MESA USA
National Engineering Design CompetitionDesigning for Equity
The MESA National Engineering Design Competition brings together the top middle and high school MESA teams from around the nation to showcase projects that address inequity using a human-centered design approach and integrating a microprocessor.
June 2021
Phoenix, AZ
Details and NEDC team registration information will come from your State offices.
Competition Overview
The National Engineering Design Competition, Designing for Equity, asks students to first identify an individual or group who experiences some type of inequity (i.e., a user). Then, using a microprocessor as the key component of the design, teams will employ human-centered design practices to engineer a solution. Teams must use at least one of the following microprocessors as the main component of their design: Arduino, Circuit Playground Express, and/or Micro:bit.
2020-2022 Competition Documents
- MESA USA 2020-21 NEDC Specifications
- Design Brief Template Form
- NEDC Rule Clarifications – There are no current clarifications
Human Centered Design Resources
K - 14 Students
Teachers
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