Catapulting into the future: U. teaching 1,200 elementary students what engineering is all about

Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Mackenzie Mark, left, and Hugo Mendoza, both 12-year-old students at Westbrook Elementary School in Taylorsville, launch a marshmallow with a catapult during Elementary Engineering Week at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. More than 1,200 students from 16 Utah elementary schools are attending the four-day event, hosted by the U.’s College of Engineering, to learn about the science and technology concepts that will drive the future through hands-on activities.

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