Southern Columbia Enrichment students (Grades 4-8) as a part of their engineering unit, plan to participate in the K'NEX STEMs Challenge.
CHALLENGE
Teams are challenged to create an environmentally friendly people mover. This vehicle must be able to travel at least 4 feet across the table and must overcome at least one obstacle (hill, curves, landforms, etc.). Obstacles are to be chosen and designed by the team. When making the presentation teams should be able to respond to how their vehicle is environmentally friendly, discuss how many people could fit in their people mover and describe their obstacle and how their vehicle will overcome it.
Rules
- A team of 4 students will work together on the project.
- Only K’Nex kits and motors may be used. Each team may use up to 1400 K’Nex pieces.
- Schools must bring their K’Nex kits and motors on the day of the competition.
- Each structure must use at least one motor.
- Students will have 2 hours to put together their project at the competition.
- No pieces may be brought to the competition already joined.
- Each team will need to bring the following:
- Narrative Report Form
- blueprint
- Permission to Photograph Form
- Each team will need to prepare a presentation (max 2 minutes) on their model and how they answered the challenge.
Schedule
Detailed scheduled TBD (morning)
The Regional Competition will be held at the IU in the morning on March 4 (Gr 4-5) and March 10 (Gr. 6,7,& 8)
Permission slips for students competing in this event will be sent home by Feb. 1. Students in grades 7-8, will be either competing in this event or the Middle School Computer Fair. K'nex kits are provided at school, but special pieces from home are allowed if special permission is granted by parents of the students. The main focus of this opportunity will be teamwork and ingenuity. I wish students participating the best of luck!
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