#INWED20 Competitions
We're really excited to have THREE new competitions for INWED20... please see below for details
1. Lottie Soap Box Derby
For a younger audience <6 and 6+ years |
2. INWED Poster Competition
For schools and colleges |
3. INWED Poster Competition
For University students |
1. A New Global Lottie Competition! - Deadline extended to the 29 June 2020!
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In Partnership with the Women's Engineering Society, Arklu, creators of the Lottie doll are excited to announce, a Worldwide STEAM Competition (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths) giving kids the chance to design their very own Lottie Doll Soapbox Race Car! The winning design will be made into a real toy Soapbox Race Car, available all over the world!!
**** Enter The Competition Here! ****
Note, the competition page still has the old deadline, but it has been extended, we promise! |
There are two age groups for the competition as below
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Under 6 Competition
This is a Colouring / Design Competition. Download, Print Off, Colour in and of course feel free to add your own elements or design to the car! |
6+ Competition
Create your own Soap Box Derby car using materials you might find around your home. Cardboard makes for a sturdy side wall, big buttons could create the wheels you need! |
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What will you name your design? Triceratops Thunder? Scientific Swift?
Want to get your design made into a Lottie Car?
Enter the Competition Here! |
2. #INWED20 Schools and Colleges Poster Competition - Engineering A Sustainable World!
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The INWED20 Poster Competition for schools and colleges is open to boys and girls from ages 11 - 18. There are two categories: 11- 14 year olds and 15 - 18 year olds, The competition encourages young people to investigate sustainability in engineering. To take part you will need to create a 'poster' with the overall theme of sustainability in engineering. Posters can be created digitally or by hand.
How to Enter
You can submit digital PDF entries or A4 sized physical entries. These can be submitted to the WES ECB at ecb@wes.org.uk. Please include your name, age, school and poster title on your poster. The deadline for submitting entries is Friday 17th July 2020 |
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For more information on the competition including criteria for judging, ideas and tips for entrants and notes for teachers and parents, please download a poster competition guide here.
The poster template in Powerpoint format can be downloaded by clicking on the template to the right or by clicking on the link here.
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3. #INWED20 University Poster Competition - Shape your World for a Sustainable Future!
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The INWED20 University Poster Competition is open to university students who are WES Student Members or Student Supporters (a free membership grade). There are two categories: one for undergraduates and the second for postgraduates. The competition encourages the next generation of engineers to investigate sustainability in engineering. To take part you will need to create a 'poster' with the overall theme of the 17 sustainability goals. Posters can be created digitally or by hand. In addition to the poster, entrants should also provide an accompanying one-page document with a more detailed description of their idea.
Find out more about joining WES as a Student Member or Supporter here. How to Enter
Both the A3 poster and the accompanying document should be submitted in PDF form to the WES University Groups Board at ugb@wes.org.uk. Please enter the following in the subject line of your email: INWED Poster Competition (your name). Please include your name, university and poster title on your poster. The deadline for submitting entries is Friday 31st July 2020. |
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For more information on the competition including criteria for judging, ideas and tips for entrants, please download a poster competition guide here.
For more information on WES Affiliated Student Groups and the University Groups Board please click on the links here. To download the Powerpoint poster template either click here or click on the blank poster on the right. Good luck with your entry!
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Please see some examples below of posters that were presented by young engineers. There are many different styles you can adopt and ways to present your ideas. GOOD LUCK!!
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Past Competitions
'Give Yourself The Edge' Essay Competition 2019
Theme of 100 Years of Inventions.
Theme of 100 Years of Inventions.
The winners:
Alaa - Aged 11, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia!
Click here to read the winning entry
Due to the high level of entries in 2019, we also congratulated the following highly commended entries;
Emily - Aged 14, Stanchester Academy, UK
Daniel - Aged 12, Stanchester Academy, UK
Amy - Aged 14, Roseberry School, UK
The WES Young Members' Board judged the competition and were extremely impressed by the high quality of entries
Many thanks to all the children who entered the competition - we hope they will take part in future years
Alaa - Aged 11, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia!
