CHALLENGE OVERVIEW:
Each year, the Challenge Advisory Team designs a new and exciting Challenge to ignite the inherent creativity
in young kids. The end result of the design process is a Challenge with
two defined parts – the Show-Me Poster and the Model.
The Show-Me Poster requires kids to illustrate their research and
team journey. It provides an opportunity for them to share what they
studied, what they learned, and how they thought to improve the problem
they chose.
The Model portion of the Challenge gets kids’ hands busy. This is
where they build a representation of what they are researching
(according to the Challenge requirements), incorporating simple
machines and movement into their creation. Teams are able to utilize a
motor to power movement in their model, or they can move an element of
it by hand.