YOUNG ENGINEERS AND SUCCESSION PLANNING St Aidan’s High School, North Lanarkshire
The first presentation, from St Aidan’s High School, Wishaw, in North Lanarkshire, explained that the team had developed a fully functional ‘Munchie box’, incorporating buttons which the young six-year-old female patient could press to indicate to staff which country’s cuisine she would like to choose from. This would give her more control over what she ate, rather than her simply being presented with a meal by nursing or catering staff, and would hopefully help her regain her appetite. The prototype is designed to be inclusive, for instance for use by children with eating disorders
and special needs. The team used a parallel circuit, with the voltage equally split across the main components – which include a buzzer and lights. ‘Compact and sturdy’, the device incorporates wooden bevels as the main
Berkhamsted Girls School, Hertfordshire
Next to present was the Berkhamsted Girls School team, who explained that their product, ‘Connectigo’, would help keep the young patient, Nina, calm, using sensory materials, and was ‘a fun-filled way of connecting her with her family and friends – something she really struggles with’. With nature fundamental to recovery, the prototype was based around a garden, to ‘bring nature to the
patient’, and be ‘eco-friendly’. To reduce ongoing energy costs, solar panels power the product. A team member explained that Connectigo’s aim was to make the young girl feel ‘safe, supported, and comforted’ in hospital, as well as to distract her, ‘to minimise stress’ during appointments. The portable product can pack up into a briefcase, enabling Nina not only to take it wherever she goes, but also to ‘share’ it with other patients. The prototype was engineered with a parallel circuit comprising an LED light and buzzer, to help ‘captivate the child’ with sensory items, and ‘different options for a variety of outcomes’ of flowers and bumble bees. A team member added: “By personalising the device to the child, the mental health outcomes will be more efficient and reliable. Other patients can use the product subsequently, and it can be personalised to them – for instance by using words in a different language.”
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support, with cable ties securing the outer side panels, and all the wires and internals neatly secured inside, making the product both safe and portable. The prototype uses a rechargeable battery, and is designed to be transferrable between patients. The team said they had worked well together, adding that their participation in this year’s Faraday Challenge would provide them with ‘lots of good memories’, and that it had been ‘the opportunity of a lifetime’.
Fulford School, York
Fulford School’s prototype was a rotating table designed to make mealtimes for five-year-old Meera more enjoyable, and help increase her appetite, as she had found being in hospital ‘very nerve-
Egglescliffe School & Sixth Form College, Stockton-on-Tees
The penultimate team to present – from Egglescliffe School & Sixth Form College, Stockton-on-Tees – explained that they had designed their prototype
St Edmund’s Catholic School, Portsmouth
The final presentation was from St Edmund’s Catholic School in Portsmouth, whose team explained that their ‘transportable and inclusive’ prototype was designed for a seven-
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