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From Minnesota State Engineering Center of Excellence:
VIRTUAL CONTEST
April 5-9, 2021
WHAT: Teams of 3-10 students build a chain reaction machine and document their process and machine design through an Engineering Journal and short videos.
WHO: 5th-8th Grade (Junior Division) & 9th-12th Grade (Senior Division)
WHEN: April 5-9 | Registration and submissions due March 29th
CHAIN REACTION MACHINE: A complex, multi-step machine designed to complete a simple task (examples).
MACHINE THEME: Driving Change Through Transportation
BUILD OPTIONS: One-Location or Multiple-Location Machines Permitted
COST: $100/team of three; +$10/each additional team member
Top placing teams will have the opportunity to advance to the Engineering Machine Design Championship in May!