NEWS FEED:
Pictures Uploaded on Website:
All pictures taken thus far for the 2011-2012 school year have been uploaded onto the website.
This includes pictures from First Night, Hydraulic Cranes, UNCC Tour, Balsa Bridges, and the Electrical program.
Videos from the Balsa Bridge Competition will be uploaded within a few weeks.
Go to the 2011-2012 School Year page, and then click on the thumbnail picture ajacent to each program.
This will open a page that contains all pictures taken for that program.
Higher resolution pictures can be viewed by clicking on each respective picture (it will open in a new window, so pop-ups must be enabled in your browser).
Story Added: Jan. 15 2012
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Balsa Bridge Competition:
Please read the design requirements for the Balsa Bridge Competition carefully.
The bridge must span 40cm, i.e. the actual bridge must be longer than 40cm.
42cm would be a safe length.
Any bridge using materials other than balsa wood, standard white glue (Elmer’s), or standard wood glue will be DISQUALIFIED.
The Structual Presentation and Bridge Competition Requirements have been loaded on the web server.
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Bridge Design Requirements
Adobe Acrobat Document
160 KB
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Structural Presentation
Adobe Acrobat Document
3.59 MB
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It is recommended that you save the file directly to your hard drive.
To do so... "Right-Click" on the icon and select "Save Target As."
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Story Added: Nov. 6 2011
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UNCC Tour:
Please note the time and location change for the UNCC Tour: 6:30pm - 8:30pm at UNC Charlotte.
UNC Charlotte is about 15 minutes away from EPRI.
It is suggested that you use the entrance from North Tryon Street (Hwy 29).
We will meet at Grigg Hall, and parking will be available in Lot 23.
Story Added: Nov. 4 2011
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Pictures from First Night Out:
Pictures from the first explorers meeting have been uploaded on the website.
Go to the 2011-2012 School Year page, and then click on the thumbnail picture ajacent to "First Night Out."
Higher resolution pictures can be viewed by clicking on each respective picture.
Story Added: Sept. 22 2011
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First Night Out:
The first explorers meeting for the 2011-2012 school year will be Wednesday Sept. 21st at 7:00 - 9:00pm.
We will meet at EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) which is located at:
1300 West W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
Directional signs will be placed on WT Harris Blvd to help guide you towards the meeting location.
Story Added: Sept. 14 2011
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EXTERNAL LINKS:
Learning-for-Life
Boy Scouts of America
Mecklenburg County Explorers Council
Mecklenburg County BSA Council
UNC Charlotte - College of Engineering
NC State - College of Engineering
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