Every year since 1953, Cub Scouts across the country have participated in the Pinewood Derby. Things haven’t changed much in the past 65 years of the Derby. All cars still originate from a block or wedge of wood as they did in the 50s and the goal has always been to learn engineering secrets needed…
Pinewood Derby
Discovering Engineering Through the Pinewood Derby
This is a compensated post written in conjunction with the DiscoverE blog tour. All opinions are my own. With so much emphasis on teaching kids science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics, as parents, we can feel guilty about not doing more, intimidated by the concepts, or feel empowered by the fact that even if…