Our last day with the Gravity Cruiser project. Today was the finals - there were a total of 12 teams in this last competition, out of over 40 that started. The competition was held in the multi-purpose room, on the stage. Steph visited with Ken (the main guy for this from GM)...
Joan was the score-keeper, I was getting teams line up and ready to roll their cars. The 4 guys from GM either staged cars or did the distance measuring. The cars shoved off, one by one. Each team was allowed two runs. The premise was: one teams runs, then retrieves their car and re-stages it, while the second team runs. That premise went by the wayside when some of the kids couldn't get their cars re-staged in a reasonable time.
When all was said and done, three teams emerged victorious...
Photos by yours truly, so Steph would have photos for their yearbook.
Put a fork in me - I'm done. ;-)
The kids gave us thank-you letters when it was done... fun to read. Apparently, we had an effect on them with this project... or, Steph told them to say that. ;-) For some of these kids, English is not their first language, so we both appreciate the time they put into writing the notes.
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