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EESW EESW EESW STEM STEM talentWelsh Engineering Talent for the Future Cymru talentWelsh Engineering Talent for the Future Cymru STEM Issue No. 18 THE JOURNAL OF THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION SCHEME WALES SeptemberIssue No.2014 22 talentWelshWELSH Engineering ENGINEERINGIssue No. 18 Talent TALENTTHE JOURNAL FOR for OF THE THE the FUTURE ENGINEERING Future EDUCATION SCHEMEC WyALESmSeptemberru September 2018 2014 Issue No. 18 THE JOURNAL OF THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION SCHEME WALES SeptemberRemove 2014 date for glossy version The Llangefni school team, with team members Elin Pierce, 16, Owen Hughes, 16, Iwan Jones, 16, Owain Roberts, 18, Siwan Iorwerth, 16, and Elen Iorwerth, 18, had taken on the challenge of designing, manufacturing and engineering an F1 in Schools car, a miniature version of an F1 car that races on a 20-metre track, in a time of just over a second Winners represent Wales in Singapore Drive, a team of six pupils circuit, the pupils made their its country. The team has had has an allocated role that takes different light and given us from Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni, is Gwenno Williams way to the British home of an overwhelming amount of advantage of their individual so many life changing and embarking on a trip to Singapore Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni Formula 1 racing that was also support from the community strengths; this means that the unforgettable memories. as the Welsh champions of the a stage to display their many in raising the £30,000 needed to workload is shared, making "It has definitely had an F1 in Schools Competition. display and put together a months of hard work. travel and compete – which was things run more smoothly. impact on career choices for The competition revolves portfolio of its design process Here, they were crowned no easy task. This is crucial as there is a many of us as we have had first around a model F1 car that and gather sponsorship, which the Welsh champions, won an In Singapore, Drive will be lot of development work and hand experience of applying the teams must design using was generously given by a award for their ‘Team Identity’ proudly flying the Welsh flag as modifications to meet the high scientific knowledge that we computer-aided design (CAD) number of local companies. as well as being one of three it is the nation’s representative standard of the World final, and already had in an exciting software to produce drawings The team began its journey in teams nominated for two other team competing against 51 very little time to do so as the context to solve real problems. to make the car at an EESW March this year in the regional awards. other countries. competition takes place early in "We also feel very humbled manufacturing centre. round of the competition This is a huge achievement for It has further developed its September this year. to have the opportunity to As well as designing, testing organised by EESW and held the team as it is the first school car, hoping to have similar One of the team members represent our country on such a and producing drawings for in Denbigh. After winning from Anglesey to reach this success as it did at the regional said: “The F1 in Schools world-wide stage.” manufacturing their race car, several awards and a place at the part of the competition and it is and national finals. competition has allowed us to See more F1 in Schools news on the team had to design its pit national finals at the Silverstone eager to do well in the name of Each member of the team see engineering in a completely Pages 6&7 INSIDE ACTIVitY DeliVerers Loren MolYneuX LAND ROVER 4X4 in UK ChamPions: SUCCESSFUL in ACtion: 3 STUDENT OF THE YEAR:5 SCHOOLS: 11 Caedraw Primary team 15 FUTURES: 16 Bryn Celynnog pupils Talks about the invaluable New technology celebrate journey to A more fluid and agile approach full of bright ideas skills she has gained challenge launched national champions to educational provision THE JOURNAL OF THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION SCHEME WALES 2 WELSH ENGINEERING TALENT FOR THE FUTURE WELSH ENGINEERING TALENT FOR THE FUTURE 3 CONTACT EESW/STEM Cymru Waterton Centre Ysgol Glan Waterton EESW activity deliverers in action BRIDGEND CF31 3WT Tel: 01656 669381 [email protected] www.stemcymru.org.uk Clwyd reach Wales on world stage at FIRST On behalf of the Engineering Education Scheme Wales (EESW) I would like to thank all those who Lego League in hydro dynamics have contributed to Talent. Any First Lego suggestions or comments that will The FIRST LEGO League (FLL) experience at the FLL UK help to improve the quality and competition has wrapped up Vince Keating, Thomas Lloyd and Ireland finals! The team content of this magazine will be