2022-2023 Challenges
Northern Cass DI Program Coordinator: Mary Howatt mary.howatt@northerncassschool.com
2022-2023 CHALLENGE PREVIEWS
Our STEAM-based Challenges are open-ended and enable learners to learn and experience the creative process while fostering their creativity, curiosity and courage. Each year, new challenges in seven categories are presented. Six challenges are competitive; Early Learning is non-competitive for our youngest learners. Teams at all levels participate in Instant Challenge.
Who doesn’t love a good puzzle? Your team will explore the thrill of finding that crucial piece or clue that brings the whole thing together. Puzzle it out in this season’s Technical Challenge!!
Have you ever heard a story that seemed too amazing to be true? In this season’s Scientific Challenge, your team will show how science can be used to put the impossible to the test. Is the story fact, or is it just a tall tale?
Sometimes the story you know isn’t the whole story. Explore what happens when the focus of a story changes. It’s time to put your own twist on a well-known tale in this season’s Fine Arts Challenge!
We all love to root for an underdog. In this season’s Improvisational Challenge, your team will use your improv skills to tell a story about an unlikely hero who rises to a challenge. Will they emerge victorious, or will they crumble under the pressure?
Zoooom, whoosh, weeeee! Design and test your very own roller coaster, complete with unexpected twists and turns. Join us for a wild ride as you explore this season’s Engineering Challenge!
It takes a lot to make the world a better place. You’ve put it all on the line—will it pay off? The clock ticks and the pressure builds in this season’s Service Learning Challenge.
Music can bring a story to life. Unleash your inner musician as you create your own instruments and use music to tell a story about friends going on a fantastic adventure. This season’s Early Learning Challenge will be music to your ears!
All teams will have the opportunity to solve an Instant Challenge. These challenges require teams to engage in quick, creative and critical thinking.
