It’s Engineering Week of Webster Parish Libraries’ Discovery Camp, and kids had fun on June 25 at the Minden main branch building paper airplanes and designing drop-proof containers for eggs..
The morning session, led by Kaitlyn Taylor, children’s coordinator, began with children learning to make a specific airplane design. The kids then competed to see which airplane could fly the longest distance.
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In the afternoon, Aubrie Stahl, teen coordinator, facilitated a group of teens in designing containers that would protect an egg from an eight-foot drop, using drinking straws, wooden skewers, and tape. Various designs were tested, with most successfully passing the challenge. Alas, Stahl’s own design did not survive the drop.
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Webster Parish Libraries will host different engineering-related activities throughout the week at various branches. Mathematics Week, the final week of Discovery Camp, will take place July 1-6.