Junior Technology Tournament
Whole Equipment List:
For every session:
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Promotional banners / cards
Room with tables, chairs etc
AV equipment for presentation and presentation on USB stick, extension lead
Evaluation for teacher
Risk assessment
Pre Task: intro and challenge 1 materials:
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String and toilet roll
Class set of packs of these materials (for 32 children this would be 8 packs):
Poly pocket
rubber bands
string
paper
sheet card
candy floss stick
Handout with table
X1 to put these items in:
X1
20cm
1 A5 sheet (A4 cut in half)
1 A5 sheet (A4 cut in half)
X2
X1
Pre Task: challenge 2 joining methods and top tips:
Pack of joining materials:
Poly pocket
rubber bands
string
Pritt stick
Small cable ties
Hole punch
Clothes pegs/bulldog clips
X1 to put these items in:
X2
20cm
X1
X4
X1
X2
Optional: Visual aid of bean and truss bridge – eg. K’nex beam bridge and truss bridge
Technology Tournament:
 Hall or large classroom tables set up with 8 team areas
 AV Presentation equipment
 Team set of card handouts with situation, brief, specification, portfolio and timings for the day
(print PowerPoint can be printed as two slides/page and cut in half to make cards) (for 32
children in teams of 4 this is 8 sets)
PUT THESE HANDOUTS IN SEPARATE POLY POCKET AS GIVEN OUT BEFORE MATERIALS
Team set of materials (for 32 children in teams of 4 this is 8 sets):
Item
Detail
Quantity
Paper for designing
A4
4
Kebab stick
Approx. 3mm dia. X 200mm
4
Candy floss sticks
Approx. 3.5x3.5mmx280cm
4
White string
2m length
1
Elastic bands
63 x 1.5 mm (No.16)
4
A4 card
200gsm A4
2
Paper clips
30mm
4
Garden netting
500x500mm square sheet
1
Cable ties
Small cable ties
6
RBT sponsor logo (provided for printing) Different sizes
2
Paper
1
A3
Team set of tools (for 32 children in teams of 4 this is 8 sets):
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2 pencils and 2 rulers (the school will probably have these)
1 pair of paper scissors (the school will probably have these)
4 Felt tip pens, various colours (the school will probably have these)
Strong pritt stick / UHU glue
Paper stapler and staples
Paper hole punch
6 plastic sprung clothes pegs or bulldog clips
Sellotape pack in dispenser/small reel
Highlighter (for highlighting instructions that are important)
Equipment for testing:
 Test rigs
 Fan/hairdryer (for the wind test, to simulate wind)
 Extension lead
 Doll (20cm high is shorter than Barbie)
 Pompom squirrels or similar small soft toys (to actually test the squirrels crossing and waiting on
the crossing)
 Prizes & certificates