Week 3 Challenge
Week 3 Challenge:
Participants are challenged to create the following design projects using everyday materials by 12:00 PM on Sunday, August 15, 2021.
SUBMIT YOUR DESIGN PROJECT FOR THIS WEEK’S STEM CHALLENGE HERE
Group Challenge: Rube Goldberg Water Wheel
Rube Goldberg devices are whimsical creations that combine a variety of moving objects to create a desire motion. This challenge combines that creativity where a water wheel provides the needed momentum to put this project in motion.
Download Rube Goldberg rubric in English
Download Rube Goldberg rubric in Spanish
Individual Challenge: Water Filtration
Clean water is essential for life. This challenge requires competitors to create water filtration systems to illustrate how suspended particles can be removed from water using a combination of readily available materials..
Download the Water Filtration challenge in English
Download the Water Filtration challenge in Spanish
HOW TO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE:
1) To begin, the participant must view the video challenge to the right, and access support materials all developed by Yale students.
2) Once the participant completes the challenge, they must submit a 1-3 minute video and the required materials of their process and outcome here.
*Video file must not exceed 1280x720 resolution*
The judges will score the submissions and winners based on the criteria outlined in each challenge.
SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT FOR THIS WEEKS STEM CHALLENGE HERE
BEHIND THE DESIGN:
FIRST at Yale serves as a community of students dedicated to supporting FIRST. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is an international robotics competition for K-12 students that aims to teach professionalism and cooperative competition through hands-on engineering. Yale is home to hundreds of FIRST alumni, and the FIRST at Yale organization was founded in 2017 to give these alumni a home to continue FIRST's mission as well as welcoming new members to the FIRST community. FIRST at Yale members help mentor teams, provide support and a professional network, volunteer at competitions, and more. Leadership: Miriam Huerta '22 and Kenneth Yan '23.