduates and those with the skills to fill those positions. (Learn more… Read More »

Students’ Lightweight Structures Hold Up Under High Pressure

Students from two schools hundreds of miles apart had the same goals during events held as part of National Engineers Week: construction and destruction. And while every student’s structure ultimately failed, everybody won some knowledge in these design learning exercises. Ashwaubenon Tower Challenge Several well-designed towers put on an impressive display of strength at this… Read More »

Up for a Challenge? Design a 2-Ounce Tower that Supports 180 Pounds

It’s National Engineers Week, and that means a big annual event is kicking off for our Green Bay area office. All the eighth-graders at Parkview Middle School in Ashwaubenon will form teams to build towers out of balsa wood and glue, trying to get their designs to support as much weight as possible. Ayres engineers… Read More »