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F1 in Schools STEM Challenge

Recommended Skill Levels: High School, K-8

Learning Topics: CNC & Machining, Lathes, Mills, STEM

Product Types: Full Program, Kit, Training Equipment

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Kickstart your students’ passion for design & engineering with the F1 in Schools STEM Challenge!

F1 in Schools STEM Challenge is the perfect way to get students excited about design, engineering and manufacturing through Formula 1 racing! In the Challenge, teams design and build their own miniature F1 car to race in competition. As a founder and sponsor of the F1 in Schools STEM Challenge, Denford offers all the necessary test and race equipment and consumables you need to participate in the program.

Not only is the program fun for students, they also gain firsthand experience of the product development cycle, creating their own car from concept, to prototype and production.

Join the 26,000+ schools across 54 countries worldwide who are part of the F1 in Schools STEM Challenge!

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Learning Outcomes

The F1 in Schools STEM Challenge aims to raise standards across schools, promoting student achievement in STEM related subjects and beyond, developing the next generation of engineers, technicians, scientists, and entrepreneurs.

How it Works

Your school will create teams of 3-6 students, who then decide on individual job roles and follow a systematic engineering design process to manufacture and race their cars, making sure that they comply with a comprehensive set of technical regulations. Teams then register for regional final events.

The program consists of a number of phases that will teach valuable engineering skills:

  1. Project Management & Enterprise: The teams prepare a project management and business plan, develop a budget and raise sponsorship. Teams are encouraged to collaborate with industry and create business links.
  2. Design: Using 3D CAD (Computer Aided Design) software, the team designs an F1 car of the future to the specification set by the International Rules Committee, just like in Formula 1.
  3. Analyze: Aerodynamics are analyzed for drag coefficiency in a Virtual Reality Wind Tunnel using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software.
  4. Make: Using 3D CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture) software, the team evaluates the most efficient machining strategy to make their car on a CNC machine such as the Denford F1 Router.
  5. Test: Aerodynamics are tested in Air Trace Visulisation Tunnels. Aerodynamics is a major focus for all teams involved in the world of Formula 1 and can make the difference to a winning team. Students can fine tune designs to optimize speed and drag coefficiency
  6. Race: Teams are judged on car speed, as well as supporting evidence of their design, verbal presentation and marketing display stand in “the pits”. Teams put the cars to their ultimate test by racing them over a measured 20m distance with the F1 Race Track and F1 Race Control System.

F1 in Schools STEM Challenge Details

The F1 in Schools STEM Challenge requires a number of hardware and software components to enable teams to go through each of the steps of the process for design and fabrication. Some items below are required, and some are optiona. Message us for more information about packages and pricing:

  • QuickCAM 2D and QuickCAM Pro 3D design software
  • Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD/CFD software
  • NEW F1 Router designed exclusively for the manufacture of F1 in Schools cars – complete with workholding and F1 Model Blocks
  • Other CNC machine options include:
  • Air trace visualization tunnel
  • Air trace smoke generator
  • F1 in Schools race track
  • Car deceleration system
  • Race control system
  • Start boxes
  • Race triggers

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