2024 Future Makers STEM Inventors Challenge | Gladstone

2024 APPLICATIONS CLOSED. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

Taking place in Term 3 and starting from 22 July, the STEM Inventors Challenge is open to Years 5 to 10 students the Western Downs region (Entries from home education students are welcome and encouraged).

Starting with a launch workshop in Gladstone 22 May students worked in teams to identify a challenge faced by young people in their community. They were guided by Queensland Museum facilitators to design a creative, STEM-based solution. At the workshop, students participated in a range of idea-stimulating activities and learn robotics coding using Micromelon and Picoh robots.

Following the workshop, students refined their inventive designs through regular online consultations with expert STEM Mentors from Queensland Museum, Shell's QGC business and more.

All students will receive a certificate and the winning and highly commended teams will take home exciting STEM prize packs.

2023 WINNERS: Emily and Annabelle, Calliope State High School — "Little Rooty": A robot to exterminate Giant rat's tail grass.