| Biography |
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| I am from Kingston, Ontario. I'm twelve years old and in grade seven at the Challenge program at Calvin Park Public School. I really enjoy sports, I played on the school soccer, volleyball, basketball and ultimate Frisbee teams. I also competed in the cross-country running races. I am the captain of my competitive soccer and hockey teams. I plan on going into engineering or medicine when I am older. My inspiration for this project came from watching my partner's younger brother play hockey. He is on a team that plays up which means they are playing against kids who are two to three years older than him. These kids are much bigger and stronger so I thought there would be some safety concerns with this. We were think, what if one of the big kids took a slap-shot and hit him or one of his teammates in a vulnerable area of their body? That would cause some serious damage. Something I would tell someone who was doing a project is to manage your time wisely. I think we did this w=quite well and it benefited us a lot with not being rushed in the last stages of our project. |
| Alexander Drover
Pro.Tech.Neck: The Future of Hockey Neck Guards
| Challenge: | Innovation | | Category: | Junior | | Region: | Frontenac, Lennox & Addington | | City: | Kingston, ON | | School: | Calvin Park P.S. | | Abstract: | Hockey neck guards do not protect against the impact of a puck. Our project focused on creating and testing neck guard prototypes designed to reduce the energy transmission of a puck. Our designs incorporated realistic engineered materials. Golf impact tape and clay moulds were used in testing. Results showed that our Pro.Tech.Neck guard provided better protection than anything commercially available. |
| Awards | Value | CSSE Engineering Innovation Award
Junior
Sponsor: Canadian Society for Senior Engineers | $500.00 | Excellence Award - Junior
Silver Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | $700.00 | Western University Scholarship
Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $2 000.00 | | Total | $3 200.00 | |
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