Rotary Technology Tournament 16th March

STEM Event - Rotary Technology Tournament

Thursday 16^th March at Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT)

Another Rotary Technology Tournament is planned for Thursday 16^th March at BCoT and are very pleased to invite students from Basingstoke Schools to participate. This is a recognised STEM event bringing together student teams from local schools and colleges each aiming to find the best solution to a technological problem.

Teams need to have good communication skills, be well organised and able to show the stages of development of their task in a design portfolio. Each team’s solution as a working model is competitively tested and assessed by a team of judges.

Recognition is given to the winning teams in each of the three age categories:

Foundation - Key Stage 3 students (age 11 to 14)

Intermediate - Key Stage 4 students (age 14 to 16)

Advanced - Key stage 5 students (age 16 to 19)

Technology Tournaments are accredited by the British Science Association so that every participant successfully completing the TT day can apply for a CREST Discovery Award.

Schools are asked to arrive by 9.15am and leave at 2.45pm. Each team to consist of 4 students. It is anticipated that schools entering Key Stage 3 and 4 teams will have either a member of staff or a technician in attendance.