‘If you were an Engineer, what would you do?’ Leaders Award Competition by Mrs Goodwill

During the STEM festival, Year 9 took part in the ‘If you were an Engineer, what would you do?’ Leaders Award competition.

126 students were entered into this competition. All entries had their design graded and the students have been awarded a certificate. From the 126 entries, 78 were awarded a Pass, 24 were awarded a Merit and 22 were awarded a Distinction.

We had no winning entries, but two students Martha F and Lucia V were awarded a Distinction and were also shortlisted; meaning their entries were submitted to the final round of judging with VIPs from the engineering world.

Martha designed a selective ear bud. Martha identified that noise reducing earbuds often cancel out too much sound, too little sound or the wrong sound in everyday use. Her design allowed the user to select sounds they would like to hear and also adjust the volume.

Lucia designed Zing, an electric swing. Lucia identified an issue when it comes to be pushed on a swing; that the person pushing the swing gets tired. Therefore. she designed an app that allowed a person to remotely push the swing.

Congratulations to both Martha and Lucia and to all year 9 who entered the competition.

Mrs Goodwill

Science Teacher

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