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Faraday Challenge Day Checklist
Please use this checklist to help you prepare for the day.
CompleteCheck that the hall (or large room) is available exclusively for the entire Challenge Day from 8.00am until 4.00pm.
Check the Challenge Day timetable and ensure you can accommodate this as this CANNOT be changed on the day.
Check room layout and confirm booking.
Organise at least one large cutting mat or cover cutting station table.
Organise refreshments for break time for all students and teachers.
Organise University Ambassadors (engineering students) to attend and to be shop managers.
Ensure students bring packed lunches as the timetable of the day may not accommodate them buying food from the university refectory.
Set up room layout as in this document. (The Challenge Leaders will bring the laptops and all equipment needed for the day).
Organise help to assist the Challenge Leader in unpacking the challenge kit at the start of the day and packing up the challenge kit at the end of the day.
Ensure that parking is available for the Challenge Leader close to the Challenge Day venue.
Ensure all participating schools are aware of the timetable and that it cannot be changed.
Send participating schools all the relevant information.
Send an email reminder to participating schools nearer to the date of the event to check they are still attending.
Ensure that all students are the appropriate age and year group for the competition (12-13 year olds (England and Wales Year 8, Scotland S1, Northern Ireland Year 9)).
Contents
1. Introduction to the Faraday Challenge
2. Responsibilities of the Host University
in preparation for and during the Faraday Challenge Day
3. Responsibilities of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
in preparation for, during and after the Faraday Challenge Day
4. Faraday Challenge Day – Room layout
an outline of how the room booked for the Faraday Challenge Day should be laid out, including positioning of tables and work stations
5. Schedule for the Faraday Challenge Day
a breakdown of the timings for the day
6. Risk Assessment
an outline risk assessment specific to the delivery of the Faraday Challenge
1. Introduction to the Faraday Challenge Days
The IET Faraday Challenge Days are held at schools and other venues around the UK and have proved to be enormously popular with teachers and students alike. The IET is one of the world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. As a charity we are committed to the advancement of science, engineering and technology and to encouraging young people to study the STEM subjects and consider careers within the engineering and technology sectors. We provide a wide range of activities, classroom materials and other learning resources, including the IET Faraday Challenge Days, at no charge to UK schools.
The Faraday Challenge Days give students the opportunity to research, design and make solutions to genuinely tough engineering problems. The event will be set up and run by our team of STEM professionals to give you the time to focus on your students.
Taking Part
There will be a total of 154 in-school IET Faraday Challenge Days taking place between September 2017 and June 2018, with an additional 12 days at venues of our Academic Partner Universities plus a number of sponsored events at partner organisations. Each IET Faraday Challenge Day involves six school teams, each made up of six 12-13 year olds (England and Wales Year 8, Scotland S1, Northern Ireland Year 9), ideally students who are interested in either Science, Design & Technology, Mathematics or Engineering.
All teams and staff taking part are required to bring a packed lunch to the IET Faraday Challenge Day. Students are required to wear school uniform on the day and to each bring a pencil case.
The Challenge is all about letting the students be creative and use their own problem solving skills to explore their capabilities as engineers. Teachers are not able to assist their teams during the event but are responsible for the discipline and safe working of their students. We encourage the teachers to make up their own team on the day and participate in the event, although, sadly, they cannot win on the day. There will be a teachers’ league table on the IET Faraday website so they can check out their score against other teacher teams.
The winners of each event will be awarded a prize for each team member and a trophy for their school. The top teams from across the UK will be invited to showcase their ideas at an event at the end of the season.
We hope you enjoy the Faraday Challenge Day. On the day, all participating teachers and students will be asked to complete a questionnaire about their experience of the day. The IET Faraday Team would appreciate your feedback so that we can make the programme even better! If you have any further questions or queries please contact our IET Faraday team via email at .
By taking part in a Challenge Day, your students will be eligible to receive a CREST Discovery Award from the British Science Association. CREST Discovery recognises quality STEM project work that is done over a short period of time (usually a day). It focuses on fun, teamwork and transferable skills, whilst putting projects into a real-world context. Students will need to complete a CREST Discovery passport explaining how they have completed the tasks during the Challenge Day and worked together as a team. This is optional and if you would like to incorporate this into the day please contact your local CREST coordinator. For more information go to: http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/crest.
If you are interested in running your own DIY Faraday Challenge Day then visit www.ietfaraday.org/diy-challenge for more information and free resources. There are currently 8 challenges to choose from which get students using key STEM skills and knowledge and also encourage the development of students’ problem solving, team working and communication skills.
2. Responsibilities of the Host University
As the host university you will:
§ Familiarise yourself with the Faraday Challenge Timetable as given in the ‘Schedule for the Faraday Challenge Day’ in this document.
§ Provide a large room for exclusive use for the entire day, access from 8.00am to enable set up. This room must be available for sole use for the entire day with access until 4.00pm to enable time to pack away of the resources and equipment.
§ Provide healthy refreshments (drinks and biscuits or fruit only) for everyone at break and lunchtime.
§ Provide at least one member of staff AND two ambassadors (preferably engineering students) for the entire challenge to run the materials shop, supervise the cutting station, oversee manufacture, talk to the students about the university and engineering as a career, be responsible for Health and Safety and work with the Challenge Leader to present feedback to all teams.
§ Set-up a data projector with audio capability with IT support if required.
§ Set-up tables and chairs for all teams and staff as outlined in the ‘Faraday Challenge Day – Room layout’ sheet before the arrival of the Faraday Challenge Day Leader at 8.00a.m.
