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Rated Advanced, this UK school team challenge is for eligible students in Years 8–11 and Sixth Form. Teams design, build and test a satellite model before regional activity and a national final. The main challenge is integrating electronics, programming, mechanical design, scientific measurement and project management into a robust device that can complete the published mission.

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Rated Advanced, A U.S. team engineering competition built around designing, testing and flying an original model rocket to exact annual mission targets. Teams of three to ten students in grades 6-12 enter through an eligible school or host organization with an approved adult advisor. Success requires months of iterative engineering, safe launch practice, reliable data and precise performance across observed qualification flights.

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Rated Advanced, TEAMS 2027 is a school-based engineering competition in which students work together across design, mathematics, science and technical writing. Middle-school and high-school students enter in school-affiliated teams of four to six through a coach; TSA membership is not required. The challenge comes from combining timed technical reasoning with a hands-on build, mathematical modelling and a researched team essay.

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Difficulty varies by division from Beginner to Advanced, A team science and technology competition asking students to research an existing invention and imagine how it could develop ten or more years into the future. Eligible students from kindergarten through high school enter through an adult coach in four age categories. The challenge is connecting a creative proposal to plausible scientific breakthroughs, research and an honest assessment of consequences.

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Rated Expert, A team robotics competition in which students build and program an industrial-sized robot for an annual game and three-team alliance matches. For ages 14-18 (grades 9-12) through a registered team with adult mentors; teams also plan for equipment, workspace, travel and events. Teams integrate mechanical, electrical and software systems with testing, strategy, fundraising, outreach and judged awards across a long season.

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Rated Advanced, Students work in small teams to design a plausible fire-resilient city and communicate the result through writing, digital modelling, and a live defence. The high-school programme uses an adult-coached team route and a United States national-final structure. The work spans research, engineering trade-offs, Revit modelling, sustained teamwork, and concise presentation under questioning.

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An Ireland-based space engineering competition where student teams design, build and launch a miniature satellite inside a drinks-can-sized structure. Open to Transition Year and senior-cycle students through participating schools. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from electronics, programming, engineering design, teamwork and mission testing.

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An Ireland-based robotics and STEM competition where teams design and program a LEGO robot, complete missions and develop an innovation project around a real-world theme. Open to students aged 11–16 in teams of up to 10 with an adult coach. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from robot design, programming, engineering strategy, teamwork and project presentation.

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Rated Advanced, The U.S. BIOGLOW season is a team-based engineering programme that combines collaborative building, coding and a biodiversity theme across two technology editions. U.S. students ages 5–14 participate through age-appropriate team options, with educators, coaches or families choosing the edition, grade band and local event route. The main challenge is sustained teamwork across design, coding, testing and communication, with equipment choices and event availability adding practical planning demands.

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An Ireland-based robotics and STEM competition where teams design and program a LEGO robot, complete missions and develop an innovation project around a real-world theme. Open to students aged 11–16 in teams with an adult coach. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from robot design, programming, engineering strategy, teamwork and project presentation.

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An Ireland-based STEM programme where teams explore a real-world theme, build and program a LEGO model, and present what they have learned. Open to young people aged 7–12, typically in 2nd–5th Class, through schools or organised teams. Rated Beginner Level, with difficulty mainly coming from basic coding, creative problem-solving, teamwork and project presentation.

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Greenpower is a hands-on engineering pathway in which school, college and other eligible teams build electric cars for age-appropriate Goblin, F24 or F24+ events. Teams obtain or construct a vehicle and prepare it for race days. The main challenge is combining safe engineering, efficient design, reliable assembly, testing and coordinated teamwork over a substantial build period.