F1 in Schools Curriculum
QMI offers a F1 in Schools Curriculum Resource (2015) to support schools who are participating in the popular F1 in Schools Challenge - the world’s foremost student competition for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
This resource kit a set of cross-curricular materials and resources to assist teachers and students participate in this student project. It involves planning, designing, analysing, manufacturing, testing and then racing miniature balsa wood cars powered by compressed gas.
The materials are aligned with the national curriculum and is available free of charge upon signing of a memorandum of understanding. Please note: this resource requires upgrading to advanced manufacturing.
How to order your kit
Simply download the MOU and complete your details. Email the completed agreement to reception@qmisolutions.com.au. We will then send your school the complete F1 in Schools Curriculum resources kit saved to a USB in the mail.
About the F1 in Schools Challenge
Each year more than 17,000 schools in 51 nations take on the challenge of developing the world’s fastest miniature F1 car. In Australia approximately 22,000 students are involved each year with over ten times that being exposed to the program and having access to the same classroom technology used by the students to design and build their cars.
Established in Australia in 2003, the F1 in Schools STEM Challenge is multi-faceted and multi-disciplined. It is about much more than cars, although the idea of being involved in car design has proved to be a powerful means of attracting even the most uninitiated students to discovering more about STEM.
Mimicking the world of a Formula One team, groups of students have to follow a pathway of engineering and manufacturing disciplines: design, analyse, test, make and race. They are provided with access to real-world technology such as 3D CAD/CAM/CAE engineering design software and soon become proficient in areas such as Coding, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis.
This program also aims to help students develop in-demand and transferable skills including problem solving, project management, communication, teamwork, collaboration, marketing and entrepreneurialism - all of which are essential to give students a better transition through high school and become future ready.
Many students engaged in F1 in Schools are offered employment by industry before completing their studies. Students have been head hunted by the Airbus Design Centre in UK and others taking up roles in Formula One teams. To say that having F1 in Schools in your resume is an advantage to attract a highly rewarding vocation is an understatement.