Outreach Workshops
❝ The aim of our free school outreach programmes is to introduce students and teachers to interesting opportunities in engineering, and showcase the wide range of work of our engineering staff and students.❞
Classroom Workshops
Smart Carts
Activity Info: Students collect data about the motion of our Smart Carts and use mathematical skills to solve a problem.
Topics: Calculus
Suitable for: Seniors Y12-13
Spheros
Activity Info: Students are introduced to coding by navigating a robot through a maze using an app.
Topics: Coding
Suitable for: All ages Y9-13
Aqualibrium
Activity Info: Students plan and build a water distribution network with pipes, calculating flow rates to ensure tanks are filled up at the same time.
Topics: Math
Suitable for: All ages Y9-13
Powering Aotearoa
Activity Info: Students build their own DC motor or static electricity sensor using electrical components and a breadboard.
Topics: Physics
Suitable for: Juniors Y9-11
Engineering Design
Activity Info: Students work collaboratively to design a solution to a problem following the design process and then share these with others to see how the process can lead to different solutions. The activities provide a collaborative, high-level taste of engineering in the form of problem-solving. It focuses on abstract thinking rather than technical solutions.
Topics: Teamwork, Engineering
Suitable for: All ages Y9-13
Ozobots
Activity Info: Students are introduced to coding by navigating a robot through a maze using an app.
Topics: Coding
Suitable for: All ages Y9-13
Presentation and Panels
Our students and alumni are available for engineering career presentations or panel discussions to give high school students an idea on what working in or studying engineering is like, and what they need to be prepared for if they are considering a career in engineering. This is suitable for a classroom, assembly, school event, career expo and more.
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