April 7, 2010
One of the things we thought was really great at THE TECH in San Jose is their annual competition.
Called "The Tech Challenge," it is an annual team design challenge for grades 5 through 12. Using the scientific process, entrants design a hands-on project intended to solve a real-world problem.
Here is how they describe this year’s challenge:
You and your team need to design and build a solution that can help rid the Universe of Space Junk one item at a time - and your mission is to get an inoperative satellite to burn up upon re-entry by attaching two Hall Thrusters, Size "D" Batteries will be used to represent the thrusters, to its thruster docking ports - and it must be done from the deck of your temporary home - The International Space Station.
There are lots more details on the Tech Challenge 2010 Website.
Whether you are entering yourself or simply going to see what kids have come up with, this is bound to be lots of fun.
Posted by: Liz Nealon
