On Thursday 27 June, a group of our most capable scientists and engineers in Year 10 and Year 9, attended the UoN Science and Engineering Challenge. A group of 8 schools from within the Macarthur region, and one from further afield, participated in a problem-based challenge day. Each group, consisting of 3-4 students were given two very different problems to tackle throughout the day with one group spending both sessions working solely on a miniature bridge to span a 90 centimetre void. The challenges included code breaking, a fish trap challenge that utilises Indigenous technologies, model airplane construction, an electricity challenge, a helter-skelter tower building task, construction of a working wind turbine and a logic colour scheduling challenge. Each challenge came with a basic set of instructions and teams had to work collaboratively to complete several smaller components and scenarios with minimal assistance and very tight timelines.
The day allowed our boys to mingle with the brightest in the zone and test their own STEM abilities under high pressure-timed conditions. Volunteers from local Rotary assisted tirelessly as judges and positive coaches throughout the day.
We took out several wins including the fish trapping task and logic scheduling problem, and, with a difference of only 4 points separating second and third, we secured bronze for our efforts. It was a very worthwhile day for high potential science students, and we look forward to taking out the Gold next year!
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3rd Place Winners
Year 10:
- Nicholas Adams
- Jack Alim
- Oliver Askew
- Ryan Burfitt
- Eamon Callaghan
- Dylan Chew
- Giles Consunji
- Cody Danjoux
- Nehal Das
- Anthony Day
- Bailey Ehlan
- Owen Fishlock
- Riley Goodall
- Fraser Holdsworth
- Joshua Hooton
- Ethan Kenney
- Leon Leejo
- Ethan Matthews
- Dylan Murray
- Josh Pearce
- Daniel Russo
- Mitchell Williams
- Jack Yates
Year 9:
- Campbell Hodgson
- Fletcher Kroh
- Chaise Fourie
- Michael Yousseph
Lauren Armbruster
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