Junior Technical Program at EMC 2011

The Junior Technical Program was a very busy workshop at the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on EMC in Long Beach, California. The first day we put together AM radios, and we had experiments setup on each table around the room for the kids to experiment with at their leisure. Below is a list of just a few experiments that we set up for them.


Magnets
The kids learned from the magnetic experiment that magnetism (the invisible force) can push and pull through some materials such as paper and plastic. By holding a paper clip close to a magnet, they could feel the magnet pulling on the paper clip with an invisible force called magnetism. They learned that all magnets have two ends or poles (North and South). If they put the poles of two magnets together, they will either pull together or push apart. They will pull (attract) each other if the poles are different. They will push (repel) each other if the poles are the same. Experiments with these magnets helped them to find out more about the way magnetism works and how it can be passed on to some objects.


Squirt Guns
The kids found out how to make a squirt gun out of a water bottle. Needless to say, the table where they made the “Big Squirter” was the busiest, the most exciting, the wettest and full of smiles. Now, that was a great ice breaker for the kids!!!


Lemon Battery
The Lemon Battery was fun to try out. We used lemons, a few inches of insulated wire, some sandpaper and a basic voltmeter. We also had a steel nail, one zinc-plated nail and stripped wires. We sanded the bottom of a nail and the copper wire, then inserted both into the lemon as close together as possible. The kids then used the leads on the voltmeter to read the electric output of the lemon. Then we switched nails and retested to see how different nails affected the output. The kids really enjoyed doing this even if some were not successful the first time.
     On the second day of the Junior Technical Program, we were on the exhibit floor visiting the booths – an activity the kids totally enjoyed.
     On the third day, we had 51 plus attend a tour of the Aquarium of the Pacific which was a fabulous adventure for the kids and the adults. It is definitely a “must see” attraction for anyone visiting Long Beach.
     Thank you to all the volunteers that helped make the Junior Technical Program another success at EMC 2011. The volunteers were awesome!       EMC



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