Young Inventors Challenge is a competition for students from secondary school (aged 13-17) and is open to teams of up to 4 - 5 students. By participating in YIC, the participants would gain the following skills:
Produce an original invention to solve a stated problem.
Meet and network with other inventors who share similar passion.
Develop creative, innovative and critical thinking skills.
Create and foster teamwork dynamics to solve problems.
Use resources such as the internet, library and experts to hone their research and application skills.
Learn and develop their communication skills
Learn to document their invention project.
Enhance self-esteem and confidence.
The theme of this year’s YIC is “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)” where each team has to put their minds together and come up with an invention.
The project was implemented in 3 phases this year with an additional Viva Session as Phase 4, as shown below:
Phase One: The student’s proposal submission: We had received 146 proposals from 357 team registrations from 7 countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, and India. We had shortlisted 115 teams to participate in the Online Invention Pitch Video Competition.
Phase Two: Online Students Training and Video Submission: We conducted video and online training sessions from June –August 2020 and the shortlisted teams submitted a 5 Minutes Invention Pitch Video and 5 pages report.
Phase Three: Video Submission: the participating teams build their prototypes and submitted a 5 Minutes Invention Pitch Video and 5 pages report of their invention for final selection process.
Phase Four: Final Competition: The top 20 teams were selected and invited for Online Viva Session with the Judging Panel
We verify that the holders of this certificate have completed phase 1, 2 and 3 of YIC. YIC 2020 are judged by about 60 judges from various academic institutions and industry. They are trained and accomplished Scientist, Engineers, Venture Capitalists, Entrepreneurs, etc. We wish for the participants to keep the momentum going past YIC and continue their work to be a positive change agent for their community. Thank you for your kind attention.
Two teams of SST students participated in this competition and managed to emerged with the following results:
Me and the boys (PARTICIPATION)
Wu Wanghong, Chua Wen Zhe, Tang Shi Rong (S3-03), Tay Yu Jie, Waiz Zul'Mateen (S3-06)
TITLE OF INVENTION: Algy
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL (SDG): Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action PROBLEM STATEMENT: How can we create a fuel source that is clean and affordable?
OBJECTIVES: Algy aims to replace unrenewable energy sources with a new, efficient, renewable and sustainable source of energy. With Algy, our own source of energy does not have disadvantages such as unsustainability and having adverse effects on land and marine life as compared to fossil fuels. Instead, Algy relies on the energy potential of algae, and at the same time reducing carbon emissions. Algae are microorganisms that convert sunlight into energy where some store this in the form of natural oils. Algae can produce biofuel which is a fuel source that can replace fossil fuels. After extracting the oil, the raw materials can be used to make fuel for vehicles etc. We aim for this product to be able to reduce or even eliminate the carbon dioxide in a closed environment and produce enough energy for daily use. This would help the world progress as it grows with the use of technology with minimal or without harming the Earth. With these objectives in mind, we can scale our product and hopefully progress the Sustainable Development Goals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6boUZ8FuonU&feature=youtu.be
Electrifying Cress (SILVER)
Shaun Max (S3-03), David Goh (S3-07), Faith Mah (S3-08)
Title of Invention: Electric Hydroponic Plants (EHP)
Problem Statement: How can we increase the yield of crops within the same land area?
Relevance to Sustainable Development Goals: World hunger
Description of invention: Our invention consists of a slightly modified EBB and flow hydroponic setup. It has a top tank so that water can be evenly distributed to all of the set-ups. Electricity is applied by having 2 electrodes which are copper strips in each set-up. The electrodes are connected to a battery holder with batteries using crocodile clips. We expose the plants to 20mins of electricity 5 times a week. We varied the voltage in each set-up to find out which voltage would be able to increase the growth rate of the plant the most. We hypothesise that an increase in voltage would lead to an increase in growth. By applying electricity to the plants, more food can be produced in a shorter amount of time while taking up the same amount of space. There are 2 main uses for this invention:
For commercial use,
● the setup can be easily scalable for the size of crops
● Maximises space as it is set up is stackable
● Can grow more plants in a fixed amount of area
● Useful for countries that have limited land (for agriculture)
For domestic use,
● Can be placed in homes as hydroponics setup to produce clean vegetables or crops which are not contaminated
● Can be easily assembled
● Everyday batteries can be used to attain the required voltage
● Can be used for growing herbs and small plants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=O9WQNXSkKCQ&feature=emb_logo
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