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Challenge Brief
The Problem
Disaster has struck Hampshire. A powerful geomagnetic storm caused by a solar mass ejection (or sun storm) has caused all the electrical systems in towns throughout the county to crash. Power is out, water has stopped flowing, hospitals and schools cannot operate and transport and food distribution infrastructures have collapsed.
The Challenge
• You’re the engineer rescue team tasked with getting the town up and running
• Watch the briefing video and make your way through the online challenge to Save the Day!
Help?
• Teamwork – you will need to work in teams just like real engineers
• ? button has hints, tips and formulas to help you find solutions
Online Challenge
You have about an hour to:• Create your team• Watch the video briefing• Start Power to the People Challenge• Make a start on the 4 mini challenges and 4 code
cracker challenges• Short break
Are you ready?
Tools down!
10 minute break
Online Challenge
You have just over an hour to:• Finish all the mini challenges and code crackers
1) Radio Communications2) Traffic Control3) Hospital4) Water Works
Well done you’ve accessed the mainframe! Now, select the challenges in this order…
• The X-axis is the one along the bottom• The Y-axis is the one up the side
Part 1: Radio Communications
• What do you need to do to 7 to make it 10?• What do you need to do to 3 to make it 1?
Part 2: Radio Communications
TIP: Is it plus or minus?
1. Fill in the flow chart with what you think works2. Imagine the scene of the traffic lights3. Go through the flow chart you have created 4. Does it give enough time for your cars to go through the
lights
Part 1: Traffic Control
TIP: Click on the traffic lights to see the sequence the lights turn
1. Fill in the flow chart with what you think works2. Try and imagine the scene of the boat, bridge and car- go
through the flow chart you have created 3. Does your imaginary boat and cars make it under and
over the bridge safely?
Part 2: Traffic Control
If not, change it and try again
• A flat straight line means the object isn’t moving• A curved line means the object is getting faster (accelerating) or slowing down (decelerating)• A sloped straight line means the object is traveling at the same speed and the steeper the line, the faster it’s going
Part 1: Hospital
This is a DISTANCE TIME graph. And here’s what you need to know about these:
• Distance must be in kilometres not metres• Time must be in hours not seconds (divide by 60)• Answer must be to nearest whole number
BUT…
Part 2: Hospital
TIME = DISTANCE divided by SPEED
• You need the answer in MINUTES not hours
BUT…
TIP…
You know what ½ hour is in minutes, right? Yes, 30! What did you do to get from ½ (or 0.5) to 30?
Part 3: Hospital
1. Work out the GEAR RATIO
INPUT SPEED (rpm on left) divided by OUTPUT SPEED (rpm on right)
GEAR RATIO
2. You then know that…
TEETH ON DRIVEN GEAR
=
= TEETH OF DRIVER GEAR times by GEAR RATIO
Part 1: Waterworks
1. Again, work out the GEAR RATIO
= OUTPUT SPEED (rpm on right)
INPUT SPEED (rpm on left)
GEAR RATIO
[divided by]
Part 2: Waterworks
2. What is the gear ratio as a fraction? Fill it in below.
Then click the forward arrow for help…
= TEETH ON DRIVER GEAR
TEETH ON DRIVEN GEAR
Top part of Gear Ratio Fraction is...
Bottom part of Gear Ratio Fraction is …
many times larger than
this.
will be this This
Finished early?
• Find out Which Crew Are You? and see how much fun your future could be.
• Take the ‘What Crew are You?’ quiz now!
Where to find out more…Tomorrow’s Engineers – lots of information about engineering careersFuture Morph – tons of information about careers in science,
technology, engineering & mathsMaths Careers – more information about careers using mathsPhysics.org– your guide to physics on the webNational Careers Service (England only)– general careers advice for 11-19 year olds TES – Growing Ambitions– new source of online careers resources for
teachers
www.tomorrowsengineers.or
g.uk
FIND YOUR
ROUTE INTO
ENGINEERING
How to get involved…Things you can do:• Join a STEM/or Engineering Club STEM Clubs• Take up an engineering challengeNational Science + Engineering Competition• Ask your school to organise a visit froman engineerSTEM Ambassadors• Visit an exhibition or museum
Culture 24
www.tomorrowsengineers.or
g.uk
FIND YOUR
ROUTE INTO
ENGINEERING
Take the WHOSE CREW ARE YOU? careers test on the Tomorrow’s Engineers website