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Girls in STEM Feb. 27, 2026

Girls in STEM Engineering Event

Multilingual students teamed up across grade levels with UNC Charlotte mentors

Student hands assembling a KundefinedNex vehicle.
Students used K’Nex kits to build and revise vehicle designs.

Engineering design challenge

Cabarrus County Schools hosted a Girls in STEM engineering event that brought together students from across the district’s STEM pipeline for a hands-on design challenge built around the engineering cycle: design, build, test and revise.

Build, test, revise

Students from elementary, middle and high school levels worked in mixed teams and rotated through two activities: building vehicles with K’Nex kits and designing balloon-powered cars using materials such as cardboard, wheels, tape and balloons. At the end of each session, teams tested their vehicles for distance and made changes based on results.

Balloon-powered vehicle made from cardboard and wheels with a balloon attached
Teams tested balloon-powered designs and adjusted based on results.