Introduction
EMDC Theme 2024
Teams should use the theme graphic on their machine or in their journal.
Team Journal Examples
Every team will submit a team journal to the contest organizer prior to the contest. The purpose of this journal is to capture the design process and development of their machines over time. Refer to the Handbook for specific criteria and score sheet rubric for the journal.
*** The Team Journal Score Sheet Rubric has been adjusted from 2022 to 2023. The some examples below are from the 2022 contest season. ***
Team 1 | Galaxy Girls
Team 2 | Blessed Maria Saints
Blessed Maria Saints Team Journal
Team 3 | Fish
Team 4 | Space Xcursions
Team 5 | Bibble Babes
Team 6 | Depressed Dinos
Depressed Dinos Team Journal
Team 7 | Star Gazers
Team 8 | Koren Academy
Team 9 | St. John Stem Club: The Space Race
St. John Stem Club: The Space Race Team Journal
Team 10|Project Liftoff
Team 11 |Escape From the Aliens
Escape From the Aliens Journal
Team 12 | Galaxy Geese
Team 13 | Apollo 11
Team 14 |Steam Team
Team 15 | International Space Launch Association (ISLA)
International Space Launch Association (ISLA) Team Journal
Team 16 | The Smarshins
Team 17 |The Martians
Team 18 | Worthington Christian School
Worthington Christian School Team Journal
Team 19 |Space Ducks
Team 21 | Space Rubber Ducks
Space Rubber Ducks Team Journal
Team 22 | Cougar Space Squad
Cougar Space Squad Team Journal
Team 23 | Space XI
Space XI Team Journal
Team 24 | Journey to the Fourth Planet
Journey to the Fourth Planet Team Journal
Team 25 | Octo-Cats
Team 26 | Snoops Dogs
Snoop Dogs Team Journal
Team 27 | Sparkle Darts
Sparkle Darts Team Journal
Team 28 | Mission Bean
Mission Bean Team Journal
Team 29 | The NASA Mishap
The NASA Mishap Team Journal
Team 30 | Exoplanet Explorers
Exoplanet Explorers Team Journal
Team 31 | LCWM Slug
LCWM Team Journal
Team 32 | New Berlin Eisenhower – Purple Northwood-Kensett Physics Team JournalTeam 11 | Uniting the World One Step at a Time
Journal_Sr_Uniting-the-World-One-Step-at-a-Time
Team 12 | New Berlin Eisenhower Team Gold
Journal_Sr_New-Berlin-Eisenhower-Team-Gold
Team 1 | Blessed Maria Saints
Journal_Jr_Blessed-Maria-Saints
Team 2 | Milk Science
Journal_Junior-Division_Milk-Science
Team 3 | Koren Academy
Snoop Dogs Team JouJournal_Jr_Illuminati
Team 27 | Sparkle Darts
Sparkle Darts Team-Journal-V.2
Team 28 | Mission Bean
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Team 29 | The NASA Mishap
The NASAJournal-JR.-St.-John-Stem-Club_<>Team 30 | Exoplanet Explor13 | The Circle
Exoplanet Explorers Team Journal
Team 31 | LCWM Slug
LCWM Team JJournal_Jr_The-CiJournal_Jr_Radioactive-Reynolds
New Berlin Eisenhower- PurpleJournal-Jr-Neillsville-Jrs-
Team 33| New Berlin Eisenhower – Gold
New Berlin Eisenhower- Gold Team Journal
Team 34 | The Flat Earthers
The Flat Earthers Team Journal
Team 35 | Rocket Rednecks
Rocket Rednecks Team Journal
Team 36 | Eleva-Strum Engineers
Elva-Strum Engineers Team Journal
Team 37 | Northwood-Kensett Physics
Team 1 | Eleva-Strum Engineers
Team 2 | 6 Pheonixes
Engineering-Journal-6-Phoenixes
Team 3 | Pius XI
Team 4 | Black Lights
Journal-for-Engineering-Black-Lights
Team 5 | Superheroes Powering the World
Journal_Junior-Division_Chernobylites
Team 5 | The Builders
Team 6 | T-55
Team 7 | BE
Journal_Jr.BE-Team-Journal-V.2
Team 8 | Illuminati
Team 9 | Peace
Journal_Jr.Peace-Energy-Team-Journal-V.2
Team 10 | Energetic Electrons
Journal-Jr-Energetic-Electrons
Team 11 | Elegant Engineers
Team 12 | St. John Stem Club
Journal-JR.-St.-John-Stem-Club_
Team 13 | The Circle
Team 14 | Radioactive Reynolds!
Journal_Jr_Radioactive-Reynolds
Team 15 | Las Bilingual Power Pensadores
Las-Bilingual-power-pensadores
5th-grade-design-and-journalSr_Uniting-the-World-One-Step-at-a-Time
Team 16 | Neillsville Juniors
Engineering Design Process
Additional Resources
The following
application form is for Engineering Machine Design Teams who are struggling to cover expenses related to building their machine and participating in a regional contest or the Championship. If approved, the Team Registration Scholarship will cover the full or partial registration cost for a regional contest and/or the Championship event.
Please direct ANY questions or concerns to engineering@mnsu.edu.
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Resources for Educators
Resources for Students
Siemens Learning Library
Siemens Solid Edge Fundamental Course
The following documents were provided by the Minnesota 4-H Engineering Design Challenge to help teams gain a better understanding of the four Advanced Components. These documents are intended to be a starting point to inspire ideas and methods for incorporating Advanced Components in machine designs.
Youth will learn about two of the six simple machines. Simple machines are vital to everyday life. They make work easier and give people the ability to complete basic and complicated tasks in an efficient way.
Engineering Simple Machines 1: Wedge and Wheel & Axle
Engineering Simple Machines 2: Lever and Screw
Engineering Simple Machines 3: Inclined Plane and Pulley
Engineering Simple Machines 4: Energy Transfer
Engineering Simple Machines 5: The Machine Build