Innovation Challenge

An Innovation Challenge requires students to apply their subject knowledge to understand a real-life situation, then design and build a prototype solution which they present to an industry expert or other audience.

Year 7-10
4-6 weeks

Social Sciences
Technology
Science
English

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For students with an interest in STEM or social science subjects, the challenge is based on the principles of learning by doing, design thinking and industry engagement. It is the perfect mash up of the science, technology and social science subjects.

The Innovation Challenge will take 4-6 weeks. A teaching guide shows you how to run the challenge through 15 lessons, finishing with the students doing a presentation of their findings and ideas. There are 10 different challenges to choose from.

Curriculum links

The Innovation Challenge has strong links to Level 4 and 5 of the science, technology, social sciences and English learning areas.

This Resource Includes:

  • Innovation Challenge - Teaching Resource
  • Innovation Challenge - Individual Challenge Documents
  • Innovation Challenge - Templates & Technology Enablers

Check you have the latest version here:

[Document ID] Resource Name
[IC-001-01] Innovation Challenge Teaching Resource.pdf
[IC-002-01] Adding Value Through Innovation.pdf
[IC-003-01] Template - Understanding the Problem.pdf
[IC-004-01] Technology Enablers.pdf
[IC-005-01] Innovation Challenges.pdf
[IC-006-01] Innovation Challenge.pptx
[IC-006-01] Challenge 1.pdf
[IC-007-01] Challenge 2.pdf
[IC-008-01] Challenge 3.pdf
[IC-009-01] Challenge 4.pdf
[IC-010-01] Challenge 5.pdf
[IC-011-01] Challenge 6.pdf
[IC-012-01] Challenge 7.pdf
[IC-013-01] Challenge 8.pdf
[IC-014-01] Challenge 9.pdf
[IC-015-01] Challenge 10.pdf