1 00:00:01,866 --> 00:00:03,966 >>Some local high school students love 2 00:00:03,966 --> 00:00:06,166 the challenge of working on a project 3 00:00:06,166 --> 00:00:09,233 and solving problems that have no clear solution. 4 00:00:09,233 --> 00:00:12,533 So much so that they even formed a club. 5 00:00:12,533 --> 00:00:13,966 Join us today as we talk 6 00:00:13,966 --> 00:00:17,666 with Charlottesville High School teacher Dr. Matt Shields 7 00:00:17,666 --> 00:00:20,866 about the after school group he leads called BACON, 8 00:00:20,866 --> 00:00:23,300 the best all around club of nerds. 9 00:00:23,300 --> 00:00:24,800 Come on! 10 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:26,100 >>I think it's really cool that there's just a club 11 00:00:26,100 --> 00:00:30,133 at CHS that facilitates science, engineering, 12 00:00:30,133 --> 00:00:31,466 all these things that so many kids are 13 00:00:31,466 --> 00:00:33,566 so passionate about including myself. 14 00:00:33,566 --> 00:00:36,566 >>There's something for anybody who loves science here 15 00:00:36,566 --> 00:00:38,066 and that's so important. 16 00:00:38,066 --> 00:00:39,766 And even for people who don't love science like me, 17 00:00:39,766 --> 00:00:41,600 like they can get involved 18 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,433 through making sure everything's running smoothly 19 00:00:44,433 --> 00:00:46,766 or fundraising and so that's great. 20 00:00:46,766 --> 00:00:48,600 >>I cant say I started BACON, 21 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,000 I signed the paper to bring BACON 22 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,966 into existence because my students wanted it to exist. 23 00:00:54,966 --> 00:00:57,533 >>But it started with you 24 00:00:57,533 --> 00:01:00,433 because you were trying to think of a way 25 00:01:00,433 --> 00:01:02,833 to get your students more excited 26 00:01:02,833 --> 00:01:06,100 about science fair projects they had to do. 27 00:01:06,100 --> 00:01:09,233 >>Right, you might be able to press me 28 00:01:09,233 --> 00:01:10,466 to take a little bit of credit 29 00:01:10,466 --> 00:01:14,233 but what happened was they were supposed to do 30 00:01:14,233 --> 00:01:15,933 a science fair project that was a school policy 31 00:01:15,933 --> 00:01:17,600 and they were not interested in that. 32 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,133 So then I proposed to them that they could 33 00:01:20,133 --> 00:01:22,666 instead of a science fair project they could do 34 00:01:22,666 --> 00:01:26,300 a project with me and I found a project 35 00:01:26,300 --> 00:01:27,933 that someone else had done something similar 36 00:01:27,933 --> 00:01:31,466 where somebody had attached a weather balloon to a payload 37 00:01:31,466 --> 00:01:33,600 with a still camera and a video camera 38 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,666 and some radio equipment and GPS antenna 39 00:01:36,666 --> 00:01:39,500 and sent it up to space and it's just awesome 40 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:42,300 because from an altitude of around 41 00:01:42,300 --> 00:01:45,766 a hundred thousand feet, so 20 miles you get, 42 00:01:45,766 --> 00:01:47,400 you're just in space, it's black 43 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:48,400 and you get the curvature of the earth 44 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:49,700 and it's just beautiful 45 00:01:49,700 --> 00:01:51,600 so I thought I'd like to be able to do that. 46 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,800 So I went back to class the next day 47 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,000 and I pitched a similar idea. 48 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:56,766 I said, okay, we're "Ocean's 11", 49 00:01:57,966 --> 00:02:00,033 I need a radio guy, I need a balloon guy, 50 00:02:00,033 --> 00:02:02,666 I need a helium guy, I need a fundraising person 51 00:02:02,666 --> 00:02:05,433 and a music person and I just kind of listed 52 00:02:05,433 --> 00:02:06,700 all of the things that I might, 53 00:02:06,700 --> 00:02:08,633 that might go in to a project like this 54 00:02:08,633 --> 00:02:10,533 and I sent them home with the homework assignment that night 55 00:02:10,533 --> 00:02:12,600 and the homework assignment was write down on 56 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,300 a piece of paper if you'd like to participate in the project 57 00:02:15,300 --> 00:02:18,366 and if so what would you bring to the project 58 00:02:18,366 --> 00:02:21,933 and the next day like I said, 29 students brought back 59 00:02:21,933 --> 00:02:23,566 a piece of paper saying I'm in 60 00:02:23,566 --> 00:02:25,033 and heres what I can contribute. 