Come check out all the cool inventions and innovative thinking from participants of this state invention convention while seeing all the cool engineering ISU has to offer. Activities, presentations, invention displays are all free and open to the public. Saturday, April 25, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

Registration for ISEK Summer Camps 2009 is now open! You can visit the Camps page to register for any of our summer camps – including Explore Engineering!, Engineering: The 2050 Challenge, STEM Camp or the brand new Girls Only Engineering Camp! Be sure to check them out and register early!

Hey Iowa FLL Teams! Last week was the 2009 FLL World Festival, held in Atlanta, Georgia. Over 80 teams from around the world participated in this global celebration of FIRST LEGO League and the Climate Connections challenge. Our very own Brick Burners from Marshalltown were a part of this year’s World Festival. Want to see what went on there?
Check out some photos.

Ever wondered how race cars work? What makes them stick to the track during fast turns? How they optimize the shape of a car for the best performance? What about how they keep the driver safe in the event of an accident? Now there’s a great way to learn about all of that – check out the new Science360.gov website. The National Science Foundation teamed up with NASCAR to produce some great videos about what makes NASCAR work – check it out!

We’re hearing from a lot of you asking about our summer camps – thanks for the interest!

We will be posting our summer camp dates by the end of March. Check back here for further details and in the meantime…go engineer something!