ReptonEngineer

Now defunct - follow @ReptonPhysics instead

Presidents:
2022-23: Manav
2021-22: Caitlin and Matthew
2020-21: Henry and Phoebe
2019-20: Callum

Staff: TML

[Repton Physics @ReptonPhysics]

Manav C and Gonzalo M have produced a fascinating video for @sheffielduni's Kroto Prize, all about how sugar can produce rainbows: https://t.co/FU21fvIlpn #sweet #physics #sheffield #areptonstory #sweet

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

Last night saw Caitlin and Matthew's final session as presidents. Matthew led a group learning to code with virtual arduinos, while Caitlin ran a crossbow-building workshop. Great fun all round - well done to them both for a fab year at the helm.

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

The sixth form have been designing and building their very own hovercraft! Here is their first trial run. Don't judge it too harshly - the Wright Brothers' first flight was only 12 seconds!🤣

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

The first meeting of this term saw another great turnout of budding engineers. The juniors were building and testing their own waterwheels and the sixth form embarked on an exciting project to build a hovercraft capable of carrying a person. Watch this space!

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

We're back! The first society meeting of the school year saw a whopping 33 students turn up for an evening of logic puzzles and "tensegrity" structures - clever designs which hold themselves up using tension. Great leadership from co-president Matthew who ran tonight's session.

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

A fantastic result - well done boys! The future of STEM at Repton looks bright (green!)

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

Huge congratulations to the team for their hard work - especially Henry and Dan who put hours of effort into this trebuchet. Today was a great finale!

Many thanks to @ReptonDesign - Mr Watson, Miss Hill and technician Dave for their technical support throughout.

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

With the post exam programme finishing earlier than anticipated, it has been a bit of a rush to get the trebuchet working in time - but here is the masterpiece in action:

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

The end of term means our B block classes can get a bit of a head start with some hands-on work exploring forces and materials. Here is an impressive bridge constructed by Arabella, Gracie and Sophie

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

This is our best attempt so far - not quite enough to take down any castle walls just yet!

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

🎵It's beginning to look a lot like siege-mas🎶

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

The upper sixth's trebuchet is beginning to take shape - it looks bigger than expected!

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

The U6 post exam programme is well underway - the team are designing a "multi-radius linear node" (MURLIN) trebuchet. Here is their prototype:

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

Huge congratulations to Caitlin G-S and Matthew F who were recently awarded Arkwright Scholarships

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

- Lower sixth students Caitlin and Matthew are setting up a splinter group of engineers aiming to complete Gold CREST Awards.

The society may be online-only for the time being, but we're definitely going strong!

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[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

- New presidents Phoebe and Henry have researched and presented on the aerospace and avionics engineering of drone design - accidentally teaching themselves some of the hardest A-level material, six months early!

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[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

The enthusiasm of Reptonian Engineers never ceases to impress me. We've only been back ten days, but already

- Alumnus/Founder Callum (who's about to start the next chapter of his engineering journey at Oxford University) has been in touch offering to speak to the society

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[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

It's important that us teachers keep learning too!

[Repton School @ReptonSchool]

We are hugely proud to announce that six Repton teachers have been successfully selected as Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts for 2020-21 after their amazing work this year in the classroom and via remote learning @MicrosoftEDU #MIEExpert #remotelearning #Areptonstory

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

It's been great to see the ingenuity of our budding engineers! I was so pleased to see some quantitative analysis of the strength-to-mass ratio of bridges too. Lorenzo's bridge scored a whopping 96, meaning his bridge could support almost a hundred times its own mass!

[Repton School Life @ReptonLife]

Our B Block "Home Science" day has seen some great creativity & engagement from our B Block pupils. Here are some of the spaghetti bridges they constructed during the creative session this afternoon. What amazing structures @ReptonScience . Well done to you all-superb efforts!😃

[ReptonEngineer @ReptonEngineer]

Huge congratulations to Caitlin who has been awarded a Silver CREST Award for her engineering project to design and build a bookstand to facilitate reading for the visually impaired. Well done!