Take a look at the engineering challenges for the Science Olympiad competition. To participate in the competition, talk to the Trinity Science Olympiad Captains: Juliet Chen Jamie Mason, and Kate Rachesky. Mr. Segal is the club advisor.
Here are the complete 2017 Science Olympiad events and rules, and here is a helpful website with Science Olympiad resources. (Pay attention to the Division C resources.)
This year's build events:
Electric Vehicle - car is to travel an exact distance quickly
Helicopters - able to stay aloft for the longest time on rubber power
Hovercraft - able to travel down a track in a specified amount of time
Robot Arm - move and flip stacks of pennies into the target zone
Towers - make a super-strong lightweight tower from wood and glue
Wind Power - build a windmill capable of capturing energy from wind