for the 2017-18 season. The FLL and Alice Murray is absolutely buzzing from gratefully received. is a global science, technology, EESW activity deliverers the experience and is already We are also grateful to all League engineering and maths talking about next year – so the companies, colleges and competition focussing around Lego Mindstorms EV3 kits excited to compete again. universities that work with us a different theme each year. to complete missions based Thanks to EESW for all your to provide pupils with a greater More than 35,000 teams in 88 on the journey of water help!” understanding of the importance Team Egni crowned north Wales champions at the EESW Llandudno tournament countries competed this year, and earn as many points as Ysgol Glan Clwyd’s Team of STEM subjects to the prosperity World Final Egni came out on top against of Wales and for helping to with EESW providing support possible. Think ‘Robot Wars’ develop better employability compete in the World Final of programme an EV3 robot to solution. to Welsh teams and hosting the meets ‘Crufts’ for a reliable 13 other north Wales schools at Alice Murray the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) carry out missions based on The students gain regional tournaments in north mental image. Success in EESW’s North Wales Regional skills. EESW activity deliverer The Engineering Education competition. the journey of water. They also vital STEM skills such as and south Wales. the FLL competition relies Final in Llandudno, which also Scheme Wales (EESW) has once The 2017-18 competition completed a research project programming and use The 2017-18 theme was hydro on vital STEM skills such earned it a chance to compete again received funding from the A team of pupils from Ysgol revolved around the theme of into how humans interact principles of engineering, dynamics, which challenged as programming and uses at the UK and Ireland final in European Social Fund through Glan Clwyd travelled to hydrodynamics, and pupils with water by identifying computer science and teams to consider the human principles of engineering, Bristol. the Welsh Government for Detroit in the USA recently to were required to build and a problem and finding a numeracy to be successful. water cycle – the many different computer science and Team Egni’s journey didn’t the STEMCymru II Project until Team Egni was the ways people interact with numeracy, as well as effective stop at Bristol however – the June 2021. This will enable us to champion at EESW’s water. This could be anything research, presentation and pupils’ skills and teamwork continue our work in the west, north Wales FLL regional from the journey of clean water teamworking skills. meant they were crowned north Wales and valleys area. tournament, held in to our homes and industries, to EESW supports Welsh Wales Champions, earning EESW also receives funding from Llandudno, where it competed places that STEM can take the safe disposal of waste water schools competing in the them a place at the FLL World the Welsh Government through against 13 other north Wales them, but the chance to or flood defences in vulnerable FLL from the first day of Final in Detroit. the National Science Academy to schools to come out on top. meet so many diverse new parts of the world. term in September, up to the Sion Jones, design and ensure it can offer activities for the From there, it went on to people from around the world Teams are assessed on a south and north regional technology teacher at Ysgol benefit of students in schools in compete at the UK and Ireland has given them much more variety of criteria as part of the finals in December, with Glan Clwyd and Team Egni’s other areas of Wales. final in Bristol, where it was confidence and social skills – competition, meaning every the winning teams heading coach, commented on how the Bob Cater, Editor crowned Wales champion and it’s an amazing change!’ member has an opportunity to the UK national final in competition has affected his invited to the World final in The First Lego League is to contribute positively and February. Fourteen schools pupils: “It was a life-changing Detroit. a global STEM competition effectively to the team’s entry. competed in the South Wales experience for them. Not only Sion Jones, design and championed by figures Pupils complete a research Regional Final with Morriston have they gained an insight technology teacher at Ysgol such as Barack Obama and project on the theme of water Comprehensive’s Hydro Heroes into the amazing places that Glan Clwyd and Team Egni’s Will.i.am. by identifying a problem taking first place and a trip to STEM can take them, but coach, commented on how the More than 35,000 teams in and researching a workable the UK national final in Bristol the chance to meet so many competition has affected his 88 countries competed this solution.