Fluid Mechanic Report
ME 720 Intermediate Fluid Dynamics Fall 2015
Design Project: Students will design and present and outreach activity for a K-12 audience on a fluid dynamics topic.
· Students can select the topic and audience age range
· Students are encouraged to combine elements of their research or senior design projects
· 20% of final grade
· Teams of 1 – 3 students
· Students can pick their own teams
· Distance students can also partner with on campus teams
Schedule:
November 9th – 1-page abstracts will be submitted to Dr. Betz. This should include your topic, your age range, and general concept
December 7th – Presentations will be given. All students are required to participate. Distance students can either prepare detailed a power point presentation (10+ slides) or submit a video of their project. If distance students chose to work with on campus students they can call or video conference with the presentation.
December 18th – Final report due and team evaluation due
Requirements:
· 1-page abstract must be approved by Dr. Betz (10%)
· Dr. Betz will determine if the project meets the desired depth and breadth
· 8-page final report (50%)
· Must include at least 3 references
· Figures can be included in an appendix
· Can be supplemented with files from computations
· Final presentation (30%)
· All team members must participate
· 15 minutes for presentation
· 5 – 10 minutes for questions
· Evaluation (10%)
· Each team member must turn in a 1-page evaluation of their contributions to the project
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