21 May - 31 August 2024
Gladstone |
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Free |
Expressions of interest for the 2024 Future Makers STEM Inventors Challenge are now open!
Taking place in Term 2 and 3, the STEM Inventors Challenge is open to Year 7 to 10 students from schools in the Gladstone region. Students will identify a challenge young people face in their local community and design a STEM-based solution. The challenge aims to empower students to recognise ways they can find solutions to challenges that directly impact them.
Students will work in teams to design their solution, participating in an official launch workshop and meeting virtually with challenge mentors throughout the process.
Entries will be judged by a panel of representatives from Queensland Museum, Shell's QGC businss and the local community. Winning entries will be on display during World Science Festival Queensland.
Challenge timeline
Week 0 (21 or 22 May)
Launch workshop
CQUniversity
Week 1 (27 - 31 May)
Investigate
Week 2 (3 - 7 June)
Design and create
Week 3 (10 - 14 June)
Design and create
Week 4 (17 - 21 June)
Test and refine
Week 5 (8 - 12 July)
Communicate
Week 7 (22 July)
Entry submissions
Week 8 (Week beginning 29 July)
Winners announced
End (29 - 31 August)
Celebration during World Science Festival Queensland
To register your students' interest, please complete the expression of interest form by clicking the 'Register' button at the top of the page. Only 1 ticket is required for each class.
Detailed challenge information will be released soon.
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