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Teachers! Welcome to the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge! Would your class like to compete in a challenge for actual prizes? Try it out and see what they can do! This year's challenge is...
THE RUBBER BAND CAR CHALLENGE!
From the sciencebuddies.org site: "Can you build a car powered by nothing but a rubber band? The farther the car goes, and the fewer materials you use to build it, the higher your score. Students across the globe are invited to try the 2024 Engineering Challenge and submit their results by March 18, 2024, to be entered (where eligible) in random drawings for $10,000 in prizes. We are excited to see what you build!"
You will need to sign up for a free Science Buddies account first, to access all the materials and information.
LINKS:
3-5 Elementary School Rubber Band Car Challenge
6-8 Middle School Rubber Band Car Challenge
9-12 High School Rubber Band Car Challenge
Student Instructions (all grades)
There is no official lesson plans for K-2 but that does not mean that K-2 can't participate! The rules would still be the same, adjust as needed for your class.
Please make sure to look carefully at the materials and equipment list - if you are going to enter a student or group, they are specific about quantity of materials used and type/size restrictions on some items (such as type of tape or sizes of paper clips).
On the Main page there is information for you to read about designing, building, scoring, and how to submit your score to Science Buddies once you are finished. Scores may only be submitted between February 18 - March 18, 2024. So, there is plenty of time to rework the designs over and over!
You can also look at their past engineering challenges on the Main page and have fun with those as well.
Have a great time and Good Luck!
Send videos and pictures to rgreenwald@orangeusd.org to be shared on here!
We'd love to see the final results (even if you don't submit them to the official contest!)
Congratulations to Canyon High School's Canyon Cooks team!
They placed in the top 10 of ages 15+. That's amazing!
Over 8,800 students from 32 countries participated in the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge Rubber Band-Powered Car.
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