Design Hackathon

for middle school students

The ODE Design Hackathon is an engineering design-centric educational opportunity for middle school students and their teachers. Students and their teachers will participate in an introductory engineering design activity and use rapid prototyping tools (3-D printing, laser cutting, and Arduino programming) to design and create devices.  

This program is FREE! Lunch and snacks will be provided.

The next Design Hackathon will take place March 28, 2025. This year, we are partnering with Lowe’s Grove to bring 24 students to participate. 

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More info for Lowe's Grove students and parents

Lowe’s Grove students at invited to join the Engineering Design Cohort.  Students in the cohort will attend 5 engineering design lessons at Lowe’s Grove in January-March, then attend the field trip to Duke for the Hackathon on Friday, March 28.

Parents are welcome to join students on Duke’s campus during the Hackathon.

Reach out to Happi Adams (happi.adams@duke.edu) with any questions. 

Look for sign-up forms in December!