K'Nex Challenge 15 Jun 2009
On Monday the Year 3 children participated in the K’Nex challenge.
The K’Nex Challenge is a fun design and build construction competition open to classes of primary children of all abilities.
Pupils work in pairs to produce a specific design solution for a real-life problem such as building a bridge, carrying a load or demonstrating a mechanism. The challenge allows their imagination, creativity, and ingenuity to run wild.
There are four levels in the competition.
The K’Nexperimentor – Schools Challenge
The K’Nexplorer – Area Challenge
The K’Nextronaut – Regional Final
The K’Nexpert – National Final
The children had to design a four wheeled vehicle capable of travelling as far as possible. They started by drawing their design and then set about building a model out of K’Nex. The children came up with some interesting and versatile designs. The vehicles were placed on a ramp and released to see which would travel the furthest.
Congratulations to our winners their designs. They each received a pack of K'Nex as a prize. The teams will go on to represent the school in the K’Nex Area Challenge to be held at Cranfield where they will compete against schools from the Bedfordshire Area
The following photos are available:
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