Flex your mental muscles for 3M Challenge
The competition closes on Friday, 30 September and is open to all Grade 9 and 10 pupils.
IT’S that time of the year again, where 3M South Africa, one of the world’s largest innovative and multi technology groups, invites Grade 9 and Grade 10 masterminds to take part in the HIP2B² 3M Innovation Challenge.
The challenge, which was launched in 2012 by 3M and non-profit youth organisation, HIP2B², is gearing up for an explosive 2016 event which aims to unearth the best technological and innovative ideas that the youth have to offer, using the sciences applied to life as the benchmark for all entries.
Pupils in Grade 9 and 10 are urged to enter the 2016 challenge, which will task them to find innovative solutions to everyday problems.
The innovation project must be a solution to any of the following everyday problems:
1. How we get from place to place.
2. How we stay healthy.
3. How we stay safe.
4. How to make everyday tasks easier.
HIP2B² was founded in 2002 to promote the study of Maths, Science and technology-related subjects as a means to develop problem solving skills and analytical thinking. Its ultimate aim is to contribute towards a growing culture of entrepreneurship, which will better ensure South Africa’s economic future.
3M is a science-based company behind a plethora of innovations and created Post-it Notes, Scotch Tape, and Scotchgard.
Grade 9 and 10 pupils are invited to enter in teams of two along with their own innovation for a solution to a real problem that affects them, their family or their community, using science and maths applications. The closing date for entries is on Friday, 30 September.
The final of the challenge is on 30 November and prizes for the winning team will include a laptop for each winner, a laptop for the teacher as well as R10 000 worth of equipment for the labs in the school.
To enter a team into the 2016 HIP2B² 3M Innovation Challenge, contact project manager, Lizelle, on 021 976 3366 or via e-mail at lizelle@wwd.co.za.
