2025 Challenge

In this challenge, elementary and middle school students will focus on Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (UN Sustainable Development Goal 9) by designing a prototype that addresses a real-world problem related to infrastructure, transportation, or urban development. The goal is to inspire students to think about how cities, roads, bridges, and systems can be built or improved to be more efficient, sustainable, and accessible.

April 9, 2025

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*Registration will close on March 26, 2025*

Competition Rules:

• A team of 2-4 students will work together on the project.

• Students must create their prototype using no more than 1400 K’Nex and/or Engino pieces. String, tape, and rubber bands are permitted.  

• Teams must bring their materials to the competition and will have 2 hours to recreate their project for judging. 

• There can be no pre-constructed components brought to the competition. Protypes must be built "from scratch."

• Projects must fit on a 6-foot-long table.  Water may not be used as part of the display. 

• Each team will need to create and submit a design notebook and a blueprint for viewing at the competition.

• Each team will need to prepare a presentation (2 minutes or less) on their model and how it answers the challenge. 

• There is NO budget needed for MS this year.

If you are having difficulty purchasing/finding K'Nex, you can also purchase Engino sets.  The recommended sets can be found here:

 https://www.fishersci.com/us/en/catalog/search/products?keyword=engino

Engino are the only other building pieces allowed other than K'nex.