The Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) is an annual\ncompetition that provides high school students, grades 9-12, the opportunity to\nwork on real world engineering challenges in a team environment. Each year,\nstudent teams will be asked to address a challenge that confronts our nation’s\nleading industries. Students will utilize professional engineering software to\ndevelop their solutions and will also generate presentations that convincingly\ndemonstrate the value of their solutions. The RWDC provides students with\nopportunities to apply the lessons of the classroom to the technical problems\nthat are being faced in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steps for Competing in the Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Register\na team<\/p>\n\n\n\n To register your teams fill out the form\nhttps:\/\/forms.gle\/zjFyqVfaeqMgX2zq9. Teams are made up of 3-7 students in\ngrades 9-12. Each team needs a coach who is a teacher or other adult to help\norganize the team and act as the point of contact for the team. You may change\nor add team members through the registration period as needed. Coaches may have\nas many teams as they want but students may only be on one team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Go to the \u201cGetting Started\u201d page and find your resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Getting Started page has a lot of important resources\nfor teams. Go to the Getting Started page and find the following important\nChallenge materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Challenge Statement – provides an overview of the\nengineering problem you will be solving this in this years challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Detailed Background (coming soon)- provides background\ninformation on the Challenge and adds detail to the Challenge Statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Engineering Design Notebook Template (Available upon\nregistration) – is a Word document provides the specific format detailing what\nsection are needed in the Engineering Design Notebook so it is aligned with the\nScoring Rubric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scoring Rubric (Available Upon Registration) \u2013 Ultimately\nteams are graded on the submission of an Engineering Design Notebook that\ndetails the teams\u2019 design. The Scoring Rubric explains what is expected in the\nEngineering Design Notebook and provides details on how the Engineering Design\nNotebook is scored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Student\/Coaches\/Teachers Guide- is a reference for Teams. It\nprovides greater detail on what needs to be done through out the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Work on\nthe Challenge<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ultimately you will need to prepare and submit an\nEngineering Design Notebook. Teams of judges will evaluate your work based on\nwhat you submit in your Engineering Design Notebook. Your team should look\nthrough the Scoring Rubric and begin to do research to design a system to\naddress the questions posed in the Scoring Rubric. The headings in the Scoring\nRubric should be used as the headings in your Engineering Design Notebook. Fill\nin sections of the Engineering Design Notebook as you complete the work in each\nsection. On the getting started page you will also find software, webinars, and\na survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Submit\nyour solution by the deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n