Secondary School Events:

WIT Engineering Secondary Schools Team Challenge 2020

WIT Engineering Secondary Schools Team Challenge 2020 – this year marks World Engineering Day for sustainable development.
Dates and Times:        
Wednesday, 4^th March
9:30 am – 3:15 pm
Venue:
Atrium, Cork Rd Campus WIT
Participants:
TY, Senior Cycle
Capacity:
8 teams of 4 students

This fast paced team Engineering Challenge will test the creativity and ingenuity of pupils to develop solutions to important problems in the developing world. Each School team (4 students) will be joined by an Engineering Student from WIT. Teams will first be briefed by WIT Lecturers and Judges on the challenge they must undertake and will then be given 3 hours to work together to come up with a solution to the challenge and prepare an 8 minute pitch (using power point slides). PC’s and Internet access will be available to the teams.

Each School wishing to take part should select one team of 4 students from transition year, 5th or 6th year. Students need not necessarily be studying an engineering subject, indeed a team with a spread of subjects such as Maths, Business, Finance, Science, Technology and Engineering etc. might work better.

Each team will present their final pitch to the judges on Wednesday afternoon and will be required to answer questions from the judges. The winning team will be presented with the WIT Schools Engineering Challenge Trophy and a prize. Parents, teachers and fellow students will be free to attend the presentations and award ceremony afterwards.
Check out World Engineering Day

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ESERO Ireland-Space Careers Roadshow at Waterford Institute of Technology

Dates and Times:           
Thursday, 5^th March
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Venue:
WIT Arena
Audience:
TY, 5^th, 6^th year
Registration:
Via Booking Form https://www.bco.ie/events/space-careers-roadshow/

For Engineers Week 2020 Waterford Institute of Technology will host an ESERO Ireland Space Careers Roadshow in conjunction with Science Foundation Ireland, and CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory. These roadshows will provide students with an excellent opportunity to engage with space industry professionals, and third level institutions, so that they can get a taste of the exciting opportunities that a STEM career in Space has to offer.

In addition to excellent speakers, flash talks, and project demos, students will have the opportunity to mingle with space industry groups, artists, and more during an interactive lunchtime exhibition. Participants will have the opportunity to win a telescope and a souvenir mission patch signed by NASA Astronaut Dan Tani.

We are thrilled to announce that this roadshow will feature John O Donoghue, whose company provided a heat resistant coating for the upcoming Solar Orbiter Mission from the European Space Agency. Other speakers include SFI’s Stephanie O’Neill, Dr Niall Smith, CIT & founding member of Blackrock Castle Observatory and Mary Doyle Kent, Chair of Engineer’s Ireland South East Region and mechanical engineering lecturer, WIT. MC is Dr Niamh Shaw.

As part of the Space Careers day students will have the unique chance to visit interactive stands where WIT will be showcasing the exciting opportunities at WIT School of Engineering.

Registration via Booking Form https://www.bco.ie/events/space-careers-roadshow/

It is a condition of registration, that all applicants complete pre-event and post-event evaluations.

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Engineering Quiz

Dates and Times
Friday, 6^th March
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Audience:
TY, 5^th year
Venue:
FTG25, Cork Rd Campus WIT
Capacity:
15 teams of four students

The WIT Engineering Quiz is a fun quiz based on STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and General Knowledge. The quiz highlights the skills required to be an engineer (with rounds on science, maths etc.) and the structure of the event will ensure your pupils will have an enjoyable experience. The event will also provide information on engineering careers in general. The level of the Maths and Science questions will be appropriate to students who have completed the Junior Cert syllabus.

Places are limited to 15 teams of four. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and there will also be spot prizes. Teams of four from 5th year or transition year are invited to participate.

Engineering Workshops for Primary School Pupils

Electric devices – make and take (5^th/6^th class primary)

Workshops will run four days – Monday to Thursday
Dates & Times:
March 2^nd to 5^th
9:30-10:30 am
11:00-12:00 pm

In this workshop participants learn about electricity, electric devices and electrical engineering. The demonstrations and hands-on activities will give the pupils a good understanding of the area. At the end of the workshop, participants get to take their devices home – a unique chance to explore further and learn more about the workings of an electric device!

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Structures (5^th/6^th class primary)

Workshops will run three days – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Dates & Times:
March 2^nd to 4^th
10:00-11:00 am
12:00-1:00 pm

Participants learn about structures, how they stay up and what keeps them together. After an initial demonstration talk about materials and forces, the pupils will be challenged to build certain structures using very simple materials. They are encouraged to consider a variety of materials, the strength of those materials and the forces that act on them.

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Engineering for a Sustainable Future! (5^th/6^th class primary)

Workshops will run three days – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Dates & Times:
March 2^nd
10:45-11:45 am
12:30-1:15 pm
March 3^rd/4^th
10:00-11:00 am
12:00-1:00 pm

In Ireland, we are very lucky to have clean and safe drinking water. But not everyone in the World is so lucky: In the developing world, nearly 900 million people don’t have clean and safe drinking water and many die because of this. Engineers are working hard to find solutions to bring clean and safe drinking water to the developing world. In this interactive workshop, learn about the role of Engineers in providing safe clean drinking water, and become an Engineer for a morning in this exciting workshop.