Building a car using science Workshop
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 12:21 pm
I posted earlier about a workshop to build cars using science for 100 Girl Scouts. I am connected with the Program Director for The Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. The Girl Scouts spent $800.00 for Hodges H 57 wedge cars, tubes of BSA wheels and nails, lead rod and big bottles of graphite. I agreed to supply the rest. The Council for The Girl Scouts of Western Ohio had no problem with what we were going to teach - Physics. I knew I was going to have trouble with enough time so I was going to prep one wheel bore with Novus 2 and lube properly one wheel to save time. No painting would be done and I wouldn't use Duct tape to give the car a little color. These cars were never intended to race. The whole purpose was to teach the scouts what to do on the next car they built.
Yesterday the Workshop was cancelled. Troop Leaders, NOT the Council, called and began insisting No pre-cut cars, scouts must draw out the design, the cars would not be allowed in any Regulation Girl Scout Race . This Negativity spread like Wildfire on Social Media. I don't know how the Program Director put up with it as long as she did. She had finally had enough and cancelled the Activity. Who suffered the Most? The young scouts. I do feel sorry for them.
Yes, I learned a lot from this experience. Probably the most important thing was the Advertising was no where detailed enough. We'll keep trying.
On the Bright side, The Director has set up a workshop in her Home town and already has 60 Girl Scouts. It's a 1 1/2 hour drive for me, will be held in January, and I'll be there. I hope we don't get 14" of snow that day.
Cheers,
Speedster
Yesterday the Workshop was cancelled. Troop Leaders, NOT the Council, called and began insisting No pre-cut cars, scouts must draw out the design, the cars would not be allowed in any Regulation Girl Scout Race . This Negativity spread like Wildfire on Social Media. I don't know how the Program Director put up with it as long as she did. She had finally had enough and cancelled the Activity. Who suffered the Most? The young scouts. I do feel sorry for them.
Yes, I learned a lot from this experience. Probably the most important thing was the Advertising was no where detailed enough. We'll keep trying.
On the Bright side, The Director has set up a workshop in her Home town and already has 60 Girl Scouts. It's a 1 1/2 hour drive for me, will be held in January, and I'll be there. I hope we don't get 14" of snow that day.
Cheers,
Speedster