2008 Leonardo Da Vinci Workshop Results
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2008 Leonardo Da Vinci Workshop Results |
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Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa and
inspired by one of the great geniuses the world has ever known, Leonardo Da
Vinci, four specially designed workshops were held to expose local students
and families to innovation, engineering and science. The workshops
were held in conjunction with the Leonardo Da Vinci: Man | Inventor |
Genius Exhibition.
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The QCESC would like to recognize the following supporters of the Da Vinci Workshops that contributed prizes, food, and advertising:
| Ashton Engineering – Bill Ashton |
| Augustana College |
| Elliott Aviation |
| Hy-Vee |
| Iowa National Guard |
| Iowa State University - Engineering College |
| PCT Inc. |
| Putnam Museum & IMAX Theater |
| Quad City Safety |
| Quad City Times |
| Russell Construction |
| St. Ambrose University |
| Trissel Graham & Toole, Inc. |
| University of Iowa – Engineering College |
| S.J. Smith |
Ancient Aerodynamics: A Parachute
Workshop
Workshop participates were given an overview on parachutes including by
paratrooper SPC Jeff Hook from the Iowa National Guard then given raw materials
to design and build a parachute. Working individually, the designs were
then tested from the 2nd floor on the Putnam with a contest held to see who
could come closest to a target.
| Date: | Saturday, January 12, 2008 | |
| Ages: | 7-13 years | |
| Participates: | 14 people | |
| Rules: | Link to Rules Document | |
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
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Battle of the Bridges
Workshop participates were given an overview on bridge design and structures
from Bill Ashton of Ashton Engineering with the objective to build a model
bridge onsite given a box of materials provided at the workshop within a time
limit of 3 hours that is capable of supporting the greatest load per unit of
mass (Efficiency Ratio = max load / model mass)..
Due to the large number of Family teams participating in the contest, the Top 4 teams were awarded a $25 dollar Putnam Museum gift certificate courtesy of American Society of Civil Engineers. High School and Junior High first place winners were awarded IMAX Theatre tickets courtesy of Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre.
| Date: | Saturday, January 26, 2008 | ||
| Ages: | All ages | ||
| Participates: | 19 Teams with 70 participates with 14 Family Teams | ||
| Rules: | Link to Rules Document | ||
| Place | 1st Place (Junior High) |
1st Place (High School) |
1st Place (Family) |
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| Team Name: |
Spartan Power | Beastly Beavers | Taguex5 |
| Team Members |
Ellie Sink & Morgan Dobroski | Tom McGee, Nick Schurr, Aaron Hewitt, Tom Elsey | Meg, Becca, Angela, Tague |
| Bridge Weight | 0.46 lbs. | 0.20 lbs. | 0.29 |
| Max. Load | 81.4 lbs. | 105.6 lbs. | 77.0 lbs. |
| Efficiency Rating |
176.96 | 528 | 268.6 |
| Place | 2nd Place (Family) |
3rd Place (Family) |
4th Place (Family) |
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| Team Name: |
Allebach | Super Cool Fun Network Team | Roy's Family |
| Team Members |
Don & Emily Allebach | Alex Carnahan, Chris Carrico, Daryl Moeller, Joseph Carnahan | Kirk, Benjamin, Shelly, & Nicholas Roys |
| Bridge Weight | 0.25 lbs. | 0.62 | 0.65 |
| Max. Load | 66.78 lbs | 117.02 lbs. | 117.5 lbs. |
| Efficiency Rating |
267.1 | 188.7 | 181 |
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Invention Convention
On Superbowl Sunday, students were invited to display their original inventions in the Grand Lobby of
the Putnam Museum. All participates received a free pass to the Da Vinci
Exhibition.
| Date: | Sunday, February 3, 2008 |
| Ages: | K-12 Students |
| Participates: | 14 Participates |
| Rules: | Link to Invitation |
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Fling it! Sling It! Wing It! -
Catapult Contest
Teams of up to four people designed and constructed
catapults before the contest with any building material. The design constraints
were: 1) the catapult energy was provided by humans and 2)the catapult must fit
within a 2×2×2 foot box. The contest objective was to hurl a wiffle golf ball at
a target 30 feet away with the best accuracy (average of 5 shots).
| Date: | Saturday, February 16, 2008 | |||
| Ages: | High School and College | |||
| Participates: | 4 Teams with 11 participates | |||
| Rules: | Link to Rules Document | |||
| Place | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
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| School | Prince of Peace High School - Clinton, Iowa | Scott Community College | Scott Community College | Davenport West High School |
| Team Members | (from L to R): Isaac Jankowski, Stephen Peters, Ian Anglese, and Nick Jensen | Team (from L to R): Isaac Jankowski, Stephen Peters, Ian Anglese, and Nick Jensen | Team (from L to R): Dale Schumann and Matt Burke | Team (from L to R): Ben Wells and Jeramie Vens |
| Avg. Shot Accuracy | 6.2 inches | 8.1 inches | 9.6 inches | 13.9 inches |
| Shot Distances | 10.0, 7.0, 0, 14.0, 0 | 11.0, 0, 14.0, 0, 15.5 | 11.5, 12.5, 15.0, 9.0, 0 | 7.5, 8.25, 19.75, 14.5, 19.5 |
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