Hey, Students!
- Would you like to work together with your friends in team competition?
- Would you like to compete against students from other schools?
- Would you like to earn some scholarship $$$ to the University of Iowa?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then, the JETS-TEAMS competition is for you! Learn how engineering touches almost every aspect of your life. Get a taste of real-world engineering! Get experience with working in a team environment.
Participate in the UI's JETS-TEAMS competition! The competition consists of two 90-minute exams where students may use books, resources, notes and, (oh yeah!) discuss among your fellow teammates!
Questions deal with real-world engineering issues such as air transportation, bridge design and rehabilitation, flood analysis, solar-powered vehicles, food preservation, and much more. Practice problems or "problem of the month" can be found on the JETS-TEAMS website.
Reasons to participate:
- Problems allow students to experience real-wold engineering challenges
- Work in teams of four-to-eight students... open book, open note, open discussion.
- TEAMS looks great on college applications and as recognized by college admissions faculty as a positive learning experience!
- One-day. Lots of fun. Trophies. Food.
- Bring as many friends as you can — register one, two, three, four, or more teams for maximum fun.
- Challenges students to think critically.
- Varsity teams are open to any grade level, while Junior Varsity teams are limited to students in grades 9 through 11.
- Held at the University of Iowa...come check it out and get to know college officials that are interested in recuriting you!
- You'll be judged against schools of a similar size.
- Local, State and National Awards and recognitions...with the potential of scholarship money!
The TEAMS competition is a one-day event that challenges you to think critically. You'll answer questions that represent college freshman-level engineering coursework and team members should have knowledge (not expertise) of math, chemistry, physics, biology, and computer applications.