Cookie Box Creations
Cookie Box Creations teams girls with women architects and engineers, in a design contest to turn empty Girl Scout cookie boxes into free-standing structures. Last year girls created structures themed around dinosaurs, as part of the ongoing exhibit at the Museum of Nature and Science. This activity was great for girls interested in a career in architecture or engineering to develop critical thinking skills and promote cooperation and team-building.
Important Dates for 2011 - 2012:
Application due by October 14, 2011
Girl Orientation: October 20, 2011 at 6:30 PM at the JoAnn Fogg Service Center
Career Exploration Field Trip: January 2012
Cookie Box Build: February 19, 2012
Cookie Box Awards Ceremony and Teardown: March 18, 2012 |
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Teams were are evaluated by celebrity judges in various catagories.
- Best Display of Technical Difficulty
- Structures that demonstrate creativity in design
- Engineering difficulty
- Best use of color and materials
2011 Cookie Box Creations Winners
First Place, Team 5, who created Wags-a-saurus with the guidance of the architectural firm of Gensler.
Second Place, Team 4, who created Juliette the Stegosaurus with the guidance of 5E Architects & Archiphy.
Third Place and The People's Choice Award,Team 3 who created "Terra"- tactful soars through history, with the guidance of Ron Mabry Architects.