5,000 students spread across 100 schools from 25 cities expected to participate
In its endeavor to nurture young minds, Honda Cars India has partnered with Juana Technologies to launch “India Innovate – Wheels to Fly”, India chapter of an esteemed international STEM (Science, technology, Engineering & Mathematics) competition “Race to the line” powered by The Learning Partnership. The globally recognized competition and its supporting curriculum are designed to equip students with skills, resources & an opportunity to learn theoretical concepts through experiential learning, according to a press release.
This fun-win-learn initiative in India is country’s first STEM-based Model Rocket Car Making and Racing competition. The competition will see participation of 5,000 students from over 100 schools across 25 cities. During the course of the competition, children will get to learn complex and peculiar concepts like aerodynamics, motion, coding and computation, in an interactive and fun environment, the company released press release on January 10 said.
The Competition consists of two programmes: Fly to the Line (Air Glider making) – for classes fourth to fifth and Race to The Line (car making) for classes sixth to 10, which is spread across two qualifying rounds (school & regional) and the National Finale. The students stand a chance to etch theirs and school’s name in history by attempting to create a new Guinness World Record in the fastest rocket-powered model car category
This STEM competition first started in England in 2015 and has travelled through Wales, Scotland, Hong Kong, the UAE, China, and Vietnam since then. The competition aims at promoting innovative thinking and inspires students to pursue a career in the STEM fields, i.e. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics related streams.
Commenting on the collaboration, Mr. Rajesh Goel, SVP & Director, Marketing & Sales, Honda Cars India Ltd. said, “The India Innovate – Wheels to Fly is a globally acclaimed STEM-based competition which will help us to connect with thousands of students across the country and encouraging them to adopt problem solving approach. Students will be able to apply concepts like aerodynamic design which plays a very important role in developing mobility products. We believe students of today will be creators of tomorrow and it is important to engage with these young curious minds and power their dreams, for a better tomorrow”
Mrs. Swati Ganguly, CEO & Co-Founder, Juana Technologies said, “We are thrilled to partner with Honda Cars in bringing this global competition to India. We are hopeful that with this integration of industry and academia, students will be inspired to pursue careers in STEM and come up with innovative solutions to complex challenges in life.”
1. Race to The Line
Race to the Line is the largest team-based STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) competition that allows students to design, build, test and race rocket model cars using modern materials and techniques. Teams develop, apply and master their understanding of the laws of motion, forces, aerodynamics and coding in this challenge that covers all elements of combined STEM subjects.
The students are divided in two sets of classes – sixth to eighth and ninth and 10thwith each team consisting of four students. The top two teams of the school from each set proceeds further to represent their school at the Regional Level.
The top four performing teams and the team with best popular design progress to the National finale in Delhi.
2. Fly To The Line
Designed for young minds, the competition encourages students of classes fourth and fifth to use their imagination, creativity, innovation and concepts of science in designing the glider in a three-member team. The gliders designed by the teams are flown and the one which fly the farthest wins the competition.
Through these activity students get to implement the concepts of aerodynamics in a fun and exciting way. The competition helps students understand the working of a glider, its constituent parts, and the best ways to optimise the glider’s turns.
The students are divided in teams of three students each. The top two teams of the school proceed further to represent their school at the Regional / State Level. The top two performing teams move to the National Finale in Delhi
