{"id":398,"date":"2019-05-01T17:06:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/schstechnical\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2019-06-26T11:19:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T10:19:18","slug":"teen-tech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/schstechnical\/extra-curricular\/teen-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"TeenTech Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

About the TeenTech Awards<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Are you an innovator? Do you have an idea which could make life easier, simpler or better? We want you to use your imagination, to think creatively.<\/p>\n

This is a chance to ask \u201cWhat if?\u201d or even build a fun example of what this might look like.<\/p>\n

The TeenTech Awards<\/a> are for UK students from 11-16 working in teams of up to three to look at problems large and small to see if they can find a better way of doing things.<\/p>\n

There will be a prize of \u00a31000 to the winning school in each category and the overall winners will be presented with their awards by HRH Duke of York KG at Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n

How it works<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Every S3 pupil<\/strong> in the Design and Technology Department will have the opportunity to undertake the challenge of TeenTech. This begins after the February holiday weekend. <\/strong><\/p>\n

You will work in teams of up to 3 to try and design a product which could make life better, easier or more enjoyable. <\/strong>There are 15 categories which you can your product design for.<\/p>\n

1. Health <\/a>
\n2. Education <\/a>
\n3. Wearable Technology <\/a>
\n4. Music, Media and Entertainment <\/a>
\n5. Environment and Energy<\/a>
\n6. Safety and Security <\/a>
\n7. Fashion and Retail <\/a>
\n8. Design and Construction <\/a>
\n9. Future of Food<\/a>
\n10. Future of Transport<\/a>
\n11. Digital Skills<\/a> (judged across all categories)
\n12. Manufacturing<\/a> (judged across all categories)
\n13. Research and Information Literacy<\/a> (judged across all categories)
\n14. Data Science<\/a>
\n15. Tech for All<\/a><\/p>\n

Each team will present their researched idea to a panel of STEM\u00a0experts\u00a0at our Dragons’ Den event. The best idea for each category as decided by our Dragons will then be submitted to TeenTech for consideration.<\/p>\n

The best projects for each category across teams from the UK will then be selected to present at the TeenTech Awards finals in London.<\/p>\n

Our past successes<\/span><\/h3>\n
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2019 Finals<\/h4>\n

In 2018-2019 we had our first ever winning team! <\/strong>Nathan, Mannix and Jamie reached the finals in London, hosted at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) with their “Swap A Ball” idea; a range of footballs where the inflatable bladder can be swapped into various outer skins. This allows for more personalisation and also reduces wasted materials when footballs are worn down and discarded. You can follow the boys on twitter to see their progress @swapaball<\/a>.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schstechnical\/uploads\/sites\/6682\/2019\/06\/26105817\/Swap-a-Ball-St.-Columbas-HS-Fashion-Retail.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n