Employees with Red Rock Consulting took time to work with 4th graders at an Edmond elementary school during E Week 2019. Founded by NSPE in 1951, E Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. Each year we enjoy talking to kids about geotechncial engineering. This year we had fun with 2 experiments that demonstrated liquefaction. A mess was made and fun was had by all.
For information about E Week 2020, follow the link below:
https://www.nspe.org/resources/partners-and-state-societies/national-engineers-week
For an experiment with liquefaction, follow the link below:
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/shaky-sediments
Jeremy Basler demonstrates liquefaction principles to 4th graders.
Daniel Bolin buries a “storage tank” while teaching 4th graders about engineering.
Kristi Bumpas visits with 4th graders about geotechnical engineering.
Shawn Allred looks on as 4th graders experiment with water and sand.