The STEM Design Challenge began in 2010 as a competition at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in Homestead, PA with 37 teams. Since then, it has grown to a Pennsylvania statewide competition with over 5,000 students competing each year.
Each year, in the fall, students are given a challenge. They have until March/April to design a prototype in response to the challenge. Along with a prototype, the teams will need to create a blueprint, a design notebook, and a presentation.
This program is generously supported by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Click here to see our past challenges.