Three Tech Challenge Teams from Paradise Valley Elementary
School took home awards in the annual contest put on by the San
Jose Tech Museum of Innovation.
Three Tech Challenge Teams from Paradise Valley Elementary School took home awards in the annual contest put on by the San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation.
This year’s challenge, attempting to put out a “fire,” required the teams to pick up a water balloon, maneuver up two ramps with a turn in the middle and drop the water balloon on the “fire” within 2.5 minutes.
9 Volts-2nd Place Best Overall Design Creativity: Calvin Daane, Ben Hartl, Ben Vater, Auston Rutledge. The Fire Retardants-Best Overall Design Method: Katie Machado, Taylor Pencer, Amanda Morgan. The Fire-Fighting Fuzzballs-Best Engineering Design: Nathan Sheppard, Isaac Dreyfus, Ernest Yip, Zack Ankiel, Theo Servino.
