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LOCAL students put the textbooks down and got their tools out for a full day of real world problem solving at the annual National Science and Engineering Challenge. Year 10 students from Medowie Christian School recently travelled to the University of Newcastle to compete in the annual Challenge, a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) day where theory makes way for trial, error and a lot of creative thinking. Across eight teams of two-tofour students, Medowie students went head-to-head with other local schools in a series of rigorous STEM-based activities and placed third overall. Activities included: • Engineering and design: bridge building and wind turbine construction • Environmental logic: eco
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