§ Be required to invite six local schools to take part in the Faraday Challenge Day.
§ Be responsible for contacting and liaising with invited schools, providing all information regarding the day to them, included in the ‘Participating Schools Briefing Pack’:
§ Schedule for the day
§ Risk assessment
§ Be responsible for finding another team if any of the invited schools drop out for any reason.
§ Complete and return the ‘Host University Agreement Form’ at least 28 days prior to the date of your Faraday Challenge Day. This form asks Host Universities to accept the terms and conditions of hosting a Faraday Challenge Day (covered in the responsibilities listed above) and provide information regarding all the participating schools. The ‘Host University Agreement Form’ will be sent to you by the IET Faraday team.
The Challenge Leader will email you approximately three weeks before your Challenge Day to introduce themselves. Please take this opportunity to discuss with them any changes that may need to be made to the day for it to run successfully at your venue.
All participating schools will be required to:
§ Ensure that they are aware of the Faraday Challenge timetable as this may differ from the ordinary school timetable and cannot be changed on the day.
§ Organise a team of six students aged 12-13 years old from their own school to take part in the Faraday Challenge Day – ideally made up of students who are interested in either Science, Design & Technology, Mathematics or Engineering; an even number of boys and girls where possible.
§ Inform the Host University if for any reason they can no longer attend the IET Faraday Challenge Day.
§ Provide a member of staff to accompany the students on the day. Teachers are not able to assist their teams during the event but will be encouraged to form their own team and participate in the Challenge. Teachers are responsible for the discipline and safe working of their students. The IET may charge schools for breakages which result from unsafe or inappropriate behavior.
§ Ensure that the participating students:
§ bring a packed lunch to the Faraday Challenge Day
§ wear school uniform on the day
§ bring a pencil case.
3. Responsibilities of The Institution of Engineering and Technology
§ Organisation of all aspects of the Faraday Challenge Day, other than those to be provided by the Host School (see Responsibilities of the Host School).
§ Provide personnel to introduce the Faraday Challenge and facilitate the day.
§ Provide all materials and equipment necessary for students to participate in the Faraday Challenge.
§ Where possible supply engineers and representatives from local university engineering departments to provide expert advice (there will be the potential to form long term relationships with these engineering experts).
§ Provide prizes for teams and individuals taking part in the Faraday Challenge Day and Faraday Challenge Day Final.
§ Provide a press release for schools to circulate to local media. Please bear in mind when contacting local media that the exact nature of the challenge needs to be kept secret until the end of the challenge season to ensure a fair competition.
4. Host University – Room layout
Notes:
· Each team table will need 6 chairs and be large enough for 6 students to work comfortably. The judges’ table and shop will each need 2 chairs. Table positions do not need to be exact and can be arranged to best accommodate the shape and size of the venue.
· The challenge leader will bring one cutting mat for the cutting station but you must provide more or cover this table with a mat. This table should be a minimum of 3 x 0.5 metres or equivalent area.
5. Schedule for the day
09:15 / Register your team09:30 / Welcome and introduction
09:45 / Project brief: Introduction to the Faraday Challenge
10:05 / Planning: Identifying the problems and generating initial ideas
10:20 / Team role selection: team decides on which roles they need
10:25 / Engineering apprenticeship: teams complete a short engineering task
10:35 / Development
§ Shop opens
§ Agree on final product designs
11:00 / Break
11:10 / Development continues
§ Continue to design and modify where necessary
12:10 / Project and/or marketing managers are briefed on the content of the presentation
12:30 / Lunch – Tools down
13:00 / Development: Final preparations
§ Finalise product
§ Prepare presentation with notes
13:30 / § Shop closes
§ Submit accounting sheet to the Shop keeper
§ Practise presentation
14:00 / Presentation
· Teams present their designs to the judge(s)
14:45 / Award ceremony with final feedback and evaluation of the day
6. Risk Assessment
The following risk assessment is given as guidance. It is advised that the school refers to the CLEAPSS Model Risk Assessment Documents for D&T.
Risk Assessment and Operating Procedure - IETActivity: Faraday Challenge Days 2017-18
Persons at risk / Students taking part in the Faraday Challenge Day and adults in the location
Maximum Group Size / 36 students / Recommended Staffing/Student Ratio / 1:6
Risk Assessment
Hazards / Control Measures
1. Use of electrical equipment – risk of electric shock / All electrical equipment is low voltage.
2. Use of electrical equipment – short circuit causing heating / Warn students of the possibility of burns when connecting and disconnecting components. All pupils will receive a briefing about correct use of electrical components.
3. Basic use of hand tools (craft knives, screwdrivers, scissors, hole punches, staplers) – risk of cutting or abrasion / Warn students of the risks and advise them of safe working practices. Identify member of staff to supervise area. Inform challenge leader if use of knives in school is restricted.
4. Use of water with moisture sensors / Ensure students test their moisture sensor using the sponge in a box provided rather than directly in any drink or cup of water to avoid spillage on electrical components.
Location issues (to be completed by Host School)
Further Action Required: 1. Ensure all persons staffing the Faraday Challenge Days are aware of and competent to comply with this risk assessment and the control measures.
Risk Assessment (page 2)
Working PracticeGroup structure / One Faraday Challenge Day Leader and one member of staff from the host school to be present during the whole day to oversee use of equipment and to keep order. Teachers bringing groups from other schools must remain in the room and be responsible for their own students.