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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

· Teams that combine undergraduate (or distance students) and graduate students will receive up to 5% extra credit

· 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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