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Target group: Seconday age students
Purpose:
To involve up to 1,000 students annually in solving an unusual and motivating engineering/science problem, using very simple materials and working against the clock.
Timing:
Entry forms are sent out during November. Area heats are held during February and the regional final takes place during March.
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New and original ideas are devised each year. A recent example:
Design and build a structure that will support a marble no higher than one metre above the surface of a table and as far as possible beyond the edge of the table. The structure should include a mechanism to allow the marble to then be released to roll down the structure to switch on a light at the bottom. The light switch must be less than 10 cms. above the surface of the table.
The heats and finals are judged by Science and Engineering Ambassadors. Awards are presented to winning teams by Setpoint sponsors.
The challenges help to develop key skills together with planning and time management skills.
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