Invitation to Hub Schools
The 1000mph/1609kph World Land Speed Record Project
& the Bloodhound Education Team bring inspirational STEM and Computer
Science workshops to your community of schools
Meet BLOODHOUND SSC…
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BLOODHOUND Education Programme
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Sits at the heart of the project to inspire the next generation of Scientists, Technologists, Engineers
and Mathematicians around the world.
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An experience for every level of education, from Primary Schools to PhD students with a range of
teaching & learning materials being developed throughout the project to support STEM subjects.
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Inspires schools, teachers and
students from around the world
to collaborate and share ideas
with each other sparked by the
BLOODHOUND Project within the
Bloodhound Blast communities
on the Dendrite Social Learning
platform.
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Engagement to date:
• 4,834 Primary & Secondary
Schools in the UK
• 273
Further
educational
colleges in the UK
• 500 International schools
We are looking for partner schools…
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What do we offer…
STEM Workshops:
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Aerodynamics & Fluid Dynamics
Forces
Statistics & Big Data
Engineering Problem Solving &
Teamwork
Building Rocket Cars
Computer Science Workshops:
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3D Printing (Additive Manufacture)
Control Systems & Programming
Augmented Reality
Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD)
Telemetry (DynaKars)
Inspiring and interactive!
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Training Hub Requirements
• A space to house the BLOODHOUND Road Show including full-size interactive
Show Car (see Logistics) and capacity for 120 standing students.
• Space to run 4 workshops 4 times each day for 30 students in each room –
with 2 rooms requiring AV (projectors/speakers)
• A space for 120 students to eat packed lunches.
• A space to provide up to 2 twilight training sessions each week from 4-6pm
for teaching staff, to deliver sustainable engagement and CPD sessions.
• A space to train local BLOODHOUND Ambassadors in advance of the events
in order to support schools Bloodhound experience up to and beyond 2016
and aid local business networking.
• A further 4 members of staff from the host and/or visiting school will be
required each day to support the workshops and learn about them.
• Open to running a Bloodhound community Saturday for local families.
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Logistics
FULL-SIZE INTERACTIVE SHOW CAR:
Weighs:
Length:
Width:
Height:
1 tonne*
13.5m (breaks into 5 sections)
2.5m
3m
Construction:
Fabric and internal frames with integrated touch
screen and back projection technology in each unit. Power supply
will be required.
The Interactive Show Car arrives on a trailer and van. There must be
sufficient space available for temporary parking.
* Once in position the experience cannot be moved.
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Full show set up time is approximately 4 hours.
Events where necessary will be manned by Bloodhound SSC Team
members.
On site Risk Assessment should be carried out by the organising
school.
Health & Safety documents regarding the show kit is
available from Stella Diamond and will be provided during planning.
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Logistics (cont’d)
Ancillary Show Items:
Driving Simulator: 50kgs / L – 2m, W – 1m, H – 1.5m
Rocket Model: 1/3rd Scale – 20kgs / Width - 1.4m long
Banners:
Curved Nomadic Displays – W - 3m, H - 3m
Desert Wheel: 200kg / Width – 1m
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Fuel Pump:
30kgs / Width – 0.7m
Pop-ups:
2m high free-standing displays
Dates
Dates:
Week One –
Ivybridge Community College
Week Two –
Tor Bridge High School, Plymouth
Week Three –
St James School, Exeter
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“To confront and
overcome the impossible
using Science,
Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics”
“To motivate the next
generation to deal
with global 21st
century challenges”