This competition is aimed at the basic education students (middle school) from all schools in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, with the main objective of providing young participants with contact with basic but very practical science and engineering applications in a “real” project. absolutely exciting and impactful in the development of scientific, technical, communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills.
WHAT IS A CANSAT?
A CanSat (“Can” = can + “Sat” = Satellite) is an educational project created in Portugal by ESERO and Ciência Viva, aimed at students in the 3rd basic cycle. It is a simplified version of the European Space Agency (ESA) CanSat project, and consists of building a functional model of a microsatellite capable of measuring atmospheric parameters and sending telemetry to a base station. The CanSat is launched from a certain altitude and during the descent, controlled by a parachute built by the students, it transmits data on temperature, air pressure and altitude, to the base station made up of an antenna, also built by the students, connected to a receiving device and a computer.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Teams of students (minimum of 3 and maximum of 6 members) guided by a teacher. In this 2nd edition, a team that has already participated must include at least one student who has never participated in the CanSat Junior project. A school can register more than one team.
SELECTED TEAMS
>> Corvinos – EBS Mouzinho da Silveira (Corvo)
>> Team GoForIt – EBS das Flores (Flores)
>> Eagles – EBS das Lajes (Pico)
>> Astro(Wo)men – EBS da Madalena (Pico)
>> Cosmos do Topo – EBI da Vila do Topo (São Jorge)
>> VelasSpaceSat – EBS de Velas (São Jorge)
>> PaxiGrace – EBS dda Graciosa (Graciosa)
>> Starlight – Colégio do Castanheiro (São Miguel)
>> Vaquinhas Voadoras – EBI de Ginetes (São Miguel)
>> Peixinhos Espaciais – EBI de Rabo de Peixe (São Miguel)
>> RobotMinds – ES da Ribeira Grande (São Miguel)
>> Astrojovens – ES de Lagoa (São Miguel)
>> SpaceNerds – ES Domingos Rebelo (São Miguel)
>> Buteospace – EBS Bento Rodrigues (Santa Maria)
IMPORTANT DATES
>> Until November 30, 2023 – Registration and submission of videos. CONCLUDED
>> December 4th to 8th, 2023 – Team selection. CONCLUDED
>> December 11, 2023 – Communication of the selection results to the supervising teachers. CONCLUDED
>> February 3rd, 2024 – Teacher training workshop, on São Miguel Island. CONCLUDED
>> May 24th and 25th, 2024 – Final of the CanSat Junior Azores competition, on Santa Maria Island. CONCLUDED
2ª EDITION IN NUMBERS
>> 7 Islands present
>> 14 Teams
>> 94 Students (41 Girls and 39 Boys)
>> 14 Teachers
PARTNER ENTITIES
ORDER OF LAUNCHES AND PRESENTATIONS
REVIEW THE 1ST EDITION OF CANSAT JUNIOR AÇORES
HIGHLIGHTS:
Photos day 1 (Credits Vânia Andrade)
Photos day 2 (Credits Vânia Andrade)
Videos day 1 and 2 (Credits Pepe Brix)
Video summary (Credits Pepe Brix)
