STEM SPOTLIGHT
to pupils: ‘If you were an engineer, what would you do?’ At its heart, the competition encourages children to look at the world around them, identify what could be improved, and think like engineers. Each participant is guided through interviewing professional engineers, visualising their ideas with annotated drawings, and writing a formal letter to professional engineers on the judging panel explaining their solution. For Rebecca, that process began with observation. She recognised the problem of cold nights for people without shelter and started exploring how to deliver heat without relying on conventional power sources. Her thinking led her to sketch the idea of a heated blanket using flexible solar panels as a heat source. From idea to innovation Rebecca’s design caught the attention of
Thales UK, which selected six pupil ideas from across the country to prototype at its engineering sites. Over the following year, her concept evolved from a drawing into a working product, shaped by collaboration between Thales engineers and guided by Rebecca’s own feedback.
mouser-selectioninstock-print-190x130mm.pdf 1 29.08.24 15:49
Widest selection of electronic components ™ In stock and ready to ship
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
mouser.com
15 ELECTRONICSPECIFIER.COM
Powered by FlippingBook