b'The IET Faraday STEM Challenge Day was a DisasterEllesmere College Lower School played host to the Autumn Insititution of Engineering and Technologoy (IET) Regional Heats of the 2019 STEM Faraday Challenge and it wasa disaster. but all teams rose to the challenge.Alongside two teams from Year 8 from Ellesmere College,efficiently and were presented with their trophy by the there were teams from Terra Nova School, PrestfeldeFaraday Challenge Leader. Each team member also took School and The Corbet School. home an Amazon voucher for themselves and gained a Students were challenged to design and build a prototypeplace on the league table.device to support communities after a disaster. This couldHead of Physics, Amy Darrant, explained, The Faraday be a vehicle or something to enhance a rescue plane, etc.Challenge focuses on science, technology, engineering and It had to have some electronic component involved inmathematics (STEM) skills. This task was really exciting as the design and each team then had to present their ideasthe students were working with a real life example and and demonstrate their prototype. how they could help those affected in a disaster zone.All teams did incredibly well with some great ideas onThe work is completely their own and its amazing to see how to help people in a disaster zone including: what our gifted and talented students can produce. designing amphibious vehiclesEllesmeres winning team: Joshua Norris, Jack Bell, parachute systems to drop aid into disaster zonesAmelia Robinson, Myles Webster, Georgie Prescott adjustable seating to change the function of the planeand Isobel Gray.systems to get cargo off the plane. For more information visit Ellesmere College;The winning teamTeam 4from Ellesmere College,Faraday Day.designed a winch and pulley system to get goods fromFor more information on the STEM / IET Programmes the plane to the people in need of aid quickly andplease visit: IET Faraday Challenge.Ellesmere College Newsletter Michaelmas Term 2019 37'