Science+&+Engineering+Challenge

In 2008, the annual Science & Engineering Challenge was held on Wednesday 6 August. Students from 6 high schools enjoyed competing in teams on a wide range of interesting challenges.

In 2009, the event is likely to be held in mid-May. **Rotary**, **Desert Knowledge Australia**, **PowerWater** and **DesertSmart** are joining forces with funding, expertise and in-kind support to make this event bigger and better.

If you would like to be part of the group, please register your interest with [|Melanie Daly] via email. She will add you to the email stream to send information as the event approaches.

From the University of Newcastle's Science & Engineering Challenge [|website], comes this list of events:


 * Full Day Activities**
 * Engineering Game
 * Catapult
 * The Great Tea Race
 * Escape from the Lost World
 * Gold Fever
 * The World Sailing Spectacular
 * Mission to Mars
 * Hover Frenzy


 * Half Day Activities**
 * Convoy: Hide and Seek - New for 2008
 * Who gets the Water - New for 2008
 * Future Power
 * Job Juggle
 * Babe: Home Sheep Home
 * Virtual Maze
 * Leprechaun Cannon
 * Crypto Cracking Cronies
 * On a Wing and Prayer
 * Confounding Communications
 * Heli Rescue
 * ElectraCITY
 * Back to the Future

Black Betty the Hovercraft