61 00:02:25,033 --> 00:02:29,266 >>And when you did it, the first time it failed. 62 00:02:29,266 --> 00:02:32,466 And then the students just wanted to go back and fix it. 63 00:02:32,466 --> 00:02:35,700 They were all excited and they wanted to do it again. 64 00:02:35,700 --> 00:02:37,900 And this eventually led to BACON. 65 00:02:37,900 --> 00:02:39,400 >>To BACON, right. 66 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,633 >>Okay and then what's the story behind the name BACON? 67 00:02:42,766 --> 00:02:44,300 >>So we decided to make it an actual club 68 00:02:44,300 --> 00:02:46,833 and we called it the Charlottesville Science Club, 69 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:48,300 I thought that was all right. 70 00:02:49,866 --> 00:02:51,533 And I think, it was after a few months, 71 00:02:51,533 --> 00:02:52,900 the club got huge really fast, 72 00:02:52,900 --> 00:02:55,333 I think we had 80 students in the club, 73 00:02:55,333 --> 00:02:57,666 pretty quickly after we had started. 74 00:02:57,666 --> 00:02:59,766 And it was in a meeting one day. 75 00:02:59,766 --> 00:03:01,066 I don't even remember why, 76 00:03:01,066 --> 00:03:02,833 somebody decided that we should rename it, 77 00:03:02,833 --> 00:03:04,266 and I remember it was this guy named Nicky, 78 00:03:04,266 --> 00:03:06,066 he said we should name it Bacon. 79 00:03:06,066 --> 00:03:07,866 And someone said why Bacon? 80 00:03:07,866 --> 00:03:10,600 And he said, "I don't know, lets come up with an acronym," 81 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,233 so the name actually proceeded the acronym 82 00:03:12,233 --> 00:03:15,366 and he said, "Best All Around Club Of Nerds." 83 00:03:15,366 --> 00:03:17,133 >>That's great! 84 00:03:17,133 --> 00:03:19,533 >>We went and got shirts made and bumper stickers 85 00:03:19,533 --> 00:03:21,466 and I think that's one of my favorite things 86 00:03:21,466 --> 00:03:22,933 about the club is just it's a fun name. 87 00:03:22,933 --> 00:03:24,766 >>And you stand out at the competitions 88 00:03:24,766 --> 00:03:26,566 because no one else is named BACON. 89 00:03:26,566 --> 00:03:28,566 >>I love that, most of the other teams have 90 00:03:28,566 --> 00:03:31,133 either button-downs or polo shirts 91 00:03:31,133 --> 00:03:32,600 with the embroidered something like that 92 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,400 and we just have these blue t-shirts that say BACON. 93 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,800 >>[Competition Announcer] It's BACON time. 94 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,800 Three, two, one, Go! 95 00:03:41,733 --> 00:03:44,866 >>I'm a part of FTC, which is First Tech Challenge. 96 00:03:44,866 --> 00:03:46,133 It's a robotics club 97 00:03:46,133 --> 00:03:48,033 and every year there's a different challenge. 98 00:03:48,033 --> 00:03:50,033 This year it's Velocity Vortex. 99 00:03:50,033 --> 00:03:54,166 And we have to shoot balls into this spinning thing 100 00:03:54,166 --> 00:03:57,900 in the center and we are building robots 101 00:03:57,900 --> 00:04:00,100 to try to achieve that. 102 00:04:00,100 --> 00:04:04,233 >>So, shoot it? Shoot? Yeah. NICE. Yes. 103 00:04:05,500 --> 00:04:08,500 (power saw buzzing) 104 00:04:09,733 --> 00:04:11,500 >>I like building stuff of course 105 00:04:11,500 --> 00:04:13,300 because there are so many machines here 106 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:16,133 to do stuff with and I just can say 107 00:04:16,133 --> 00:04:17,933 I only know like a quarter of the machines. 