Junk Drawer Races
Welcome to Skills Ontario’s Junk Drawer Races!
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This Employment Ontario program is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. |
Contest Sponsor: Paper Glider Planes |
Overview
This program is inclusive for all students to participate from across the province, as it can be completed from a classroom directly tied to the curriculum or at home for virtual classrooms. . Submission is completely virtual. This program promotes sustainability of re-using common items found at home or in a classroom, along with recyclables or low costing materials of $10 or under. These challenges endorse teamwork along with safety, and teams have the chance to win medals at the regional level, and the opportunity to continue to the Championship level!
The contests under this program are open to students from Grades 2 - 12 within Ontario. Please refer to the table below for these competitions and the associated curriculum.
Competition | Grades | Related Topics from Curriculum |
Robot Walker Race | 2-3 |
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Cardboard Car Race | 4-5 |
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Paper Glider Competition | 6-7 |
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Hydraulic Crane Challenge | 8 |
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Air Pressure Rocket Challenge | 9-12 |
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Important Dates
Event (All contests) | Date |
Championship Round Submissions Due | March 3, 2023, at 3:00 PM |
Championship Round Winners Announced | March 27, 2023 (via virtual ceremony) |
Registration
Championship Registration - Click here
Regional Divisions
For this competition, Skills Ontario has divided the 76 public school boards across Ontario into regional divisions as per their geographic location. Similar to the regional divisions of the Qualifying Competition that leads to the Skills Ontario Provincial Competition. There are 7 regional divisions.
A team must place within the top 3 of their regional division during the Regional Competition to be eligible for the Provincial Championships. Regional winners will be announced on January 30th.
Refer to the table below to review which Regional Division your School Board belongs to. This is the division your team will compete within during the Regional Competition.
If your school board is not listed, or if you notice an error, please contact the Competitions Coordinator at junkraces@skillsontario.com . To keep programming consistent, these regions are the same as the Qualifying Competition (for the most part).
How to Submit
Details about your contest’s specific submission information can be found in the scopes.
Teams must create a folder that is titled “School Name, School Board, Team Number.”
For example: if your school is St. Mary’s Elementary School in the Waterloo Catholic District School Board and you are team 1 of 3 at your school, your folder should be called:
“St. Mary’s Elementary School, Waterloo Catholic DSB, Team 1”
Submit Your Project
Championship Scopes
Competition | Grades | Championship Scope |
Gravity Powered Robot Walker Race | 2-3 | 2023 Scope |
Cardboard Car Race | 4-5 | 2023 Scope |
Paper Glider Competition | 6-7 | 2023 Scope |
Hydraulic Crane Challenge | 8 | |
Air Pressure Rocket Challenge | 9-12 | 2023 Scope |
Resources
The following links are for reference only. You may learn from these, but your submission should not be identical. If it is found to be identical by the judges, your submission may not be considered for marking.
Competition | Grades | Document(s) |
Gravity Powered Robot Walker Race | 2-3 | |
Cardboard Car Race | 4-5 | |
Paper Glider Competition | 6-7 | |
Hydraulic Crane Challenge | 8 | |
Air Pressure Rocket Challenge | 9-12 |
Medal Ceremonies
Winners of the Regional Round!
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After championship submissions have been judged for the junk drawer races, winners will be announced during the regional ceremony. The ceremony will be virtual for the 2022-23 school year.
The championship ceremony will take place on March 27, 2023.
Medals will be shipped from Skills Ontario to the schools of the challenge winners.
Questions
Should you have any questions regarding this competition, please do not hesitate in contacting the Competitions Coordinator at awilkins@skillsontario.com.