My name is Maguire McMahon and I am a 2020 EDI Fellow at Norfolk Academy. This fall I have been working with Sarah Haugh, another EDI 2020 Fellow, on incorporating a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) resource into the …
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Hackathon on a Water Pump for the Fall Play by Frances Harrington ’19
Post by Frances Harrington ’19 Early this year, Ms. Bisi approached us to design and build a working hand pump for the Fall play. The Fall play this year is The Miracle Worker which is about Helen Kel ler’s journey. …
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Moment of Inertia Project Update – By Olivia Danielson ’21
Post written by Olivia Danielson ’21 On April 3, 2018, Dr. Call presented a project for a couple of the 2021 fellows. He needed six 3D-printed models, comprised of five cylinders and one sphere, to demonstrate inertia for his Physics …
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3D-Printed Table Saw Guard – Update by Caitlin Johnson ’21
In late March 2018, Charlie, AJ, Keon, and I began the first week of the Table Saw Project. We met with Mr. Barton to design a 3D printed table saw guard with a larger rectangular slot so that he could …
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Silicon Valley Trip 2018 – Apple, Google, and David Yeh NA’16
The 2019 EDI Fellows traveled to Silicon Valley to speak with experts about engineering, design, and innovation. Here is Kevin Smedley to describe our fifth day. Today the fellows gathered at 8 AM to debrief the activities of the previous …
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Silicon Valley Trip 2018 – Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
The 2019 EDI Fellows traveled to Silicon Valley to speak with experts about engineering, design, and innovation. Here is Patrick McElroy to describe our fourth day. We started our day with a drive to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The …
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Silicon Valley EDI Trip 2018 – Big Basin Redwoods State Park
The 2019 EDI Fellows traveled to Silicon Valley to speak with experts about engineering, design, and innovation. Here is Sebastian Singh to describe our third day. Today we went to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Although this was probably the …
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Silicon Valley EDI Trip 2018 – Stanford d.school, LinkedIn, & Design Thinking
The 2019 EDI Fellows traveled to Silicon Valley to speak with experts about engineering, design, and innovation. Here is Patrick McElroy to describe our second day. Today was filled to the brim with stuff to be doing. We had to …
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Silicon Valley Trip 2018 – Tesla
The 2019 EDI Fellows traveled to Silicon Valley to speak with experts about engineering, design, and innovation. Here is Frances Harrington to describe our first day. This morning, the Engineering, Design, and Innovation fellows congregated at the airport in Norfolk …
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Kiptopeke 2018 – Day Four
The 2021 EDI Fellows went to Kiptopeke for their first summer adventure. Here is Olivia Danielson to describe our fourth day. Waking up around 6:00am, I got ready for our last day at Kiptopeke. After packing up clothes and other …
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