By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER It happened to be just the right fit when General Electric of Plainville approached the Imagine Nation Museum of Bristol nine years ago to partner during National Engineers Week. It made especially even more sense since the Imagine Nation Museum focuses on expanding the imagination of children, and General Electric touts “Imagination at work.” “It was a way to celebrate National Engineers Week, and get out into the community to share math and science and try to find the future engineers,” said Mike Wood, engineering manager for electrical equipment at General Electric. General Electric employees spent the day at the Imagine Nation Museum last Friday, working with children on a variety of activities surrounding all industries of engineering. For example, children participated in an egg-drop station where they wrapped an egg in materials they feel would protect it when it fell from the third floor to the second floor of the museum. This activity taught children about mechanical engineering, Wood said. Another activity had children build a bridge out of varying materials, like newspaper. These bridges would be tested with weights to see which materials were strongest. Wood said this activity taught children about civil [...]
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER It happened to be just the right fit when General Electric of Plainville approached the Imagine Nation Museum of Bristol nine years ago to partner during National Engineers Week. It made especially even more sense since the Imagine Nation Museum focuses on expanding the imagination of children, and General Electric touts “Imagination at work.” “It was a way to celebrate National Engineers Week, and get out into the community to share math and science and try to find the future engineers,” said Mike Wood, engineering manager for electrical equipment at General Electric. General Electric employees spent the day at the Imagine Nation Museum last Friday, working with children on a variety of activities surrounding all industries of engineering. For example, children participated in an egg-drop station where they wrapped an egg in materials they feel would protect it when it fell from the third floor to the second floor of the museum. This activity taught children about mechanical engineering, Wood said. Another activity had children build a bridge out of varying materials, like newspaper. These bridges would be tested with weights to see which materials were strongest. Wood said this activity taught children about civil [...]