
STEM Month 2021

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

BIOLOGY
POSTER COMPETITION
More information coming soon. Contact the Biology department for more details.
OPEN TO ALL

CHEMISTRY
CREATE AN ANIMATION FOR A REACTION MECHANISM
Channel your inner "Wallace and Gromit" by creating a chemistry-related stop-motion animation.
OPEN TO ALL | FREE APP NEEDED

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

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.
IN SUBJECT | EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

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

PSYCHOLOGY
RESEARCH PROJECT
Design and write a psychological investigation. Proposals will be judged on practicality, originality and suitability.
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IN SUBJECT

GEOLOGY
VIDEO COMPETITION
Create a video demonstrating sediment transport in a river.
OPEN TO ALL

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

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

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

MATHS
DESMOS ART
Can you make the best artwork using DESMOS? Judged by Rob Ettridge
OPEN TO ALL | DESMOS NEEDED

MATHS
MATHEMATICAL TREASURE HUNT
Follow the clues to complete the trail. Submissions to Joel Hofmann
OPEN TO ALL

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