Engineer a device to launch a ping pong ball through a hoop, and explore mechanisms of catapults! Learn about the Mesoamerican Ball Game and its importance to Mayan sports and religion.
Starry Night at Home: Stingless Bee Hummer
Bzzzzzz! Learn about the role that stingless bees played in Mayan culture. Discover the science behind sounds as you engineer a device that creates air vibrations to mimic a swarm of bees!
Starry Night at Home: Mayan Pyramid Coordinates
Explore coordinate planes and how to use an x and y axis to plot points. Apply your knowledge to design a very mathematical Mayan Pyramid!
Vicki Salazar
Girlstart’s Women in STEM weekly series highlights various women who are making a difference in STEM. Be inspired as these incredible women describe how they became interested in their field, provide insight into a day in the life, and share learnings from their experiences.
Vicki Salazar
Project Manager @ DPR Construction
Click on the Instagram post or YouTube video below to view Vicki’s social media take over! See what it’s like to be a project manager at DPR Construction for a day!
View this post on Instagram