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ThinkFest & Catapult Contest
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Merrimack College
10 am - 2 pm
A festival celebrating Engineering & Science that includes hands-on activities from the PBS show Design Squad, opportunities to meet some of the brightest engineers and scientists in the area, and a chance to compete for Merrimack scholarships through the Egg Catapult Competition.
Catapult Contest
Toss an egg, win a scholarship!Innovative students who can build a catapult that can throw an egg into a frying pan up to 60 feet away compete to win $15,000 per year (max. four years) to study civil engineering at Merrimack College.
High school juniors and seniors from across New England are encouraged to design and build a Trebuchet-style (www.trebuchet.com) catapult. Students will then bring their catapult to the Merrimack campus to be put to the test during the ThinkFest. The winner of the scholarship to study civil engineering at Merrimack will be announced that day.
Participants must be enrolled in 11th or 12th grade; be qualified for acceptance to Merrimack College; and maintain a minimum 2.8 GPA while at Merrimack to retain the yearly scholarship.
Catapult Design Registration Deadline: Has been extended to March 18th
Contact the Department of Civil Engineering at Merrimack College (978) 837- 5299 or email reynoldsj@merrimack.edu for additional information.
In addition to registering, please download the materials form and complete it for the competition. Please also view the rules of the competition!
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