For
Students
PSCME/MTAG
Student Field Trip to Edmonds Community College
and Dillon Works March 28, 2003
Fifteen
students from the African American Academy attended a one-day
field trip to Edmonds Community College and Dillon Works. At
Edmonds Community College, the students participated in two
activities in the Material Science Laboratory. The first activity
was called, “What’s This?”. In this activity,
the four classifications of solid materials (e.g., metals, polymers,
ceramics, and composites) were explained. The second activity
was called, “Glue-Goo”. In this activity, students
worked in teams to create four different putty balls. The putty
balls were then examined and judged on texture, consistency,
fluidity, and elasticity.
In the afternoon, the students were taken on a tour of the Dillon
Works custom manufacturing facility. Dillon Works designs and
fabricates “almost anything.” They utilize metal,
foam, plastic, fiberglass, wood, fabric or any combination of
the above in their creations. Dillon Works makes a wide variety
of products (e.g., costumes, sets, props, furniture, decorations,
etc.) for a range of spaces such as casinos, retail stores,
and trade show booths. Students were led on a tour of the lobby
and conference room; design area; molding/sculpting, wood, and
metal shops; and the fabrication, soft goods, and painting areas.
Students were able to observe the production of several pieces,
and were exposed to diverse employees including several women,
a typically underrepresented group in manufacturing environments.
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Testing
the “bounce” in balls that the students manufactured. |
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Brian
Leonard leads 7th and 8th graders from the African American
Academy through Dillon Works; a design and fabrication
firm. |
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