On 28th June 2023 twenty students from Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 and Year 12 worked together to undertake the Dyson Engineering box design challenge.
The day started with an insight to a variety of careers in Engineering. Looking at day in the life of a mechanical engineer, software engineer, robotic engineers and electronic engineers and design development engineers. The James Dyson Foundation shared some short films of what it is like to be an engineer in these fields. A number of the students involved expressed interest in these fields.
In the second session students looked at the Dyson V12 Detect Slim animal. Students investigated its effectiveness, important functions, and safety before taking it apart to investigate as a class how it works.
In the third session students took apart two Dyson vacuum tools. First was the tangle free turbine where students investigated manufacture and functionality, especially the direct drive of the Archimedean screw. This was a stark contrast to the tangle free turbine which was an older model that relied heavily on gears and gear trains. Students carefully took the tools apart and investigated in detail how each tool worked.
In the third and fourth session students worked across year groups in design teams, to solve a common problem. Each group designed and prototyped a concept. These ranged from devices to keep student’s concentration in class, to products to aid loneliness in the elderly.
All the students involved thoroughly engaged in the entire day and we certainly have some budding engineers.
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