Other Activities -> F.S.E.A.

• F.S.E.A. is offered to students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades
  
• All grades begin F.S.E.A. in different quarters
• F.S.E.A. takes place each Wednesday after school from 3 - 4 PM (unless school is not held that day)
• Rockwell Collins engineers and other volunteers mentor the students in the various projects
  

Eighth Grade F.S.E.A.

• FSEA for the eighth grade students takes place Oct. 22 - Dec. 17, 2008.
  
• This year they are constructing catapults. 
  
• The catapults have multiples variables which may be changed in order to control how far they fire their projectiles: waffle golf balls. 
  
• The student pairs will end the quarter with a two-part competition: one testing their accuracy with their catapults and the other testing who can launch their golf ball the farthest.
  

Seventh Grade F.S.E.A.

• FSEA for the seventh grade students will run from Jan. 14 - March 4, 2009.
  
• This year they are constructing bridges.
• The students will end the quarter with a competition.

Sixth Grade F.S.E.A.

• FSEA for the sixth grade students takes place from April 8 - May 27, 2009.
  
• This year they are constructing water-propelled rockets.
• The students will end the quarter with a competition.

Moderator

Mrs. Patty Wright
Science Teacher
St. Joseph Catholic School

pwright@cr-cath.pvt.k12.ia.us

Lead Instructor

Mr. Chuck Hewitt
Sr. Hardware Design Engineer
Rockwell Collins

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