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Who can enter?
All Art & Design and Design and Technology students
at Key Stage 4 in Hertfordshire schools. Only one entry
is allowed per student but subject to this restriction,
there is no limit to the number of entries within a school.
What to enter? The Hertfordshire Woodland Challenge would like you to
design and make an item of environmentally friendly 'furniture'
suitable for an internal or external public space. Your final design:
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should predominantly (mainly) be made from wood or
wood products that have ideally been obtained
from a reliable sustainable source.
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the design must incorporate the appropriate use
of materials and demonstrate a combination of aesthetics,
functionality and strong environmental credentials.
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very large items may be constructed as fully functioning
scale replicas.
Your piece of furniture could be anything from seating
to an architectural feature.
All entrants in the Challenge will be required to make
a short (max. 5 mins.) oral presentation of their project
to the judges at each stage of judging for which their project
qualifies. Flip charts, OHPs and LCD projectors for PowerPoint
presentations will be provided. If you wish to use other
equipment, you should check availability well in advance
and you may be required to provide it yourself.
Projects must have been started between September
2003 and March 2004.
Projects may be part of your examination coursework for
either a recognised GCSE in Art and Design, Design and Technology
or for a GNVQ in either Manufacturing or Engineering. It
is expected that projects will be registered for the CREST
(Creativity in Engineering Science and Technology) Award.
CREST is a nationally recognised award promoted by the British
Association for the Advancement of Science and accessed
locally through your SATRO (Science and Technology Regional
Organisation). The CREST scheme is unique in that it accredits projects
that are supported by external organisations. The aim of
CREST is to encourage contextual learning. CREST is non-competitive. The Challenge, "Wood by Design" provides all
the elements to enable you to achieve a CREST award at silver
level. For this you need to:
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Provide a solution to a real technology problem
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Have the support of a mentor
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Invest a minimum of 40 hours
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Record your work
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Communicate your project to others
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Demonstrate creativity, perseverance and application
of knowledge in technology
Entering your project for a CREST award will not entail
additional work for you (or your teacher).
Managing your project All entrants will be required to submit a design folder
that includes the following:
- Identification of a problem
- Relevant research into:
- sustainable forest management,
- the properties of wood and wood products
- market research
- timber processing
- Analysis of research
- A design specification
- Your initial ideas
- Your development of a final idea
- Working drawings
- Costings
- Assessment of commercial viability
- A diary of the project's development
- Design evaluation
Where students can go to get help
Protecting your idea
If you're developing a new idea, beware
of imitators. A marketable invention could be eligible for
a patent. To
qualify, an invention must be new, involve an inventive
step and be capable of industrial application.
For
details of services available contact:
The Patent Office
Cardiff Road
Newport NP10 8QQ
Tel: 0645 500505 (Local rate)
Judging
Judging Criteria
Cautionary Note: Complexity will NOT be a criterion.
Judging
It is intended that all judging, except the
first round in schools, will take place on 23 June 2004 at the Wheathampstead
Development Centre. If there are too many entries to permit this,
the quarter finals will be judged earlier, at several venues in
the County, time and place to be advised.
- Schools
Each school will judge the entries of its own students
and send forward the best one to the next round of judging.
Judging that takes place beyond the school level will
be carried out by a panel of relevant experts.
- County Final
Judges will choose the Outright Winner of the
Challenge during National Design and Technology week.
Awards
All entrants will receive a certificate recording their
participation in the Challenge. Certificates will also be
awarded to those qualifying, in each category, as Best in
School, Runners-up, and Outright Winner of the Challenge.
All entrants whose projects are entered for and achieve
a CREST Award will have their CREST registration fee paid
for them. Entrants who achieve the level of Best in School
and meet the necessary CREST award standards will be awarded
their certificate on finals day.
The outright winner will receive a
cheque for £100 and
his/her school will receive design and technology software
to the value of £500, together with a commemorative plaque.
The Runners-up will each receive a
cheque for £50 and their
schools will receive design and technology software to the
value of £250, together with a commemorative plaque.
During their visit the four finalists will each make a
presentation of their project to experts and be able to
discuss it with them.
Timetable
| April 2003 |
Briefing sheets sent to heads of design and technology |
| Apr - Dec 2003 |
Potential participants register interest and receive
an entrant's pack |
| 24 September 2003* |
Project support day - POSTPONED |
| 30 January 2004 |
Closing date for entries |
| 21 May 2004 |
Schools to submit the names of their category winners |
| 14 - 18 June 2004 |
Quarter Finals (if there are too many entries to be
judged on a single day) |
| 23 June 2004 |
Completion of judging, an evening reception and presentation
of awards |
| July 2004 |
Visit for outright winner and runners-up. |
*These events do not form a compulsory part of the challenge
but are designed to support this initiative.
Entry Form
Please fill in the form below to register your interest in
taking part in the Wood by Design Challenge. Fields labelled
in blue
are compulsory and must be filled in before the form
can be submitted. Please note that entries are restricted
to one entry form per project and one project per student.
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