The idea
One of the members of ‘Vrienden van Techniek Maas en Waal’ is chairman of Engineering Competition Rivierengebied and in that region this has been a resounding success for many years. The time has come to take this up in our region as well. Fortunately, the board of Engineering Competition Rivierengebied was enthusiastic and therefore helped Vrienden van Techniek tremendously by sharing all their information with them.
Theme
Since ‘on the other side of the Waal’ the theme had already been decided, we from Vrienden van Techniek kept the same theme, namely ‘Vertical Transport’. Each participating class was divided into groups of 4-5 pupils. First, they set to work on brainstorming, drawing and making mind maps.
Material and tools
Each group was given a starter kit. This starter kit consisted of a base plate on which to make the workpiece and, among other things, some extra wood, electrical pipe and wire, screws and an electric motor. Furthermore, pupils were allowed to add all sorts of things to this such as wood, fabric, papier-mâché, iron wire, polyurethane foam and so on. A toolbox was provided for those schools that had no or insufficient tools.
