eSTEM Challenge

Challenge Date:  TBD (with team work to begin January 2022)

Eligibility:  3rd - 5th grade students

# of Team Members: 4 - 6  student members per team  (minimum of 4 students per team) *Limited to 2 teams per school district

Registration Deadline: December 17th, 2021

Registration Fee: $150 per team (payment method:  check / school purchase order)

Cost includes: 

• Supply kits (1 set per team member)

• Engineering logbooks (1 per team member)

• A professional development workshop for teacher-coaches

• An NJIT student mentor who will meet with the team on a weekly basis for six weeks prior to the competition starting January 2022

Challenge Components:

• Engineering Design Device Demonstration (40%  of the overall score):. The first component of the challenge will require students to demonstrate the devices they worked on for the six weeks leading up to the competition. Judges will time, observe and evaluate the students using a score sheet during the device demonstration. 
• Kahoot! Challenge (15% of the overall score): The second part of the challenge will be a game show style question and answer challenge where the teams will use the Kahoot! Computer Application to answer questions. 
• Oral Presentation (30% of the overall score): The third part of the challenge will feature team members’ presentations of project overviews that include their design processes, concepts and evidence of teamwork. The presentation will include a board/slide display and provide information on Engineering principles used as well as methodology and  scientific reasoning.
• Engineer's Logbook (15% of the overall score): The Fourth part of the challenge will require the team members to complete and submit an Engineer’s Logbook.

NJIT Student Mentors:

Each team will be assigned an NJIT Student Mentor that will meet with the team on a weekly basis for six weeks prior to the challenge to answer questions regarding rules and logistics, and provide overall guidance to the team. 

Teacher (Coaches) Professional Development:

Teacher Coaches will participate in a Professional Development Workshop.