Addison Trail Science Club students participate in 2019 Fluor Engineering Challenge

Addison Trail senior Gurkirat Kalsi (left) and sophomore Kathan Parikh display the device they created for the 2019 Fluor Engineering Challenge as members of the Addison Trail Science Club. For that competition, they had to build a device to launch and return a pingpong ball back and forth over a paper net without touching the ground.

(From left) Addison Trail sophomore Justine Bugante, sophomore Sara Walis and freshman Emma Walis display the device they created for the 2019 Fluor Engineering Challenge as members of the Addison Trail Science Club. For that competition, they had to build a device to launch and return a pingpong ball back and forth over a paper net without touching the ground.

Members of the Addison Trail Science Club recently completed the 2019 Fluor Engineering Challenge.

According to the challenge’s website, https://www.sciencebuddies.org/fluor-challenge, participants had to build a device to launch and return a pingpong ball back and forth over a paper net without touching the ground. The goal was to send the pingpong ball back and forth, just like a volleyball game. The device had to be built from the approved list of materials (which included items such as pencils, rubber bands, paper, tape and disposable cups). The fewer materials used and the more volleys back and forth (following the challenge rules), the higher the score.

The top scores will be posted on the 2019 Fluor Engineering Challenge scoreboard, and Fluor will award 20 teams (drawn at random from the geographic locations listed at https://www.sciencebuddies.org/fluor-challenge) with a $1,000 check for their school, afterschool or community program. Addison Trail Science Club sponsors Carolyn Erwin and Steve Nelson said the students enjoyed the competition.

For more information, go to https://www.sciencebuddies.org/fluor-challenge.