Entries should be produced using free or Acknowledgements of all help received Information: open source products (e.g. Prezi, Education Weebly, Provide either a Disc, USB or a working Microsoft Sway, Scratch or Kizoa for schools or any hyperlink for each individual entry. – other software program which is available at no cost, are NOTE: that the links work as entries age appropriate, approved by the school and freely which do not run cannot be judged. available to students) and should be capable of being Please check spelling, grammar and run on the shelf” IBM compatible or Apple punctuation. “off computers, tablets or phones. The entry could also be an Judging Criteria: app or an interactive game. Scientific content (significance and relevance) Originality How well the product runs How well it communicates information to the identified audience. Presentation: Shipment for Judging: Please pack appropriately for the The entry must clearly have scientific content safety of the device used. related to an identified aspect of the topic – Future Earth. Entrants must submit: Details of the devices for which the product is designed Written descriptions explaining the purpose of the product, the audience it is designed for and running directions 5 2017 TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE Eligible students: The Technology Challenge is open to students from Early Childhood to Upper Primary History of Flight challenge Preamble The history of flight has evolved from an envy of the freedom of birds to massive metal cylinders carrying hundreds of people over huge distances. This challenge seeks to encapsulate some of the evolution of the heavier-than-air machines that has led to modern flight. The History of Flight challenge is in three stages and is based on mono-wing and multi-wing gliders and model aeroplanes using cardboard and paper constructions flying indoors in a gymnasium or a multi-purpose room. The History of Flight challenge could introduce students to the work of the Englishman George Cayley, the
Information: Entries should be produced using free or open source products (e.g. Prezi, Education Weebly, Microsoft Sway, Scratch or Kizoa for schools – or any other software program which is available at no cost, are age appropriate, approved by the school and freely available to students) and should be capable of being run on “off the shelf” IBM compatible or Apple computers, tablets or phones. The entry could also be an app or an interactive game. Presentation: The entry must clearly have scientific content related to an identified aspect of the topic – Future Earth. Entrants must submit: Details of the devices for which the product is designed Written descriptions explaining the purpose of the product, the audience it is designed for and running directions Acknowledgements of all help received Provide either a Disc, USB or a working hyperlink for each individual entry. NOTE: that the links work as entries which do not run cannot be judged. Please check spelling, grammar and punctuation. Judging Criteria: Scientific content (significance and relevance) Originality How well the product runs How well it communicates information to the identified audience. Shipment for Judging: Please pack appropriately for the safety of the device used. 5 2017 TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE Eligible students: The Technology Challenge is open to students from Early Childhood to Upper Primary History of Flight challenge Preamble The history of flight has evolved from an envy of the freedom of birds to massive metal cylinders carrying hundreds of people over huge distances. This challenge seeks to encapsulate some of the evolution of the heavier-than-air machines that has led to modern flight. The History of Flight challenge is in three stages and is based on mono-wing and multi-wing gliders and model aeroplanes using cardboard and paper constructions flying indoors in a gymnasium or a multi-purpose room. The History of Flight challenge could introduce students to the work of the Englishman George Cayley, the
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