可譽機械工程隊於FIRST® LEGO® League香港創意機械人大賽獲佳績

2021年7月，六名三年級學生（葉曉桐、鍾銘鴻、程鑫燁、林綽泓、駱隼謙、顏熙翹）所組成的「可譽機械工程隊」，參加了FIRST® LEGO® League香港創意機械人大賽（Explore），並榮獲「隊伍模型獎」！

該比賽目的是讓學生透過LEGO® Education積木套件創作獨特的解決方案，製作模型、海報和短片匯報。過程中，學生需學習並應用STEAM知識，與團隊互相合作，測試並改良他們的方案。這有助他們建立綜合技能，如批判性思維、創新思維、解難能力、自信、溝通和領導力。

可譽機械工程隊所製作的模型名稱是「融和水世界」。「水世界」指整個模型圍繞水上樂園的主題而建造，樓高兩層，有多個水上遊樂設施區域，分別為水上乒乓球區、旋轉健身區、衝浪滑板區、露天用餐區、多功能泳池、跑步測試區和賽道區。「融和」代表同學們希望殘疾人士能享用樂園的設施，所以特意加設多個無障礙通道，方便殘疾人士通行。

模型包含多個創新元素，例如升降台方便殘疾人士調節高度、加入齒輪的機械元素、賽道設有智力題關卡以增加刺激感。另外，模型也包含程式設計的部分，例如避免使用升降機時發生安全事故，因此當有人接近時便會發出提示和停止下降。

從繪畫設計草圖到組裝模型，隊員們都發揮創意，踴躍分享自己的意見，創作出這個獨一無二的水上樂園！

Promoting an Inclusive Society and Demonstrating the Spirit of Care with Technology:

Ho Yu Mechanical Engineering Team Achieves Great Results in FIRST®️ LEGO®️ League Explore

        A Mechanical Engineering Team formed by six Primary 3 students from Ho Yu (Yip Hiu Tung, Zhong Ming Hung, Cheung Matthew, Lam Cheuk Wang, Lok Chun Him Cedric and Ngan Hei Kiu) participated in FIRST®️ LEGO®️ League Explore in July 2021 and won the Team Model Award!

The purpose of the competition is to allow students to create unique solutions through the building blocks of LEGO®️ Education and to present their outcome by making models, posters and short videos. Students need to learn and apply STEAM knowledge in the process and work in teams to test and improve their plans. This helps students build comprehensive skills, such as critical thinking, innovative thinking, problem-solving skills, communication skills, leadership, and self-confidence.

Our school team has named the model as “Harmonious Water World” under the theme of barrier-free water park. The two-story model has multiple areas of water amusement facilities, including water table tennis area, revolving fitness area, surfing area, open-air dining area, multifunctional swimming pool, trial running area and track area. In the hope of allowing people with disabilities to enjoy the facilities of the water park, the students have specially added a number of barrier-free passages to facilitate the passage of mobility impaired persons.

The model contains a number of innovative elements, such as a lifting platform for people with disabilities to adjust the height, some mechanical elements with cogwheels, and brain teasers with a range of levels on the track to increase excitement. In addition, the model also includes programming design which gives warning and stops the descent of the lift when someone approaches to avoid accidents.

From drawing design sketches to assembling models, the team members were all creative and actively sharing their opinions to create such a unique model of water park!