More than 200 students from the mid-Atlantic region are set to square off at Widener University in a competition requiring creative design, careful planning, and – a mousetrap. Sponsored by Widener’s School of Engineering, the challenge requires students to build a vehicle that will be powered by ONLY a mousetrap.
The student teams from regional high schools were sent a common design problem and set of vehicle specifications. They have all been encouraged to “think” like practicing engineers, using the guidelines to plan and implement a competitive vehicle design.
The high school teams from the region will gather at Widener’s Schwartz Athletic Center on Wednesday, October 26 to compete against each other to see whose design has the most – creativity, functionality, and can go the furthest using just a mousetrap as power.
The final competitive round will take place around 9:45 a.m.
This is a great way to highlight students being innovative in science at an event that has been taking place for 30 years offered by one of the oldest engineering programs, as Widener’s School of Engineering will celebrate is 150th anniversary next year.
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