Unindustria: six schools from Lazio awarded in the 'Eureka! It works!' competition

Today, 11 May, saw the end of the fourteenth edition of 'Eureka! It Works!', an important initiative organised by Unindustria and promoted by Federmeccanica at national level, in collaboration with the Association for the Teaching of Physics (AIF) and the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), which aims to stimulate an interest in technical and scientific culture in young people by testing their creativity, manual skills and aptitude for teamwork.

The theme of the 14th edition was 'pneumatics'. The event saw the participation of more than 200 students from over 30 primary and secondary schools, with 32 toys competing. The work kit, handed out by Unindustria to the schools taking part in the initiative, was composed of the elements needed to design and build a toy that used polystyrene balls, wooden rods, balloons, etc. to move.

Six schools from Lazio were awarded prizes at the end of the competition: Third grade LO SCIVOLO GIGANTE - Lucio Fontana School; Fourth grade AIR FOOTBALL - Giuseppe Impastato School; Fifth grade

FLIPPER - Pertini School; First Media PIRATES IN BATTLE - Claudio Abbado; Second Media AIR BALL - Bruno Munari School; Third Media PNEUREKA! - Paliano School (Frosinone).

Unindustria's commitment to stimulating a passion for scientific and technical subjects from an early age continues, as specified in the words of Alda Paola Baldi, Unindustria Vice-President with responsibility for Human Capital: "The orientation of students towards the education and training paths of the future should be promoted right from primary and middle school, the cycle in which children make their first choice of course of study. Projects of this kind,' continues Baldi, 'are fundamental for enhancing the importance of STEM disciplines from a very young age, offering them the opportunity to measure their creative and entrepreneurial spirit in the construction of toys, also overcoming the gender stereotypes that often influence future educational and professional choices'.