Click here to read the winning entry
Due to the high level of entries in 2019, we also congratulated the following highly commended entries;
Emily - Aged 14, Stanchester Academy, UK
Daniel - Aged 12, Stanchester Academy, UK
Amy - Aged 14, Roseberry School, UK
The WES Young Members' Board judged the competition and were extremely impressed by the high quality of entries
Many thanks to all the children who entered the competition - we hope they will take part in future years
Draw an Engineer Competition 2019
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The INWED Draw an Engineer competition 2019 received over 260 entries from countries across the globe including UK, Hungary, Japan, India and Australia! The winning entries were:
Key Stage 1: 1st – Isa (Age 6) Kirchhörder, Germany 2nd–Lizzie (Age 5) Bradley Stoke Community School, UK 3rd – Amelia (Age 5) Charfield Primary School, UK Key Stage 2: 1st – Medhansh (Age 7) Maxfort School, India 2nd – Zachary (Age 8) : St John’s Brignorth 3rd – Amelie (Age 7) Groveside Primary, UK The competition aimed at children 5 -11, proved to be a great way to get school children involved in International Women in Engineering Day 2019! A big thank you to the WES Young Members' Board who help to organise and judge the competition. They reported an extremely high level of entries in both age groups and thoroughly enjoyed looking at all drawings of engineers from all entrants! |
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Draw an Engineer Competition 2018
The INWED Draw an Engineer competition 2018 received over 120 entries from across the globe!
Aimed at children 5 -11 (in the UK in key stages 1 and 2), it proved to be a great way to get school children involved in International Women in Engineering Day 2018.
Our 2018 judging panel consisted of 3 members of WES' Young Members' Board. They all reported an extremely high level of entries in both age groups and thoroughly enjoyed looking at all drawings of engineers from all entrants
Aimed at children 5 -11 (in the UK in key stages 1 and 2), it proved to be a great way to get school children involved in International Women in Engineering Day 2018.
Our 2018 judging panel consisted of 3 members of WES' Young Members' Board. They all reported an extremely high level of entries in both age groups and thoroughly enjoyed looking at all drawings of engineers from all entrants
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We are delighted to announce the 2018 winners are noted below and their artwork is in the slideshow on the right ------->
5-7 years (KS1) Winners:
7/8-11 years (KS2) Winners:
Thank you to Abrams and Chronicle and Kate Pankhurst at Bloomsbury Publishing plc for donating the prizes for this competition. |
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Draw an Engineer Competition 2017
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The INWED17 celebrations included a competition for young engineers (3-11 years), asking them to 'Draw an Engineer' using their creativity and artistic skills.
There were just under 100 entries for the competition and the 6 winners were chosen by Maeve Higham, Caroline Carslaw and Holly Goodwin from the WES YMB. Each winner received a copy of 'Rosie Revere, Engineer' by Andrea Beaty and every entrant received a participation certificate. Congratulations to the winners, the entries can be seen on the right. To see all the fantastic entries please click the links below. Key Stage 1 Entries Key Stage 2 Entries |
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Draw an Engineer Competition 2016
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As part of our celebrations for NWED2016, we partnered with Butterfly Books and relaunched a great competition for young engineers (4-11 years) by asking them to 'Draw an Engineer' using their creativity and artistic skills.
Winners received a copy of 'MY MUMMY IS AN ENGINEER' courtesy of Butterfly Books and a copy of the charming book Sky Pods in Phnom Penh by Bryony Mathew. Our lucky winners were: Daisy Wagg from Caerphilly Izzy Faulker from Dorset Muad Moorcroft Towers from Abingdon Daisy O'Dyer from Hemel Hempstead |
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Herstories 2016
The winners of the 'Herstories' competition were: Jasneet Dhaliwal and Esther Pinches from Howell's School in Llandaff, with their PowerPoint presentation on Claudia Parsons.
Congratulations to you both and we hope you enjoyed your day out at RIAT with Northrop Grumman.
Congratulations to you both and we hope you enjoyed your day out at RIAT with Northrop Grumman.
