Parkside hosted a Faraday Challenge Competition this term, which is run by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET). A number of our Year 8 students took part in teams of six; and we were also joined by teams of pupils from three other local middle schools.
The IET Faraday® Challenge Days are cross-curricular activity days covering Science, Design and Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). They are held at schools, organisations and universities around the UK.
The students taking part had the opportunity to research real-life engineering problems. They had a great day coming up with designs and solutions to these problems; and learning about how engineering is relevant in many situations. They learnt how to make a working prototype and budget for the materials. They worked well together in their teams, behaved exceptionally well and really enjoyed the experience.
