Maryland Engineering Challenges

Hi, I just wanted to tell you guys about a really fun engineering opportunity, the Maryland Engineering Challenges. They are hosted by the Baltimore Museum of Industry, and there are many different challenges all the way from 1st to 12th grade level. Teams work on their projects for a few months, then compete against the other teams at the museum. Most of the challenges include a written report, oral report, a model, and performance testing. The challenges are hard, but also very fun, and in my opinion, worth it. I have competed in the straw bridge challenge twice, and loved it both times.


This year the high school challenges are:
Cargo Airplane
Cargo Ship
Robot
Wood Bridge

Middle school challenges:
Cargo Airplane
Eco-Power
Hovercraft
Green Environment
Straw Bridge


Unfortunately registration for the Future City competition has closed, but if you are interested in competing a different year, let me just warn you, it is a lot of work! Very fun though :)
As far as I know, registration for the other challenges are still open.


The website for the challenges is http://www.thebmi.org/index.cfm/cID/630 


If you have competed in one of the challenges before, or are competing this year, leave a comment sharing your experience!