Engineering Design Competition

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Tuesday October 29, 2024

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University will host high school science students (grades 10-12*) interested in applying their knowledge and ingenuity to design devices to accomplish prescribed tasks. Students will compete in teams of two (or individually) for the first two categories. The Impromptu Competition will require two to four participants per team.

Each participant may compete in one or more categories.  Click on category for more info.

  1. Medieval Wheels
  2. Ramp Climber
  3. Impromptu

Participants must compete in at least one of the other two categories to be in the Impromptu Competition.

Each school will be limited to twenty or fewer student participants.

The projects will be completed in the participant’s school and brought to St. John’s for contest judging on the specified date. Check the pages of each design category for design parameters and testing conditions.

For a complete list of details for the days events, along with time schedules –     Click Here

* If your school has mixed classes containing both Jr. & Sr. High students, it is OK to include both when you register.