The kids each completed a project for their school system's tech fair again this year. Olivia competed in the category of 3D modeling. For her project, she designed and built a roller coaster using No Limits2 software. She worked really hard on her project. Not only did she work on it for hours at home, but she also did several "run-throughs" of her presentation. She was noticeably nervous on the day of the competition. Her efforts paid off, and she was awarded the first place medal.
Owen and his partner entered in the category of device modification. They worked on their project at school, so I didn't really know what they were doing until the day of the competition. I still don't know if I understand it. Basically, they are using a device called a makey makey to change a computer program. In this case, they hook some wires up to various fruits and play a piano on the computer using the fruit. They also did well and finished in second place. The top two finishers in each category move on to the regional competition, so both kids will be competing again in January.
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