hIGH SCHOOL Engineering CardBoard Design Challenge

• Complete 5 short learning modules that introduce you to important idea making tools such as ideastorming, pretotypes, idea napkins and pitching your idea
• Submit by Day 3: Pitch showing pretotype, idea napkin and a picture of your pretotype

• Learn how to evaluate your idea and receive feedback from others to create big value ideas
• Introduction to important iterating tools such as Critique Pad and 'Break it and Better it' worksheet
• Submit by Day 5: Self Evaluation of idea with justification

• Iterate your idea to reach the biggest value based on the feedback you receive from coaches and others
• Tweak your pretotype, idea napkin and pitch in an attempt to have the winning cardboard creation
• Submit by Day 7: Your final pitch showing pretotype, idea napkin and picture of your pretotype to be judged by a panel of engineering experts

If you are a high school student wondering how you can apply your love for science and engineering to innovate and change the world, this is the design challenge for you! This week long challenge will provide you with the tools you need to create big value ideas through an efficient and meaningful iterative design process. With skills like these you will stand out to future professors and employers and create real change in the world with your passion for science and engineering. Additionally, an award for the biggest value cardboard design will go to one truly innovative high school student participating in this challenge, will it be you?

This hands-on, experiential learning opportunity is the best way for your children to gain experience in innovation and entrepreneurship so that they can succeed in making big value ideas for all of their future endeavors. Traditional high schools do not normally offer courses in innovation and the engineering design process, which means this week long challenge would give your child a unique and meaningful chance to discover a new passion and gain new skills in entrepreneurship. This challenge can also offer a distinctive advantage to your children when applying for future academic and work opportunities.

As a teacher, you want nothing but the best for your students and their future. With this cardboard challenge in innovation and entrepreneurship, your students can develop valuable skills in iterative design thinking and idea making that they can apply in your class to achieve higher grades and mastery of learning. Since this challenge is only a week long, it will not distract from other important academic responsibilities and will instead aid students in truly learning the important learning outcomes delivered in all present and future courses they take. Encouraging your students to participate in this challenge is one of the best ways you can help them apply their learning to succeed now and in the future!