The UW-Platteville Engineering, Math, and Science Expo is designed to expose students to careers in these areas through exhibitions of student projects and open laboratories highlighting current research. High school and middle school students are the target audience, but elementary school students are encouraged to attend as well. Please mark your calendars and begin preparation to attend this event.

Parking Information

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2012 Brochure and Scavenger Hunt

• 2012 Brochure

  • The 2012 Expo Program (in MS Word Format)
  • The 2012 Expo Program (in PDF Format)
  
  

• 2012 Scavenger Hunt

• The Scavenger Hunt consists of a list of questions that can be answered by visting events, presentation and demonstrations.
• The Scavenger Hunt is suggested as a method of helping students stay focused and make the most of the EXPO experience. Answers will be posted the Monday following Expo.
• Teachers are encouraged to edit the scavenger hunt questions to cover a desired breadth or depth of topics.
• 2012 Middle School Scavenger Hunt Questions and Answers -- (MS Word Format)
• 2012 High School Scavenger Hunt Questions and Answers -- (MS Word Format)

UW-Platteville Participating Departments

Each year at Expo, departments, programs, and organizations throughout the College of EMS present demonstrations and displays to highlight the excitement and challenge of engineering, mathematics, and science. In the past, teachers and students have found our Expo to be very encouraging, exciting, and informative. The departments that are participating this year are:

• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Computer Science and Software Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering Physics & Chemistry
• General Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering

UW-Platteville Student Organizations and Events

Several student organizations are involved with the contests, demonstrations, and exhibits. There is no cost for Expo attendance. During recent years, some events have included:

• Platteville FIRST Robotics
• Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe Displays
• Tesla Coil
• Student-Designed MP3 Player
• Mega-Color Organ
• Magnetic Flux Braking
• Junkyard Minigolf
• Autonomous Paper Airplane Defense System
• Fuel Cell Technology and Model Car
• Managing Wastes and Runoff to Improve Environmental Quality
• Virtual Fish Tank
• Ice Cream Factory
• The Big Bang
• Student Developed Computer Games
• Concrete Crusher
• Rapid Electronic Canned Beverage Cooler
• Boomerang Flight Dynamics
• Internet Worm Simulator
• Explosive Fuel Gases
• Mystery Nylon Factory
• Virtual World 3-D Animation in Alice

Similar events are being planned for this year. In addition to planned events, laboratories will be open for students and teachers to experience different types of engineering, mathematics, and science activities. A few of the contests may require registration and a minimal fee. See the K-12 Teachers, Students and Parents page for details.

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