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STEM Month 2021

Escape Room Items

THE ESCAPE ROOM

THE COLLYER'S EXAM HEIST

Breaking in is easy... but can you get out? Fastest time escaping wins.

Brought to you by the Collyer's Maths Department

OPEN TO ALL

Poster

BIOLOGY

POSTER COMPETITION

More information coming soon. Contact the Biology department for more details.

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OPEN TO ALL   

Graph on Computer

CHEMISTRY

CREATE AN ANIMATION FOR A REACTION MECHANISM

Channel your inner "Wallace and Gromit" by creating a chemistry-related stop-motion animation. 

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OPEN TO ALL   |  FREE APP NEEDED

Electronic Circuit

ELECTRONICS

HUMOUROUS ELECTRONICS

Devise a small group presentation that explains an electronics theory concept using humour to link it to a real life situation.

IN SUBJECT

Green Buildings

PRODUCT DESIGN

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CREATIVE CHALLENGE

Following a virtual workshop on sustainable product design principles, students will be challenged to respond to a choice of problems requiring creative design solutions.

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IN SUBJECT   |  EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

Runner with Amputated Leg

PRODUCT DESIGN

PROSTHETIC DESIGN

Design a prosthetic to aid people with a limb difference. Submit a sketch, CAD model or physical prototype. Prize for best design win a signed cap from the Mercedes F1 racing drivers.

OPEN TO ALL

Writing on a Notebook

PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH PROJECT

Design and write a psychological investigation. Proposals will be judged on practicality, originality and suitability. 

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IN SUBJECT

Video Blogging

GEOLOGY

VIDEO COMPETITION

Create a video demonstrating sediment transport in a river.

OPEN TO ALL

Wood Pencil and Notebook

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

SUSTAINABILITY PROPOSAL

Produce a proposal that you could present to the college's Sustainability Committee about how the college could play its part in tackling the climate emergency.

OPEN TO ALL

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MATHS

A KNOTTY PROBLEM

Are three knots the same or different? 

Responses judged by Dr Thomas Waters of the University of Portsmouth.

OPEN TO ALL

Circles

MATHS

NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY

Do three of the normal laws of geometry carry across into non-Euclidean spaces? Responses judged by Dr Thomas Waters of the University of Portsmouth.

OPEN TO ALL

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MATHS

DESMOS ART

Can you make the best artwork using DESMOS? Judged by Rob Ettridge

OPEN TO ALL  |  DESMOS NEEDED

Ship's Wheel

MATHS

MATHEMATICAL TREASURE HUNT

Follow the clues to complete the trail. Submissions to Joel Hofmann

OPEN TO ALL

Toy Plane

PHYSICS

GLIDER COMPETITION

Produce a hand launched balsa wood glider to compete in a series of distance and flight time tests, and a poster detailing the design of the glider

OPEN TO ALL  |  EQUIPMENT NEEDED

OTHER RESOURCES

GREEN CAREERS

FROM THE SOUTH DOWNS TRUST

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RENEWABLE ENERGY CAREERS

FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH

Wind Mills

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With grateful thanks to the Mercers’ Charitable Foundation and their STEM Pathways project

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