Age Categories:
The following categories are available to enter:
Primary individual entry (aged 7 to 11)
Primary group entry (aged 7 to 11)
Secondary individual entry (aged 11 to 15)
Secondary group entry (aged 11 to 15)
Family entry (must be a maximum of 6 people and include no more than two adults and at least one person aged 7 to 15)
Deadline:
Competition runs until July 2021, with entries judged monthly
Who is it for?
Any student interested in STEM subjects, particularly Engineering. The competition presents a wonderful opportunity to harness both your creative imagination and scientific knowledge. With a focus on research, design and experiment, the competition is perfect for any aspiring scientists keen to hone their skills beyond the syllabus.
Overview:
“This season we have extended the Faraday Challenge Day programme to include a Virtual Faraday Challenge to give you more ways to get involved in the programme.
Our Faraday Challenge Day theme partner this season is Network Rail.
The Virtual Faraday Challenge is open for anyone between 7-15, young people can do this at home, in school, individually or as a group or family.
Based on a real-world problem, the Virtual Faraday Challenge brings together STEM subjects (science, design and technology, engineering and maths) in an engaging way and encourages the development of young people’s problem solving and communication skills.
This season’s Virtual Faraday Challenge tasks young people to see if they can assist the work of Network Rail in helping them to sustainably manage the increasing numbers of passengers using their network and minimise their impact on the environment.
The brief for the challenge is given by video from our Faraday Challenge Day Challenge Leaders and young people have to demonstrate that they have the engineering skills required to think of a solution and produce a design of their idea. If they want to also build a model of their idea, we would love to see them!
Designed to inspire young people to get creative, there is no time limit, but we will only be able to judge their ideas on what they present to us. Entries need to be submitted as a PowerPoint presentation following the guidance in the brief. The best entries will receive a prize and may even feature on our website.”
Are you interested in having a Minds Underground™ Oxbridge-educated Engineering/ STEM Mentor support your entry?
Our mentors will be able to guide you through the competition process, further exploring key Engineering/ Sustainability topic areas and developing your interests along the way. Email enquiries@mindsunderground.com for full details.
Session pricing from £70/h.