Student Success

Spaghetti Machine 

During term 3 our year 10 STEM class were part of The University of Melbourne – “Amazing Spaghetti Machine Competition”.

The design brief for this competition was to design and build a machine that had to apply toothpaste to a toothbrush. The machine had to have a minimum of twelve steps, have no mains power and complete the task in between 30 seconds and 120 seconds.

Over the course of the term our team developed ideas and concepts into working components of a machine that solved the problems in the design brief. The competition culminated in a showcase event held at The University of Melbourne where 20 schools from around Victoria put their machines in front of the judges.

During the morning session, judges scrutinised each machine for function, timing and aesthetic appeal.

After lunch the second part of the day was for the general public to view the machine and cast vote for the Audience Choice Award.

At the end of the day our team received awards for Technical Excellence and the Audience Choice Award.

This was a fantastic result for our team. The students excelled with their preparation and knowledge of their machine and how it functioned. They demonstrated great enthusiasm, when engaging with the audience, to explain how their machine worked.

Well done to all of the students of 10A for a job well done. Also thanks to Ms Hall, Ms Henry and Ms Grady for the help and advice over the course of this project.

Watch CESC 2108 Spaghetti Machine on YouTube.

ADEYEMI, Olatomi                                                               ANUSENCION, Hannah

ELDRIDGE, Tiarna                                                                FERNANDO, Chris

GILL, Harnoor                                                                         GILL, Vishavjit

JOYCE, James                                                                        KAUR, Arashdeep

KHAUV, Emily                                                                         MCQUILLAN, Conor

NEKELO, Nathan                                                                 NERVIOL, Julia

NGUYEN, David                                                                     SCANDOLERA, Sam

SIDHU, Diya                                                                             SINGH, Harman

WALL, Hayden                                                                       WANASINGHE APPUHAMILAGE DON, Naveesha

WILLIAMS, Jeffrey                                                                YONG, Germaine

ZANORIA, Jayce