Skip Navigation and go straight to the main content or use use accesskey "s"

Inspirations 2014

Engineering Inspirations
Waiting for the results of the competition in the T2 hangar at Elvington

The prestigious Inspirations Education Showcase took place at the Yorkshire Air Museum on Thursday 26th June.

Solar boat challenge Cups and trophies Judges hard at work We now declare this event open

Overall Winner

The overall winner this year, taking the Sir George Cayley Cup to Fulford School was Scarlett Barclay with her Kitchen Aid.

Scarlett Barclay's Kitchen Aid, Overall Winner, Engineering Inspirations 2014

Scarlett Barclay's Kitchen Aid, Overall Winner, Engineering Inspirations 2014

Click here to see all the project entries for the 2014 event.

Winners

Merchant Adventurers Challenge Award, Post 16

picture of Cultural Activity StationCultural Activity Station

African inspired play panel

Ellie Slater
The Mount School
 

Merchant Adventurers Challenge Award, Pre 16

picture of High Velocity Wind TunnelHigh Velocity Wind Tunnel

A portable high velocity wind tunnel designed and built to examine the effects of wing shape to determine up/down lift forces

Ross Kirby, Amber Otton, Joseph Kibble, Joel Sadler
Joseph Whitaker School
 

Merchant Adventurers, Most Creative Idea

picture of Arduino HandArduino Hand

A robotic hand to help disabled users

Tom Butler
King James School
 

Intermediate Engineering Award

picture of Arduino HandArduino Hand

A robotic hand to help disabled users

Tom Butler
King James School
 

Intermediate Graphic Award

picture of Eye SpyEye Spy

Tourism board game

Jess Cryans
Archbishop Holgate's School
 

Senior Graphic Award

picture of M&S Picnic PackagingM&S Picnic Packaging

Innovative packaging concept

Lewis Watson
Archbishop Holgate's School
 

Junior Product Design Award

picture of Storage BoxStorage Box

Design influenced storage box

Chloe Burt
Selby High School
 

Intermediate Product Design Award

picture of Gothic JewelleryGothic Jewellery

Gothic jewellery which contains a modern material

Lucy Debenham
St Augustine's School
 

Senior Product Design Award

picture of Kitchen AidKitchen Aid

A kitchen aid to help a girl with cerebral palsy to prepare food

Scarlett Barclay
Fulford School
 

Junior Resistant Materials Award

picture of Eye AppleEye Apple

Bakhtawar Sohail
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
 

Intermediate Resistant Materials Award

picture of Balance TrikeBalance Trike

Balance trike that converts to a balance bike

Caroline Rosenzweig
The Mount School
 

Senior Resistant Materials Award

picture of Flat Pack Coffee TableFlat Pack Coffee Table

A design for a flat pack coffee table using quality materials and construction

Hannah Whitehouse
St Peter's School
 

Junior Textiles Award

picture of Fashionable WaistcoatsFashionable Waistcoats

Design a range of waistcoasts for teenagers

Scot Kyle
Bedale High School
 

Intermediate Textiles Award

picture of Scandinavian Rose RedScandinavian Rose Red

Reversible theatre costume inspired by fairy tales

Elizabeth Kynasten
St Augustine's School
 

Senior Textiles Award

picture of Wedding Dress and VeilWedding Dress and Veil

Wedding Dress and Veil inspired by Grecian Culture but with a Modern Twist

Ruth Chapman
Northallerton College
 

Junior Science Award

picture of Effect of Acid Rain on CropsEffect of Acid Rain on Crops

How much acid rain can a plant withstand before it dies? Does the use of fertiliser prevent this?

Georgia Mountain, Amanda Paul
York High School
 

Intermediate Electronics Award

picture of Pill CounterPill Counter

Automatic device designed primarily for vets, for counting up to a thousand animal pills at a time

Andrew Loddo
Hymers College
 

Junior Out Of School Award

picture of Child's Ride On ToyChild's Ride On Toy

Pedal car aeroplane with rotary propeller

Morgan Creasey
Breckenbrough School
 

Intermediate Out Of School Award

picture of High Velocity Wind TunnelHigh Velocity Wind Tunnel

A portable high velocity wind tunnel designed and built to examine the effects of wing shape to determine up/down lift forces

Ross Kirby, Amber Otton, Joseph Kibble, Joel Sadler
Joseph Whitaker School
 

Senior Out Of School Award

picture of Flying Vehicle For Aerial PhotographyFlying Vehicle For Aerial Photography

Remote Control Flying Vehicle For Aerial Photography

Oli Nixon
Northallerton College