Science & Engineering Challenge
On Monday 20th June, selected Year 10 students from the Academic Extension and Advanced Science groups attended the Science and Engineering Challenge (SEC) held at the Claremont Showgrounds. The SEC is a nationwide STEM outreach program presented by the University of Newcastle in partnership with communities, Rotary clubs, universities and sponsors. Through the SEC, students experience aspects of science and engineering which they would not usually see in their school environment through for example designing and building a bridge, a turbine or bionic hand.
The day was a great success for our students winning the individual bridge and turbine challenges and being declared the overall champion school. The bridge designed and constructed by Joshua, Ashanti, Mya Adams and Rishav Adhikari far exceeded that of other schools only being compromised by the greatest mass available. Similarly, the turbine design of Noah Cockburn, Dashiell Coleman-West, Flynn Czaplinski and Alexander Fairhall generated the greatest amount of power when put to the test. The contributions by all other students were valuable in helping us win the day overall.
