Willowbrook engineering students showcase their machines and 3-D printer creations

Left: Willowbrook sophomore Erick Krenzel demonstrates his catapult machine during a Project Lead The Way Principles of Engineering class showcase on May 8. Middle: Willowbrook seniors Gian Enriquez (left) and Mitchell Jones work on their marble sorting machine. Right: (From left) Krenzel and sophomores Max Brody and Zach Seymore work on a robot arm machine.

On May 8, students in Willowbrook math and Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher Josh Zwart’s Project Lead The Way Principles of Engineering class showcased projects they’ve been working on throughout the semester to their peers and other staff members.

The students built and programmed machines that sort marbles, launch ping-pong balls, model an elevator, follow lines throughout the room and pick up items by using a “robot arm.” The students also displayed creations they made with the school’s 3-D printer.