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Engineering Inspirations 2008

Engineering Inspirations

The prestigious Engineering Inspirations Education Showcase took place at the Yorkshire Air Museum on Wednesday 2nd July.

Guest speaker at the event was Captain David Rowland, President of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

The overall winner this year, taking the Sir George Cayley Cup to Archbishop Holgate's School was Greg Ashby, Andy Mathieson and Michael Sansoni with Cyco - a bicycle light.

Cyco by Greg Ashby, Andy Mathieson and Michael Sansoni, Overall Winners, Engineering Inspirations 2008

Cyco by Greg Ashby, Andy Mathieson and Michael Sansoni, Overall Winners, Engineering Inspirations 2008

Click here to see all the project entries for the 2008 event.

Winners

Special merit (Key Stage 4)

picture of Child's Picnic Table/Rocking SeatChild's Picnic Table/Rocking Seat

Jessica Hardy
The Mount School
 

Special merit (Key Stage 4)

picture of Christening GownChristening Gown

Charlotte Middlebrook
Brayton College
 

Special merit (Key Stage 5)

picture of Disability Aid for Parkinsons DiseaseDisability Aid for Parkinsons Disease

Martha Cross
Rossett School
 

Engineering project (Key Stage 4)

picture of CYCOCYCO

Bicycle Light

Greg Ashby Andy Mathieson Michael Sansoni
Archbishop Holgate's School
 

Engineering project (Key Stage 5)

picture of Portland Gate DevelopmentPortland Gate Development

Design and creation of a new building to a specific client brief

Matt Pearson
York College
 

Graphics project (Key Stage 3)

picture of Dancing MobileDancing Mobile

Abigail Ward
Ripon Grammar
 

Graphics project (Key Stage 4)

picture of Wedding Stationary BoxWedding Stationary Box

Katy Clayton
Brayton College
 

Graphics project (Key Stage 5)

picture of Children's Pop-Up BookChildren's Pop-Up Book

Lizzy Mills
Northallerton College
 

Electronics project (Key Stage 3)

picture of Dice AlarmDice Alarm

Marcus Fenlon
Ripon Grammar
 

Electronics project (Key Stage 4)

picture of Walking RobotWalking Robot

David Moseley
Ripon Grammar
 

Resistant Materials project (Key Stage 3)

picture of Boing 2008Boing 2008

Boing is a springy aeroplane measuring roughly 5' X 4'

Amina Qureshi, Niamh Darren, Jasmine Sharp
The Girls' Grammar School Bradford
 

Resistant Materials project (Key Stage 4)

picture of Easy SteerEasy Steer

Amber Thiara
The Girls' Grammar School Bradford
 

Resistant Materials project (Key Stage 5)

picture of Stage PropStage Prop

Tom Judd
Northallerton College
 

Textiles project (Key Stage 4)

picture of Reversible Cinderella DressReversible Cinderella Dress

Katie White
The Mount School
 

Textiles project (Key Stage 5)

picture of Selection of bags based on the Theme Seven Deadly SinsSelection of bags based on the Theme Seven Deadly Sins

Charlotte Wilkinson
Northallerton College
 

Science project (Key Stage 3)

picture of Artificial Replacement for Cartilage in a Human JointArtificial Replacement for Cartilage in a Human Joint

Jack Highton, Alice Carty, Rebecca Turley
Archbishop Holgate's School
 

Out of School project (Key Stage 3)

picture of Artificial Replacement for Cartilage in a Human JointArtificial Replacement for Cartilage in a Human Joint

Maghie Ghali, Katie Proctor, Oscar Hughes
Archbishop Holgate's School
 

Out of School project (Key Stage 4)

picture of Northern LightsNorthern Lights

Rukudzo Mhaka, Aidan Moseley
Raincliffe School
 

Coca Cola Enterpise Ltd Outstanding Achievement Award (Key Stage 3)

picture of Ben's BoxBen's Box

Madeline Lubimski
The Girls' Grammar School Bradford
 

Coca Cola Enterpise Ltd Outstanding Achievement Award (Key Stage 4)

picture of Monopoly TableMonopoly Table

Alicia Laishley
The Mount School
 

Coca Cola Enterpise Ltd Outstanding Achievement Award (Key Stage 5)

picture of Jewellery BoxJewellery Box

Alice Salter
St Peter's School
 

Mini-Robot Wars

Winner: All Saints' School "Greasy Fingers"

Runner Up: All Saints' School "Boonie and Co."

Most Innovative: Tadcaster Grammar School "Robocop"

Solar Boats

Winner: Easingwold School - "COBRA"

Solar Planes

Winner: South Craven School - "BKGM"

Runner Up: South Craven School - "Yorkshire Wingers"

Solar Trains

Winner: Girls Grammar School Bradford

Solar Transport Challenge

Special Award: Easingwold School

Special Award: 1st Acomb Boys

Teacher Challenge

Winner: King James's School

Industry Led Challenges

Overall Winner: Sherburn High School

Runner Up: King James's School

Food and Drink Cluster Winner: Sherburn High School

Bioscience Cluster Winner: Huntington School

Most Innovative: King James's School

Digital Cluster Winner: Aireville School

George Cayley Cup for the Overall Winner, Engineering Inspirations 2008

picture of CYCOCYCO

Bicycle Light

Greg Ashby Andy Mathieson Michael Sansoni
Archbishop Holgate's School