Tech Interactive - Tech Challenge

jim The STEAM Clown page status notes: I will Update Lesson Plan for the 2019-2020 school year. Ask me how this year went

Tech Interactive Challenge Overview

The Tech Challenge is a 35-year-old signature program of The Tech that invites teams of students in Grades 4-12 to use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem. Participants spend months collaborating and becoming deeply engaged in the challenge while documenting their progress and designs. The program culminates in an inspiring two-day showcase in April where teams put their solutions to the test in front of judges.

Challenges:

Getting Started

2024-2025 teams

Lesson, Lectures. Labs

Tech Challenge - Possible Pre-Requisites, Additional Supporting Knowledge, and Background
The following resources might be helpful to review before starting this unit.

Brain Storming - 📰 - presentation
- Lab - 📝🛠️

Tech Challenge - Introduction - 📰 - presentation
Introduction to the program and project. Introduction to the format and report structure. You will brainstorm problems that need to get solved, before designing a solution.

Class Assignment/Lab - Individual Brainstorming - 📝🛠️
Class Assignment/Lab - Partner Brainstorming, "Shake Down" to top 3 - 📝🛠️

Tech Challenge - Team Brainstorming - 📰 - presentation
After teams of 2-4 have been formed, Team mates will discuss each of their top 3 and shake down to a team top 1st place and 2nd place Problems to solve.

Class Assignment/Lab - Individual Brainstorming - 📝🛠️
Class Assignment/Lab - Partner Brainstorming - 📝🛠️

Key ExploraVision Rules, Deadlines, Etc.

Potential Time Lines and Instructions

Random Stuff To Sort

Teachers - Unit, Module and Lesson Plans

I'm just starting to look at this program, and ran a short program in the 2022-2023 & 2023-2024. We are again doing it for the 2024-2025 year.

Google teacher introduction presentation

Google Sites

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