108 00:04:17,933 --> 00:04:20,833 I've had no experience with a lot of them, but still. 109 00:04:20,833 --> 00:04:22,166 Like there are saws and lasers cutters and 110 00:04:22,166 --> 00:04:24,900 all that so that's definitely the most fun. 111 00:04:24,900 --> 00:04:27,400 >>Having the 3D printers is really cool 112 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:31,000 'cause the whole concept behind being able 113 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,800 to design something on a computer 114 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,533 and then a few hours later actually seeing it like 115 00:04:35,533 --> 00:04:37,066 and being able to hold in in your hand is 116 00:04:37,066 --> 00:04:39,900 just kind of, I enjoy that. 117 00:04:39,900 --> 00:04:42,100 >>How many different subgroups in BACON? 118 00:04:42,100 --> 00:04:45,066 >>Uhhm, I've lost track, at least a dozen. 119 00:04:45,066 --> 00:04:47,966 The group that goes to Boston, that's Zerobotics or ZR. 120 00:04:47,966 --> 00:04:50,766 And Zerobotics is a programming competition 121 00:04:50,766 --> 00:04:54,533 and that one is wild, they just write code 122 00:04:54,533 --> 00:04:57,033 to control a virtual robot in 3D space 123 00:04:57,033 --> 00:05:00,033 so it's a robot that's floating around in 3D space 124 00:05:00,033 --> 00:05:02,500 which is very difficult because it's got little thrusters 125 00:05:02,500 --> 00:05:05,600 on it and once its off axis it has to do all these- 126 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:09,033 has to perform all these maneuvers with a competitor robot, 127 00:05:09,033 --> 00:05:10,200 and there's strategy, 128 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:13,133 it's a very complicated tough competition 129 00:05:13,133 --> 00:05:15,000 but the kids are so in to it 130 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:16,533 they stay up all night working on it 131 00:05:16,533 --> 00:05:18,000 and that one's a lot of fun 132 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,000 and we've made it to the finals I think three or four times. 133 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,200 If you make it finals you go to MIT 134 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:23,700 and you sit in an auditorium 135 00:05:23,700 --> 00:05:26,133 and your code flies on the International Space Station. 136 00:05:26,133 --> 00:05:27,766 And so last year we went 137 00:05:27,766 --> 00:05:30,666 and Commander Scott Kelly ran the experiment 138 00:05:30,666 --> 00:05:32,133 so there's Scott Kelly saying, 139 00:05:32,133 --> 00:05:34,600 "Alright BACON, you're next and your robot's going." 140 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,700 It was really a great experience. 141 00:05:36,700 --> 00:05:37,833 >>Okay, tell me about that. 142 00:05:37,833 --> 00:05:39,366 >>So we got Zerobotics. 143 00:05:39,366 --> 00:05:41,933 A big one that you saw making a lot of noise today was FTC, 144 00:05:41,933 --> 00:05:43,933 that's First Tech Challenge. 145 00:05:43,933 --> 00:05:46,900 First Tech Challenge is sort of the little brother 146 00:05:46,900 --> 00:05:49,433 of First Robotics which was founded by Dean Kayman, 147 00:05:49,433 --> 00:05:53,566 this big nationwide robotics competition 148 00:05:53,566 --> 00:05:55,466 and you robot has to accomplish all these tasks. 149 00:05:55,466 --> 00:05:58,766 So for example, this year, our robot has to go around 150 00:05:58,766 --> 00:06:00,100 and pick up these whiffle balls 151 00:06:00,100 --> 00:06:02,300 and be able to shoot them in to a target. 152 00:06:02,300 --> 00:06:03,566 For part of the game, it has 153 00:06:03,566 --> 00:06:05,000 to be able to do that autonomously. 154 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:06,500 So It has to have sensors on board that 155 00:06:06,500 --> 00:06:07,766 are figuring out where it is in space 156 00:06:07,766 --> 00:06:09,000 and where the thing is, 157 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,366 calculating the right velocity and everything. 158 00:06:11,366 --> 00:06:12,866 Then after the autonomous period is over, 159 00:06:12,866 --> 00:06:15,000 the robot is controlled with a joystick. 