STEMinate Wildcard Hack

<h4 id="about-the-challenge" class="h2-title">About the challenge</h4> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Most hackathons give everyone the same prompt. This one doesn’t.</span></p> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">In the </span><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">STEMinate Wildcard Hack</span><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">, you’ll create your own challenge by choosing words from different categories in our Word Bank. Your combination becomes your unique prompt, so no two teams have to build the same thing.</span></p> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">The goal isn’t to make the most complicated project. We want to see creative thinking, good problem solving, and how well you transform your chosen words into one cohesive idea.</span></p> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Whether you’re making a website, mobile app, game, CAD design, hardware prototype, or anything in between, we can’t wait to see what you create.</span></p> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Your project should tell one complete story that naturally incorporates every word you choose. Think of your words as pieces of a puzzle. The best projects won't just mention the words; they'll weave them together into a solution that makes sense.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">For example, if your words are:</span></p> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Water + Rubik's Cube + Drone + Car</span></p> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">questions you can ask yourself:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Is the Rubik's Cube literal or metaphorical?</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Does the drone solve a water problem?</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">How do all four connect?</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Is the car autonomous?</span>&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Here, your project could be a drone system that monitors flooded roads after heavy rainfall. The drone scans road conditions, the car represents emergency vehicles that need safe routes, and the Rubik's Cube inspires an algorithm that efficiently solves the best path through changing road closures, much like solving a puzzle.</span></p> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">You can create your own combination from the Word Bank or choose one of our recommended sets if you'd like a starting point.</span></p> <h4 id="get-started" class="h2-title">Get started</h4> <span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Step 1</span> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Form your team or participate solo.</span></p> <span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Step 2</span> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Choose </span><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">3 - 4 words </span><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">from the Word Bank.</span></p> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Your project should solve that problem while following your chosen constraint.</span></p> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">If you’re stuck, feel free to use one of our recommended challenge sets below.</span></p> <span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Step 3</span> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Build your project.</span></p> <p><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">Don’t forget to write down the words you selected, you’ll need to include them in your submission.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span style=" text-decoration: none; ">WORD BANK</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Objects</strong></p> <ul> <li>Rubik’s Cube</li> <li>Umbrella</li> <li>Bicycle</li> <li>Magnet</li> <li>Mirror</li> <li>Flashlight</li> <li>Dice</li> <li>Compass</li> <li>Backpack</li>…

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