Science Week STEM Design Challenge 2020

Supporting farmers and agriculture

• Chloe, Issy and Lucinda's Smart Farm  – Fantastic presentation to accompany the pitch video showing evidence of all stages of the design thinking process, particularly the empathy map!

• Tiahna and team's ‘Invisible fence’ – Highly technical prototype and great ideas to combine various technologies

Droughts and Floods

• Natalya, Noah, Elliot and Malakai ‘Bike Path Drainage System’ – Great use of TinkerCAD to design 3D model

• Ava and Maddie ‘Self watering machine’ – Great pitch to solve Parkes drought and use of sensors and technology. 

• Bonnie, Caitlin and Ashlea ‘Sprinkler system and Luna Drone’ – The only team to pitch live on Zoom on Friday afternoon. Well thought out and intricate prototype.

• Phoebe, Sienna and Ella ‘Save X Water saving device’ – Able to capture frost and dew as well as rain!

Pollution

• Carrigan, Sovanah, Jake and William's ‘Smoke stack filter’ – Very convincing pitch video with use of TinkerCAD to prototype. Well done on research and considerations of cost and environment!

• Spencer and team ‘Wet grass – the only solution to your water pollution’ – Very convincing pitch video and great use of science!
• Zac, Poppy, Olivia and Arlen ‘6-step plan to saving native fish’ – We may need this team in parliament!
• Lila, Sophie, Chloe and Hannah ‘Multi-bin’ – Human-centred design with ‘token system’ for incentivising users.

• Teleigha and team ‘Separating trash from plastic’ – Great ideas to use tech.

Helping the community

• Mae, Lucy and Belle ‘Magnatron 2000 to help elderly get around’ – Very innovative futuristic form of transport and user-centred design with voice activation. Also considerations of security with voice detection, safety with emergency wheel and the environment.

• Toby, Josh, Jack and Will ‘Fire vehicle’ – Very convincing pitch video to save lives. 

 

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