160 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,233 There's a big yoga ball 161 00:06:16,233 --> 00:06:17,700 that it has to put up on the thing, 162 00:06:17,700 --> 00:06:20,000 it has to spin something around, it has push buttons. 163 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:21,333 All in about two and a half minutes 164 00:06:21,333 --> 00:06:23,533 it has do all of these things 165 00:06:23,533 --> 00:06:25,666 and so the kids have to build a robot, 166 00:06:25,666 --> 00:06:28,133 just that in and of itself is a challenge, 167 00:06:28,133 --> 00:06:31,633 so they're figuring out how to wire up motors and servos 168 00:06:31,633 --> 00:06:33,633 and sensors and all that stuff 169 00:06:33,633 --> 00:06:35,533 and then they have to write computer code 170 00:06:35,533 --> 00:06:37,466 that runs the whole thing so when 171 00:06:37,466 --> 00:06:39,533 one of the drivers pushes the joystick, 172 00:06:39,533 --> 00:06:41,033 they've written the code that says 173 00:06:41,033 --> 00:06:43,333 okay that joystick voltage goes in to this bit of code 174 00:06:43,333 --> 00:06:44,533 which causes the robot to do this 175 00:06:44,533 --> 00:06:45,933 and it travels over here 176 00:06:45,933 --> 00:06:49,166 so that is just an intense competition, 177 00:06:49,166 --> 00:06:52,433 we probably have 20 to 25 kids just involved in that. 178 00:06:52,433 --> 00:06:54,433 >>Well, and then you have club members 179 00:06:54,433 --> 00:06:55,666 that are all about logistics. 180 00:06:55,666 --> 00:06:58,833 >>Yeah, so BACON has gotten so big 181 00:06:58,833 --> 00:07:00,666 and I mean with all those other subgroups 182 00:07:00,666 --> 00:07:02,533 and I haven't even talked about science fairs, 183 00:07:02,533 --> 00:07:07,533 Science Olympiad, Science Bowl and Green BACON and DERP 184 00:07:09,166 --> 00:07:10,133 which is Dangerous Extracurricular Research Projects. 185 00:07:10,133 --> 00:07:11,766 Everything has an acroynm 186 00:07:11,766 --> 00:07:14,533 and all of them spend money and we also take field trips - 187 00:07:14,533 --> 00:07:16,266 >>Right, Geneva. 188 00:07:16,266 --> 00:07:18,633 >>We do a lot, if you include the Geneva trip 189 00:07:18,633 --> 00:07:20,933 about a hundred thousand dollars flows 190 00:07:20,933 --> 00:07:22,766 through our club every single year. 191 00:07:22,766 --> 00:07:25,066 >>BACON is complicated I would say. 192 00:07:26,433 --> 00:07:27,400 Maybe I just come from that 193 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,933 because I hear everybody's like, 194 00:07:29,933 --> 00:07:31,900 I need this, I need this, I need that. 195 00:07:31,900 --> 00:07:33,566 And I'm just like oh, my gosh. 196 00:07:33,566 --> 00:07:35,333 And then I have to fill out 197 00:07:35,333 --> 00:07:38,166 all these expense pre-approval forms or whatnot. 198 00:07:38,166 --> 00:07:40,733 But there's a lot of different things going on. 199 00:07:40,733 --> 00:07:44,233 I don't think we ever have a dull day I would say. 200 00:07:44,233 --> 00:07:46,400 There's a lot to learn from every day 201 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,500 and things do go wrong, mistakes are made 202 00:07:49,500 --> 00:07:51,466 and that's how everyone learns. 203 00:07:51,466 --> 00:07:52,733 >>We have so much brain power. 204 00:07:52,733 --> 00:07:55,733 Everyone is so smart and so we are always trying 205 00:07:55,733 --> 00:07:59,033 to find new tasks and problems that we can solve 206 00:07:59,033 --> 00:08:00,533 and keep everyone involved. 207 00:08:00,533 --> 00:08:02,633 Science Olympiad is what I spend most of my time on 208 00:08:02,633 --> 00:08:06,833 and that's this club where there's 23 different events 209 00:08:06,833 --> 00:08:09,333 with ranging from hydro-geology, 210 00:08:09,333 --> 00:08:10,933 which is the study of ground water, 211 00:08:10,933 --> 00:08:13,666 to building the tallest tower that you can. 212 00:08:13,666 --> 00:08:16,766 So you compete in those events as a pair 213 00:08:16,766 --> 00:08:19,633 and then the whole pair contributes to the team score. 214 00:08:19,633 --> 00:08:21,500 >>BACON is honestly amazing. 