EngGirls

EngGirls STEM Challenge

On Friday 6 May, the Year 3 students worked in teams to solve a STEM challenge. Run by Year 9 students and Year 10 leaders from the EngGirls program, students designed and built a model boat out of limited materials, such as paper and plastic bags, that were strong enough to hold up to 1kg of weight in water. The 2022 EngGirls STEM challenge was a fun way to explore what shapes and combinations of materials gave buoyancy and stability in water. All of the boats designs were able to float, withstand waves and hold at least 200g of weight!

The EngGirls program is open to young women in Year 9 and Year 10 and aims to further develop their entrepreneurship skills. Working with others, problem-solving and organisation skills are just some of the skills that they used during the five weeks that they took to develop the STEM challenge. The students will continue their exploration of STEM ideas by visiting the Science and Engineering faculties at RMIT and Melbourne University later in the year.

Ms Lisa Mililli

STEM Coordinator