ES STEM ELF CHALLENGE

Use your engineering skills to design and build a shelf for your elf. You’ll also
need to design a way for the elf to get up to the shelf and a different way for
him to get back down.

You will be provided with a range of materials Your Mission:

as a whole group for your challenge. You Get into smaller groups with each group working on
1
cannot use anything other than what you are either the shelf, the way to get up to the shelf or the way
given. to get down.

Think creatively and use your knowledge of Decide on what materials you will need for your group’s
2
gravity, friction and engineering to achieve the part of the task.
challenge.
Your design needs to provide a way for the elf to reach
3 the shelf which must be a minimum of 100cm 1m and to
The judges are Nikki and Lisa who will inspect
get down from the shelf again.
the finished projects on Tuesday 19th
December at 1pm.

Please display your completed project in the

attic.

There will be a prize for the winning group.