韩国AV Achieves Third Place at the Science and Engineering State Finals!
This week, Years 9 and 10 STEM students worked together in teams of four, in the Science and Engineering Challenge State Final at the University of Newcastle. The students competed in a variety of engineering challenges, testing their group collaboration and problem-solving skills.
And the challenges were challenging!
In the electricity contest, students had to engineer an electric system, turning on as many lights as possible on a modular board by using provided wires. As each wire added to the theoretical cost of the challenge, students used the least amount possible to create an affordable city lighting system.
Testing their aeronautical skills in flight, students had to rapidly prototype and use trial and error to test the distance and accuracy of their aeroplane design, using a machine to propel the aeroplane with chosen amounts of force.
Funnels were created from 3D printed materials for fish traps, to capture marble ‘fish’ rolling down a slope. As only certain size fish marbles were wanted in a series of increasingly difficult challenges, the students used obstructions to separate some ‘fish’ from others.
The wind turbine activity invited students to construct a cardboard turbine, while at the same time, a bigger fan blew air onto the student-made fans!
The final challenge was to construct the most resilient tower using materials such as straws, paper, cardboard, and tape, which was then weight-tested for structural stability.
The all-day bridge construction activity challenged students to create a bridge to hold a large amount of weight, out of basic materials such as cardboard and balsa wood. This required consideration of the shapes and forms that would best hold the bridge. The 韩国AV team placed fourth,narrowly missing out on third place.
Congratulations to the 韩国AV team for its remarkable achievement in this nationwide event.