Discover Engineering in Central Texas

The following are resources that were shared during the Volunteer Training Sessions.  The sample email below may be a good starting point for communicating with your school, but all visits look a little different so you will want to tailor this to fit your needs.  Also, experience has shown that phone calls sometimes work faster than emails.

The following link leads to a survey of the fields required to submit an experiment.  Fill out the survey to submit an experiment.  www.engr.utexas.edu/sos/survey/29829942/index.cfm

Here’s the template for the experiments. I filled in some example text in italics to show what should go in each field.

Experiment name: Mouse trap vehicle

Many ZOOM into Engineering (elementary and middle school level) experiments are available in Spanish in addition to English. See http://pbskids.org/zoom/printables/activities/ and look for the ESP designation. This site provides handouts in PDF format that you can print out and take to the classroom. All of the instructions are included, just check and see what supplies you will need and your visit is practically planned! Some example are attached below.

10. Build a network that isn't all about bandwidth.

9. Show that Bill Nye, The Science Guy, and Harry Potter aren't the only ones to demonstrate wizardry and magic to school kids.

8. Have the UT School of Engineering named after you when the entire class of 2008 lists you as their inspiration on their applications.

7. Add "led a diverse team of entrepreneurial engineers" to your resume. Who cares if they were all younger than 15! 

6. Wear an incredibly cool limited edition T-shirt.

I don't want my information from my registration made public. Is this database secure?

• We do not allow public viewing of the records. If you receive a contact that you believe does not originate from the EWEEK team and that you think resulted from access to this database please send a note to info@centexeweek.org

Can I check on my record after I have completed the entry?

Register at Volunteer registration.  You will be contacted either directly by a team lead or by broadcast emails that list available team opportunities.