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Team Registration
Team Registration
Friday, Nov. 21 - Deadline
Friday, Nov. 21 - Deadline
Logistics
Logistics
2026 STEM Competition Driving Question
2026 STEM Competition Driving Question
"How can we use science, technology, engineering, art, and math to design creative solutions that help humans and wildlife thrive together in a changing world?"
Individual Event Details
Individual Event Details
TSIN Design Challenge Presentation
TSIN Design Challenge Presentation
Driving Question: "How can we develop innovative, sustainable solutions that protect, restore, enhance, as well as maintain terrestrial ecosystems in Tennessee?"
Why it works: Connects directly to 3–5 LS2 and LS4 standards about ecosystems, balance, and species interactions, and encourages solution-oriented thinking.
Please note: Only One Team per school may enter this challenge.
See the resource links below for official rules and instructions from TSIN.
Billboard Design Challenge
Billboard Design Challenge
Driving Question: "How can we use art and design to inform communities about how invasive species affect ecosystems and what we can do to help?"
Why it works: Encourages visual communication of scientific understanding and advocacy for environmental action.
Resources: Canva
Coding Challenge
Coding Challenge
Driving Question: "How can we use coding and game design to teach others about protecting the planet and making sustainable choices?"
Why it works: Blends creativity with computational thinking — students use digital storytelling to inspire environmental awareness.
Resources:
Extreme Egg Drop - Challenge
Extreme Egg Drop - Challenge
Driving Question: "How can we design and test structures that protect fragile objects — like living things or habitats — from the forces of nature?"
Why it works: Connects the egg’s protection challenge to engineering principles of energy, motion, and gravity while modeling real-world innovation.
Resources:
Design a Raft Challenge
Design a Raft Challenge
Driving Question: "How can we use measurement, data, and design to build a model raft that stays balanced and supports a heavy load?"
Why it works: Integrates measurement, ratios, and engineering practices, connecting math to real-world design and problem-solving.
Resources:
Monthly TEAM Practice Challenges
Monthly TEAM Practice Challenges
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