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.