This year, 15 teams are attending the CanSat competition, organised by ESERO Finland. The first CanSat competition in Vaasa gathered seven teams. One team from Estonia, two from Sweden and four teams from Finland. There is definitely something interesting in here.
”Keep it simple, but do it really well!” That’s so true, but on the other hand, so difficult to follow. This year, we have a lot of really interesting projects. There’s also a lot of frustration in the room. Things that worked just perfectly a couple of days ago refuse to do so today. But – that’s just the way it is when you are pushing your limits.
However, all teams keep their pre-flight presentations and manage to pass the technical inspection. We are ready for launch tomorrow!
It is a competition, but it’s also an arena for learning. Here, you get a chance to practice your knowledge, to test your skills and to improve your ability to work in a team to make a project come true. The Sun touched the horizon before most of the teams were ready to take a break or to call the working day complete.
I’ll be back tomorrow with a report from the launch day. Stay tuned!
More images at https://www.flickr.com/photos/192360479@N08/albums/72177720332730675
Jag arbetar för ESERO Finland som ”education officer” samt för skolresurs.fi som resursperson.
Inom rymdfysiken och astronomin stöter man ofta på frågan ”Varför?”. När fysiker frågar så menar de vanligtvis ”Hur?” och den frågan är god att peta i. Att dryfta stora frågor ger nyfikenheten näring, vilket i sin tur är en av nyckelingredienserna i många framgångsberättelser.
Tidigare jobbade jag som lärare i bl.a. matematik, fysik och vetenskapliga tillvalsämnen i åk 7-9.
Jan Holmgård
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