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Thursday, September 8, 2011

The 2011-2012 Challenges


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    • Design and build Equipment that retrieves Parts and delivers Products.
    • Assemble Products from team-provided Parts to fill Orders, and use the Products in your team’s Presentation.
    • Earn extra points by deciding how best to fill Orders with no Parts or Products left over in the Assembly Area.
    • Present a team-created story about something that happens just in time.

    assembly required / challenge A / technical

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    • Create and present a theatrical performance that tells a Story about the use of solar energy.
    • Integrate research about past and/or current uses of solar energy.
    • Design and create a Solar Energy Prototype that demonstrates a new way to collect, capture and use solar energy.
    • Design and provide Theatrical Lighting to illuminate the Presentation and to create special theatrical effects.

    the solar stage / challenge B / scientific

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    • Present a Movie Trailer involving characters from at least two Nations.
    • Design a Cinematic Special Effect and feature it in the Movie Trailer.
    • Create an Original Soundtrack that complements the Movie Trailer.

    coming attractions / challenge C / fine arts

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      • Learn about different types of News Stories.
      • Learn about Cause-and-Effect relationships.
      • Use Cooperative Human Scenery and Props to enhance your Skit.
      • Create a 5-minute Improvisational Skit about the Cause-and-Effect relationship between two unrelated News Stories.
      • Have all your plans suddenly become totally discombobulated by a One-Minute Glitch (OMG)!
        news to me / challenge D / improvisational
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        • Design, build and test a Structure made entirely out of wood and glue to hold weight and contain Tournament-provided golf balls.
        • Design and build a Delivery Device that will deposit the golf balls, one at a time, into the Structure.
        • Create and present an original Story about a “Captivator.”
        • Integrate the Weight Placement and Golf Ball Delivery into the Story.

          hold it! / challenge E / structural

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          • Use creative problem solving tools to identify and select at least one real community need.
          • Design and carry out a Project to address the need.
          • Create an Advertisement and use it in your Project.
          • Create a Marketing Brochure to describe your Project.
          • Share your Project at the Tournament with an entertaining live Presentation.

          Click here for more information about projectOUTREACH.

          the world canvas / project outreach / service-learning

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          • Learn about toys and how they have changed over time.
          • Create a play about making the last toy that will ever be made.
          • Explore how your team works together to make decisions about your team-created toy.

          Click here for more information about Rising Stars!

          built to last / rising stars! / noncompetitive