215 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:23,966 It's probably my favorite thing about CHS. 216 00:08:23,966 --> 00:08:27,033 Collaborating towards something I think is actually 217 00:08:27,033 --> 00:08:30,000 even more valuable than all the programming, 218 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,366 all the CAD experience I've gotten out of the club. 219 00:08:32,366 --> 00:08:35,033 >>You say this club is run by the students. 220 00:08:35,033 --> 00:08:39,966 Talk about that because this whole style of teaching has 221 00:08:39,966 --> 00:08:43,666 now become a part of your classroom approach to teaching. 222 00:08:43,666 --> 00:08:45,500 >>Right, when BACON started 223 00:08:45,500 --> 00:08:47,033 that was my first year teaching at CHS. 224 00:08:47,033 --> 00:08:48,133 It was my fourth year teaching, 225 00:08:48,133 --> 00:08:51,400 and I think I was doing okay 226 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,833 but I was teaching the way I had been taught, 227 00:08:54,833 --> 00:08:56,266 and that was I gave a lot of lectures 228 00:08:56,266 --> 00:08:58,666 and a lot of quizzes and homework 229 00:08:58,666 --> 00:09:00,100 and then when BACON happened, 230 00:09:00,100 --> 00:09:02,633 I would watch the rate of learning go up a lot 231 00:09:02,633 --> 00:09:04,566 and so that I think was a clue for me 232 00:09:04,566 --> 00:09:07,766 to watch students learn things that they were excited about, 233 00:09:07,766 --> 00:09:10,100 learn them quickly and I just know 234 00:09:10,100 --> 00:09:12,033 that there was more retention. 235 00:09:12,033 --> 00:09:13,500 And so those are some of the things that I saw 236 00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:16,233 and said okay this could be curriculum 237 00:09:16,233 --> 00:09:18,100 and so over the last few years 238 00:09:18,100 --> 00:09:22,100 I've turned it into curriculum and it's been a lot of fun. 239 00:09:23,366 --> 00:09:26,266 >>Yeah, so your educational background is... 240 00:09:26,266 --> 00:09:27,900 >>I went to undergrad for mechanical 241 00:09:27,900 --> 00:09:30,200 and air-space engineering and then I actually worked 242 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:31,733 as an engineer for a little while 243 00:09:31,733 --> 00:09:34,900 but then I went back to grad school also for engineering 244 00:09:34,900 --> 00:09:37,066 and it was then I decided I liked computer programming, 245 00:09:37,066 --> 00:09:39,966 I worked as a computer programmer for a while. 246 00:09:39,966 --> 00:09:42,133 Then taught high school for a couple of years 247 00:09:42,133 --> 00:09:43,366 and then at that point I decided 248 00:09:43,366 --> 00:09:44,966 that education was something that I wanted 249 00:09:44,966 --> 00:09:47,066 to know more about so then I went back to school 250 00:09:47,066 --> 00:09:50,300 for education and since then I've gotten my PHD 251 00:09:50,300 --> 00:09:51,766 in curriculum instruction. 252 00:09:51,766 --> 00:09:54,266 >>What are some of the kids doing who have graduated 253 00:09:54,266 --> 00:09:56,700 from CHS who were a part of this program? 254 00:09:56,700 --> 00:09:58,200 >>Oh, wow, the year BACON was founded 255 00:09:58,200 --> 00:09:59,900 there were three students that I put in charge of it. 256 00:09:59,900 --> 00:10:02,500 Lizzy went on to get a double major from YALE 257 00:10:02,500 --> 00:10:05,266 in physics and philosophy if I remember right. 258 00:10:05,266 --> 00:10:08,133 Jesse went on to become a mechanical engineer from MIT. 259 00:10:08,133 --> 00:10:10,433 Dania now works for Northrup Grumman up in Baltimore. 260 00:10:10,433 --> 00:10:12,666 She earned her engineering degree from UVA. 261 00:10:12,666 --> 00:10:15,300 The girls that started SPAM, the Science Fair Project group, 262 00:10:15,300 --> 00:10:18,900 they both went to MIT and they're doing cancer research 263 00:10:18,900 --> 00:10:20,700 at MIT, it's wild. 264 00:10:20,700 --> 00:10:22,433 >>It's very exciting, so alright, 265 00:10:22,433 --> 00:10:24,100 so the club meets every Thursday 266 00:10:24,100 --> 00:10:25,766 and it started with about 80 kids. 267 00:10:25,766 --> 00:10:27,266 How many are involved now? 268 00:10:27,266 --> 00:10:29,100 >>We kind of - we have about a hundred 269 00:10:29,100 --> 00:10:33,233 on the roster right now and with- 270 00:10:33,233 --> 00:10:35,433 the thing is these kids that are so amazing 271 00:10:35,433 --> 00:10:37,033 and do such incredible things with BACON 272 00:10:37,033 --> 00:10:38,633 they're also captain of the field hockey team, 273 00:10:38,633 --> 00:10:40,000 they're also in theater, 274 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,333 and they're also in five AP classes. 