{"id":61456,"date":"2024-03-14T10:23:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgs.gr\/?p=61456"},"modified":"2026-03-03T23:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:05:36","slug":"stem-challenge-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgs.gr\/en\/stem-challenge-day\/","title":{"rendered":"CGS STEM Challenge Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row padding_top=&#8221;10&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;53517&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; full_width=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#61c7d3&#8243;]<div  class=\"kleo-gap\" style=\"height:60px;line-height:60px;\"><\/div>[text_type_vc typespeed=&#8221;90&#8243; size=&#8221;32&#8243; textmblsize=&#8221;32&#8243; typersize=&#8221;32&#8243; typermblsize=&#8221;32&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; checked=&#8221;true&#8221; verticalclr=&#8221;#61c7d3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CGS STEM Challenge Day <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/text_type_vc][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#61c7d3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The CGS STEM Challenge Day is an event organized by CGS aiming to bring IB PYP students closer to the applications of STEM at CGS.<\/p>\n<p>IB PYP students, Smart Robotics participants, ICT and Design &amp; Technology teachers have the opportunity to guide visitors through an interactive STEM exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>At this event, each student visitor, accompanied by a parent, encounters different STEM challenges. With the help of the 6th grade students and Smart Robotics students, the younger student-visitors are invited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>complete the STEM challenges within the allotted time<\/li>\n<li>visit two Robotics exhibitions<\/li>\n<li>watch a Sumo Robotics Racing match<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some indicative stations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ICT <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Micro:bit Challenge <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; create a Magic Ball and watch it answer your questions<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Edison Challenge <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; program Edison Robots for specific routes<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Lego WeDo 2.0 Challenge <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; assemble and program a robotic football player and score 3 goals!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;T <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Bridge Challenge <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; build a bridge with the available materials and test its strength using the Lego vehicle!<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Sailing Challenge <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; use the available materials to create a floating structure that moves with the wind!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUMO <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CGS STEM Challenge Day hosts the SUMO Robotics Championship.<\/p>\n<p>SUMO is a Japanese traditional form of wrestling. The aim of a SUMO wrestler is to push his opponent out of a circular ring or force him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet.<\/p>\n<p>The sport has been transformed and has become an institution of educational robotics, as a contest of strength and strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The robotic SUMO is an extremely interesting and unique educational tool for children, in the context of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) educational philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div  class=\"kleo-gap\" style=\"height:20px;line-height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;ICT&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<div  class=\"kleo-gap\" style=\"height:20px;line-height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_media_grid gap=&#8221;10&#8243; item=&#8221;30626&#8243; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1772571911216-7898112a-b822-6&#8243; include=&#8221;53488,53542,53490&#8243;]<div  class=\"kleo-gap\" style=\"height:20px;line-height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#61c7d3&#8243;]<div  class=\"kleo-gap\" style=\"height:20px;line-height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;D&amp;T Challenges&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<div  class=\"kleo-gap\" style=\"height:20px;line-height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_media_grid gap=&#8221;10&#8243; item=&#8221;30626&#8243; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1772571911217-e9d2cc5c-4485-3&#8243; include=&#8221;53551,53544,53486&#8243;]<div  class=\"kleo-gap\" style=\"height:20px;line-height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#61c7d3&#8243;]<div  class=\"kleo-gap\" style=\"height:20px;line-height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;SUMO Championship&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<div  class=\"kleo-gap\" style=\"height:40px;line-height:40px;\"><\/div>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;53563&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; full_width=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row padding_top=&#8221;10&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;53517&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; full_width=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#61c7d3&#8243;][text_type_vc typespeed=&#8221;90&#8243; size=&#8221;32&#8243; textmblsize=&#8221;32&#8243; typersize=&#8221;32&#8243; typermblsize=&#8221;32&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; checked=&#8221;true&#8221; verticalclr=&#8221;#61c7d3&#8243;] CGS STEM Challenge Day [\/text_type_vc][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#61c7d3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The CGS STEM Challenge Day is an event organized by CGS aiming to bring IB PYP students closer to the applications of STEM at CGS. 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