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Cottonwood Valley Charter School Soapbox Derby Program
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Cottonwood Valley Charter School Soapbox Derby Program

The Soapbox Derby project will involve 6th-8th grade students at Cottonwood Valley Charter School paired with Mechanical Engineering majors at New Mexico Tech. Four teams of middle school and college students will collaborate in an afterschool activity to plan, design, build, test, and refine soapbox derby cars that are raced in an on-campus New Mexico Tech event in April 2019. All soapbox derby cars will be built according to pre-determined rules and specifications that ensure driver and vehicle safety. Through this experience, the middle school students will have the opportunity to learn and apply design principles, a core part of STEM education. The middle school students will deliver a brief presentation of their progress at the Mechanical Engineering department's Design Conference in December 2018. After this initial year of the project, the event will be extended to include additional middle schools in the area. 

Details
Ages: Children and Youth 
Genders: All 
Intake Process: Walk-In 
Payment Options: Free 
Race: All 
Waiting List: Limited Slots 
Minimum Age: 11
Maximum Age: 14
Contact: Cottonwood Valley Charter School Soapbox Derby Program
Contact Email: julie.ford@nmt.edu
Capacity: 20 students
Services
Schools (K-12)
Locations
Cottonwood Valley Charter School
201 Neel St.
Socorro,  NM 87801
Mailing:
PO Box 1829
Socorro,  NM 87801

Phone: (575) 838-2026
Fax: (575) 838-2420
Geographic Area Served:  Socorro County  
Parent Organization
Cottonwood Valley Charter School

The Soapbox Derby project will involve 6th-8th grade students at Cottonwood Valley Charter School paired with Mechanical Engineering majors at New Mexico Tech. Four teams of middle school and college students will collaborate in an afterschool activity to plan, design, build, test, and refine soapbox derby cars that are raced in an on-campus New Mexico Tech event in April 2019. All soapbox derby cars will be built according to pre-determined rules and specifications that ensure driver and vehicle safety. Through this experience, the middle school students will have the opportunity to learn and apply design principles, a core part of STEM education. The middle school students will deliver a brief presentation of their progress at the Mechanical Engineering department's Design Conference in December 2018. After this initial year of the project, the event will be extended to include additional middle schools in the area. 

201 Neel St.
Socorro,  NM 87801
Mailing:
PO Box 1829
Socorro,  NM 87801

Phone: (575) 838-2026
Fax: (575) 838-2420
Primary Contact: Julie Ford
Contact Email: julie.ford@nmt.edu
Type: Nonprofit
EIN: 85-0477879
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