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December 2000
Design and make a robot or mechanism which can lift a mince pie a height of 1cm to a height of 20cm

January 2001

Design and make a device or mechanism that will travel 1m without human assistance or without wheels

March 2001

Design and make a device or mechanism that, under its own power, can take off and sustain flight for a period of 15 seconds.

June 2001
Design and make a hand controlled kite from reclaimed materials.

October 2001

Design and make a Car – Fun Car / For the Future / For today’s roads

December 2001
Design and make a device that can push an opponent out of the Tsuki Dash’ –  Sumo Ring       [1m diameter]

February 2002

Design and make a paper bridge that will hold a 2kg weight while a box 4cm x 4cm x 16cm passes underneath.

April 2002
Design and make a freestanding device hat can pick up a spoon from a flat surface and place it in a mug without human assistance.

June 2002
Design and make an animated puppet – to give a performance – from recycled materials.

November 2002
Design and make a paper aeroplane [from A4 piece of paper / no glue / no attachments] that can sustain flight for the longest period of time against other entrants.


January 2003

Design and make an ‘Animated Winter Scene’ [max. 30cm x 30cm x 30cm] No limit to the number of moving parts.

June 2003

Design and make headgear apparatus that protects the wearer from the sun and incorporates some unusual features

October 2003
Design and make a mechanism or device to travel 5m under its own power – against the clock

January 2004
Design and make a ‘dummy’ that can turn its head, wink and open and close its mouth

March 2004
Design and make a device that can travel 1m under its own power system, turn over on to its back and return to the starting point without human assistance

June 2004

Design and make a model fairground ride that works

November 2004

Design and make a ‘Moon Buggy’ device that can travel [under its own power source] over a 1m rugged surface of random [4cm high] wood block shapes

December 2004

Design and make a Christmas ‘mobile’ with 8 or more elements

February 2005
Design and make a hat for your favourite teddy or soft toy.

April 2005
Design and make a device to sort coins

June 2005

Design and make a ‘Snail’ device [with elastic band power] to enter the Great Snail Race.

October 2005

Design a school of the future - when your children will be at school!

December 2005

Design and make a musical instrument that can play a recognisable Christmas Tune

March 2006

Design and make a 'sock' Puppet

April 2006

Design and make a device to collect scattered bits of paper.

December 2006

Design and make a kite from recycled materials that flies.

March 2007

Design an OCEPS school uniform for the future

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