275 00:10:42,333 --> 00:10:43,866 >>And they're designing lab space 276 00:10:43,866 --> 00:10:45,433 because wasn't it two kids? 277 00:10:45,433 --> 00:10:46,666 It was two students. 278 00:10:46,666 --> 00:10:47,700 >>Ryan and Ellie designed this space. 279 00:10:47,700 --> 00:10:48,966 >>When they said what do we need? 280 00:10:48,966 --> 00:10:50,500 They told you and this is what you got. 281 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:54,666 >>Yeah and that was just an advantage to have them around 282 00:10:54,666 --> 00:10:56,833 so when an architect came to me 283 00:10:56,833 --> 00:10:59,366 and said how would you design a lab? 284 00:10:59,366 --> 00:11:00,800 I just turned to Ryan and Ellie and I said, 285 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:02,700 "Well you guys have been crammed in to my physics classroom 286 00:11:02,700 --> 00:11:05,500 "for four years, what would be your dream lab?" 287 00:11:05,500 --> 00:11:07,866 And they immediately knew what they wanted. 288 00:11:07,866 --> 00:11:09,966 That period, they drew up on a back 289 00:11:09,966 --> 00:11:12,066 of a piece of paper what a lab would like 290 00:11:12,066 --> 00:11:14,166 and it pretty much looked exactly like this. 291 00:11:14,166 --> 00:11:17,533 >>So, do you ever get tired of being a part of BACON 292 00:11:17,533 --> 00:11:19,366 or is it always exciting? 293 00:11:19,366 --> 00:11:21,733 >>Not even close, I've not gotten tired yet. 294 00:11:21,733 --> 00:11:25,233 I mean just today, so today is probably I don't know 295 00:11:25,233 --> 00:11:28,866 my 600th BACON meeting or something like that 296 00:11:28,866 --> 00:11:32,533 and every meeting is fun, every meeting is- 297 00:11:32,533 --> 00:11:34,866 one of the great things is that every meeting is new kids 298 00:11:34,866 --> 00:11:37,866 so I get a new batch of kids every four years that are 299 00:11:37,866 --> 00:11:40,800 going down that path and learning new things. 300 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,733 We're always getting involved in new projects 301 00:11:43,733 --> 00:11:46,500 and coming up with new solutions to old projects 302 00:11:46,500 --> 00:11:49,066 so it's still my favorite part of the week. 303 00:11:49,066 --> 00:11:50,800 >>All the resources that we have here 304 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,833 and all of that it really facilitates learning 305 00:11:53,833 --> 00:11:55,400 about engineering and learning about science 306 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:56,666 that you don't really get 307 00:11:56,666 --> 00:11:59,033 just in science and math classes during school. 308 00:11:59,033 --> 00:12:01,433 So this really makes it easy. 309 00:12:01,433 --> 00:12:03,233 >>Just the experience of working on a team, 310 00:12:03,233 --> 00:12:04,733 putting in those long hours, 311 00:12:04,733 --> 00:12:08,066 staying up late sometimes just to get things done, 312 00:12:08,066 --> 00:12:09,933 all these are skills that could 313 00:12:09,933 --> 00:12:13,233 pretty easily be applied to a job outside of High School. 314 00:12:13,233 --> 00:12:14,900 >>One of the cool things we did was last year 315 00:12:14,900 --> 00:12:18,533 we had a robot pull-up to the, did a pull-up all the way up 316 00:12:18,533 --> 00:12:21,033 to the ceiling and then it just hung there 317 00:12:21,033 --> 00:12:22,866 the entire summer. 318 00:12:22,866 --> 00:12:25,400 And coming back and seeing it still there was, 319 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:28,600 I don't know, it was a really good memory. 320 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,400 (smooth jazz music)