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| Details of 2010/11 challenges and competitions will be uploaded as soon as available. |
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| First Lego League Challenge 2010 -7/8 December 2010 |
| Body Forward - Where engineering meets Medicine |
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Can FIRST® LEGO® League Teams improve our quality of life? Through the 2010 Body Forward Challenge, 9 to 16 year olds will explore the cutting-edge world of Biomedical Engineering to discover innovative ways to repair injuries, overcome genetic predispositions, and maximise the body's potential, with the intended purpose of leading happier and healthier lives.
As part of the challenge teams will:
Program a robot to complete tasks relating to the Challenge using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® technology.
Research and prepare a presentation on the annual theme
Scottish Tournament to be held in Edinburgh on December 7/8.
For further details visit www.firsthandtechnology.org.uk or contact Morna Findlay schools@inf.ed.ac.uk |
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| Airbus Project Eggs Factor 2010 |
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The all new eggsciting challenge for 2009 - 2010!
Egg Chasm Crossing & Cliff Climb
It's fun, it's challenging, it's exciting!
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| The Challenge |
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| Your task is to design and build a system that will allow a raw hen’s egg (medium size) to cross a ‘bottomless’ chasm and climb a short cliff without damaging the egg. The egg must be picked up on one side of the chasm and deposited safely on the other side of the chasm on top of the cliff. You are not allowed to touch the egg at any time during the pick-up/crossing/set down. How the egg crosses the chasm is left to the creativity, imagination and discretion of the individual teams but the solution MUST have a physical structure and not be simply catapult or rocket based solution. The egg canot fly or be flown. The minimum width of the chasm is 1.5m |
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| Click more for further information on this eggcellent competition for 7-19 year olds. |
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| Gatwick Airport - 2010 Competition: Racing Baggage Buggies |
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| (Ages 7-19) |
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| Ever seen those little baggage carts that transport luggage with your precious holiday items from the termnal to the aircraft ready to be loaded into the cargo bay? Ever wondered how fast they can go? Ever wondered what it would be like to race them? Then this challenge is for you! |
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| Gatwick Airport and Young Engineers invite teams of students to design and make an environmentally friendly, eco powered model Racing Baggage Buggy! http://www.youngeng.org/index.asp?page=69 |
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| The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust Engineering Challenge |
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Have you an interest in Engineering or Technology? |
Are you 16-19 years old and in full-time education? |
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Then this is an opportunity you cannot miss! The Lloyds Register Educational Trust and Young Engineers are looking for students to self-nominate for a once in a lifetime opportunity ….. an all-expenses paid trip to an exciting destination to see real engineering and technology in action. Six lucky student from across the UK will be selected to attend a unique 3-4 days Engineering Experience. Deadline for entries is 30 May 2010. Click here for details on how to enter. |
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| Nuffield Science Bursaries |
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| Nuffield Bursaries offer up to 1000 funded places a year in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) so that students across the UK can get an insight into the world of STEM research and development. Please click here for full details. Further information from Frances Chapman, TechFest-SetPoint, Tel: 013224 274191 email f.c.chapman@abdn.ac.uk |
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Young Engineers and Science Clubs Scotland Awards |
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Scottish clubs are invited to compete in the annual Celebration of Engineering event which will be held in Glasgow on Friday 11 June 2010. Travel and accommodation expenses will be reimbursed. At this event, clubs get the opportunity to compete for the Club of the Year Award 2009 by showcasing their activities. Showcases can include various challenges/competitions such as those shown here. In addition, prizes are awarded for the Best Primary Showcase and Best Secondary Showcase. As well as showcase prizes, clubs compete in an exciting Technology Challenge. |
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| The Arkwright Scholarships Trust |
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Arkwright’s aim is to encourage and stimulate high ability 15/16 year old students to take up engineering or technological careers by awarding Scholarships during “Higher” level, which are funded by industry partners and charitable trusts.
For further details please go to www.arkwright.org.uk |
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| F1 in Schools Challenge |
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F1 in Schools Challenge is a competition, open to all UK based secondary schools, colleges and (organised) youth groups, to design and manufacture CO2 powered model racing cars (dragsters). |
Student teams compete against each other in a national championship to determine the fastest car and best engineered car in the UK. It's just like being in a real Formula One team. |
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| Institution of Civil Engineers : Westpoint Bridge Design Contest |
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The Institution of Civil Engineers in Scotland runs this annual competition which is for S1-S3 pupils. You can enter as many teams of two as you wish and the aim is to design a bridge using free software and then submit your designs on-line. It’s fun and very addictive, with generous Amazon vouchers for the winners. Click here for further information. If you would like to enter, please contact John McPartlin, Education and Careers Coordinator, Institution of Civil Engineers, c/o Scottish Engineering, 105 West George Street, Glasgow G1 1QL, Tel: 0141 221 5276, mob: 07917 508044, email john.mcpartlin@ice.org.uk
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| Click here for further information |
| Click here for further information for teachers |
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| IET Faraday: Urban Evolution |
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The IET Faraday informs young people about the world of science, engineering and technology and inspires them to become involved in it. The engagement of young people and teachers is through a programme of specially made films, student challenges, school visits and teaching resources. Resource materials are available free to all schools throughout the year through a high quality, interactive website. Students will create their own competition entries and compete for fantastic prizes. |
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There are also the action-packed Faraday Engineering Challenge Days which are creative and inspiring opportunities for schools to take part in around the country. Winners from the days will be chosen to attend the live Faraday Challenge Final to compete for the ‘Faraday Team of the Year’ award. This will be held in Manchester during the Big Bang Fair in March 2010. Every year, the IET Faraday explores different aspects of science and engineering to highlight the diversity and excitement of this high technology profession.
In 2009/10 the theme is urban evolution. Click here for further information. |
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| K'NEX Challenge (age 7-11) |
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This challenge provides primary school children with an introduction to the exciting world of engineering by inviting them to produce a specific design solution for a problem posed, and then build it using K'Nex!
For further details:
www.youngeng.org |
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| Smallpeice Course for 14/15 year olds |
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You may have pupils interested in a residential, heavily subsidised Marine Technology Course which will be held at the University of Strathclyde from 27 June – 1 July. Please click here for further information |
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| Rampaging Chariots |
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Rampaging Chariots is a serious engineering project aimed at interesting and encouraging young people into engineering. The project involves them in an exciting social and technology learning project to construct radio controlled sporting robots to compete in a National competition which takes place in June each year at Selex Galileo, Crewe Toll, Edinburgh. Your first kit is free with additional kits priced at £100. Limited number of kits available now. Please submit your order form as soon as possible.
The Scottish Robotics Games will be held at Selex Galileo on Saturday 19 June.
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| Toyota Technology Challenge |
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Toyota Manufacturing UK and Rapid invite teams from across the UK to take part in this year's Toyota Technology Challenge, aimed at 11 – 16 year olds. |
There are two categories to the challenge: Solar Power and PIC Microcontroller. The challenge is to design and build an environmentally friendly model vehicle for a chance to win up to £1,000 in cash for the school, trophies, certificates and, for the best of the best in each category, a 7 day European trip. |
Once registered into the competition, teams receive a free kit supplied by Rapid, containing all the components necessary to build a vehicle; they then make modifications to earn more marks in the competition by making their vehicle more environmentally friendly, improving their vehicle performance and creating their own team identity.
For further information click here |
