Engineering Design
Description
In 2008, the National Academy of Engineering tasked an international group of leading technological thinkers to identify the Grand Challenges for Engineering (GCE) in the 21st century. Fourteen (14) game-changing goals for improving life on the planet were identified and grouped into the themes of sustainability, health, security, and joy of living. Applying leadership and 21st century skills in conjunction with the engineering design process, teams develop a solution to one of the grand challenges based on the annual theme posted on the TSA website under Competition Themes/Problems.
2023-24 Theme
Advance Health Informatics
Stanwood HS, 2023 1st Place
Event Resources
EVENT EXAMPLES
Click on the links to the right to view past entries for this event!
Event Deadlines
January 11, 2024
Students will need their Participant ID number, and password, from their advisor. Only the team captain will be able to upload the file.
Students submit images of their display and model, along with a detailed summary of their project/research, saved as a single, multi-page pdf file.
March 2024
Students will submit final version of their portfolio, display and prototype/model on Wednesday evening.
Semifinalist list will post early Friday afternoon. Semifinalists will do a presentation/interview.
Washington TSA Rules
To compete, students must belong to an affiliated TSA chapter, register for competition by December 15, 2023, and pay the $30 competition fee. Participants must also meet the January 11 event deadlines (see above) to “qualify” for the Washington TSA State Conference in March.
To compete at the WTSA State Conference, students must have been registered in December, met the Jan. 11 deadline, and then register in February for the State Conference ($420/$500 per student package price (4 or 2 students per room)).
At the state level, 5 teams (may be a team of 2 at advisor’s discretion) per chapter may compete.