Supergrid Wind Turbine Challenge
Students race to design the ultimate wind turbine and power their 'country' with clean, low-cost energy!
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Overview
In this exciting STEM-meets-business challenge, learners step into the role of Design Engineers, working in teams to create their own wind turbine for a growing energy business. Their mission? Generate the cheapest electricity while powering their 'country' to success.
Through hands-on experimentation, participants explore how design, shape, angles and positioning impact turbine performance. Teams will test, refine and improve their ideas before going head-to-head with others to see who can produce the most energy.
Along the way, learners will also discover real-world careers in wind and renewable energy, and the skills and pathways that can lead them there.
All resources and equipment are provided.
Details
- School subject
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- Design and technology
- Engineering
- Maths
- Physics
- Curriculum links
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- Design and technology
- Computing
- Physics: Electricity and electromagnetism
- Biology: Material cycles and energy
- Physics: Energy
- Engineering
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves: Electricity
- Computing science
- Sciences - Planet earth: Energy sources and sustainability
- Sciences - Planet earth
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics: Application of engineering
- Design thinking and engineering
- Physics: Electricity
- Physics: Energy transfer
- Design thinking and engineering: Engineering
- Technology & design - Design
- Technology & design - Communication: Use of ICT tools (including 3D modelling)
- Sciences - Forces and energy: Using electricity
- Technology & design - Control: Incorporate control systems in products
- Sciences - Earth and universe: The environment and human influences
- Sciences - Forces and energy
- Technology & design - Control
- Group size
- Small groups, Whole class
- Participation level
- Hands-on
- Duration
- Half day
The session is flexible and will take between 1.5 and 3 hours to complete.
- Cost
- Cost applies
£1550 +VAT for schools in the Humberside region. For further afield, the provider will add travel and accommodation costs.
The cost includes 2 facilitators.
- Location
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In-school
- East Midlands
- East of England
- North East
- Scotland
- Yorkshire and the Humber
Learning outcomes
- Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
- Attainment and progress
- Learning what the engineering workplace is like
- Develop engineering employability skills
- Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
- Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
Frameworks
Gatsby benchmarks
The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:
- 2 - Learning from career and labour market information
- 4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers
- 5 - Encounters with employers and employees
Essential skills
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
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