MakeX SPARK

MAKEX SPARK 2024

The House of your dreams

The home we imagine will probably need to incorporate sustainable and efficient technologies, will have to be flexible to respond to changes in the needs of family members, and will benefit from technical innovations or new sustainable materials in a context of possible climate changes.

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?

Teams of 2 to 4 participants between 6 and 12 years of age participate.

Teams must also have 1 mentor.

How do you participate?

1. Preparation of the project by researching the topic, project design, project construction and poster design.

2. The team uploads the project to the MakeX platform.

3. The jury scores the projects

4. Announcement of the winning teams.

5. Teams that wish to do so will be able to show their projects to the rest of the participants at the Robotics Arena on June 7

Little girl programming with blocks on a laptop

WHAT ROBOT DO I NEED TO PARTICIPATE?

You can use whatever you want, we recommend using a microcomputer or board equipped with sensors. For example Arduino, micro:Bit, CyberPi, or whatever you already have!

A hand holds a CyberPi next to a screen with scratch programming

WHAT ARE THE KEY DATES?

May 5, 2025. Deadline to upload the project to the platform.

May 6-19, 2025. Jury evaluation.

may 23. Announcement of the winning projects on the Platform.

June 7, 2025. Teams that wish to do so will be able to show their projects at the Robotics Arena.

WHAT IS VALUED ABOUT THE PROJECTS?

The teams and their projects will be evaluated on five competency dimensions, which include:

- Design, structural and exterior.

- Innovative thinking, innovation and research.

- Electronic technology

- Programming

- Communication, oral expression and presentation.

Pentagon with the 5 skills that are valued in the SPARK competition

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO PARTICIPATE IN SPARK?

Registration for the MakeX SPARK competition costs €40 per team.

Registration includes:

- participation in the official competition

- access to the OpenScientia content platform

- right (upon request) to show your project to the rest of the participants in the Robotics Arena on June 7.

HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR SPARK?

You can do it very easily from right here .

Important considerations:

How many teams do you want to register for MakeX SPARK?

How many of your teams will attend the Robotics Arena on June 7 to present their project to the rest of the participants?

Do you want to sign up?

Registration form

ACCESS TO DOCUMENTATION

Here you will find the updated regulations to participate in MakeX SPARK.

Here You can see a demo of previous editions of SPARK. Or here are some tips from the participants themselves.

A child shows off his wooden SPARK project with sensors

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Those teams that demonstrate outstanding performances regarding the values of the competition will deserve recognition: creativity, teamwork, fun and sharing.

The Young All-Rounder award for the top 3 finishers.

And special awards for the best in Innovation, Design, Engineering and the best Demonstration.

Group of children raise their arms in triumph