Tackling the Volcano
Monday, April 27th, 2009Remember the team of young women who intended to learn to fly a radio-controlled helicopter in one month?
Saturday was their day of reckoning, when they had to guide a payload of six ping pong balls to a target inside a model volcano 20 feet away.
It was Tech Challenge 2009, sponsored by the Tech Museum.
More than 1,000 students in grades 5 through 12 competed, 250 teams from around the Bay Area and as far away as San Diego and even New York.
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