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Maker engineering & advanced fabrication

CAD, electronics, prototyping, digital manufacturing, testing, and safe shop practice. This is a KaizenX-designed challenge family and is not an official event of an external provider unless a particular session states otherwise.

What teams build

01
Fabricated product
Teams plan, build, test, document, present, and reflect.
02
Embedded prototype
Teams plan, build, test, document, present, and reflect.
03
Manufacturing plan
Teams plan, build, test, document, present, and reflect.

Competition formats

Maker sprint
Build-off
Manufacturing review

Evidence expected

Design recordWorking artifactTest evidenceTeam reflectionPresentation

How the challenge changes by grade

K–2

Guided discovery, playful prompt, no elimination, family showcase.

3–5

Friendly scoring, defined roles, simple journal, multiple recognitions.

6–8

Formal rules, team commitments, scrimmage, technical interview.

9–12

Advanced brief, expert review, capstone evidence, external preparation where appropriate.

Find learning that supports this challenge.

Programs supply the knowledge and practice; TekBotix develops K–12 competition teams, while Tek2Varsity supports advanced high-school pathways.

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