IMSA® SEEKING STUDENTS FOR BRIDGE BUILDING WEEKEND WORKSHOP
For Immediate Release, Press Release
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AURORA—The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) is seeking student applicants for its workshop Bridge Building 101: The Physics Behind the Structure to be held Sunday, April 15 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Batavia City Hall (100 N. Island Ave., Batavia). The workshop, sponsored by Batavia MainStreet, is for students entering 5th or 6th grade in the fall of 2007.
Guided by IMSA student teachers, participants will investigate how shapes and forces relate to bridge building. In addition, they will get hands-on bridge building experience as they work in teams to design and build their own bridges. Each team will compete to see whose structure can withstand the greatest force.
The IMSA Kids Institute offers weekend and summer programs in mathematics, science and technology for students in grades 3-9. For program registration information about weekend workshops or summer programs offered by the IMSA Kids Institute, contact 630-907-5950 or go to www.imsa.edu/kidsinstitute.
The internationally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) develops creative, ethical leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As a teaching and learning laboratory created by the State of Illinois, IMSA enrolls academically talented Illinois students (grades 10-12) in its advanced, residential college preparatory program. It also serves thousands of educators and students in Illinois and beyond through innovative instructional programs that foster imagination and inquiry. (www.imsa.edu)