[Robotgroup] Fwd: Wells Branch Science Fair

[vkonradi at swbell.net]

To some degree maybe I might disagree with myself.  Science Fair may be 
more of an extravaganza these days than the dry display of student science 
research projects I recall.  If the school has a practice of inviting 
outside exhibitors, might as well be the Robot Group.

Robofest.  Now that's an extravaganza.

At 01:28 AM 1/7/2007, you wrote:
>To some degree I will disagree with Vadim.  The first science fair I
>ever went to was held in an auditorium/arena in Albuquerque that had
>just had a major atomic power symposium and had things as distracting as
>the Kiwi NERVA nuclear rocket engine, models of power plants and some of
>the first "real" robots I had ever seen like the MOBOT.   Many of these
>have been places for folks like GE and Motorola to do a little show off
>and inspire kids to want to do greater things.  Besides, I'm busy
>Tuesday too.
>
>Don
>
>Vernon Graner wrote:
>
> >vkonradi at swbell.net said:
> >
> >
> >>The science fair is a forum for the kids to participate in and present
> >>their stuff, not an opportunity for an outside group, whoever they are,
> >>to exhibit.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >You make a good point. I could see how the group could be a distraction
> >and also cuase the kids to feel disapointed that their displays weren't
> >as "flashy" as ours..
> >
> >OTOH, it could be that we act as an inspiration to the kids causing them
> >to have more reason to pursue technical careers? Hmmm.. Anyone else care
> >to chime in on this one?
> >
> >Vern
> >
> >
> >
>
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