Technical: Unidentified Moving Object
- Design and build Equipment to move various Materials to and from towering heights
- Start and end the Presentation with the Equipment contained in a Storage Box
- Create and present a Sales Promotion highlighting the features of the Equipment
- Complete all of the above with no AC electrical power
Focus: Design and Construction, Innovation and Design Process, Mathematics, Modularization, Optimized Design, Experimentation, Theater Arts, Teamwork
Scientific: Spinning a Tale
Research Energy Cycles in the Natural and/or Physical World
Develop and present an original three-act Circular Story that demonstrates about one Energy Cycle of the team’s choice
Create a DIcycler that changes as the Story progresses and the acts change
Create a Finale that uses your DIcycler to signal the end of your Presentation
Focus: Science, Research of Energy Cycles in the Natural and/or Physical World, Innovation and Design Process, Theater Arts, Playwriting, Technical Design, Construction, Teamwork
Fine Arts: Triple Road Take Show
- Use three different Storytelling Methods to tell the same story to three team-chosen Pretend Audiences
- Portray the Travel Methods used to move your Traveling Road Show between different Pretend Audiences
- Integrate a team-created Technical Spectacle into one presentation to a Pretend Audience
Focus: Playwriting, Theatrical Presentation, Storytelling, Storytelling Relevance, Special Effects, Innovation and Design Process, Construction, Teamwork
Improvisational: Mythology Mission
- Create a five minute Improvisational Skit about a Mission involving a Mythical Creature. This must be done in a five-minute Preparation Time prior to your Presentation at the Tournament.
- Incorporate research about a Culture from a country
- Incorporate three Souvenirs randomly selected from the list of items and combine them to create one Master Prop
- Incorporate an Unexpected Problem that is discovered on stage
Focus: Research and Understanding of Cultures, Mythology, Improvisational Acting, Story Development, Theater Arts, Teamwork
Structural Engineering: Verses! Foiled Again
- Design and build a Structure made only of Aluminum Foil, Wood and Glue
- Test how much weight the Structure will hold
- Present a Story about a character that is Foiled
- Integrate team-written Verse and published Verse into your Story
Focus
Architectural Design, Structural Engineering, Construction, Material Science, Research, Innovation and Design Process, Mathematics, Theater Arts, Poetry, Teamwork
projectOutreach: Dynamic Networks
Make a difference in your community! This Challenge has two distinct portions:
- First, your team will design and carry out a Project to address a real community need and integrate a social network
- Second, at the Tournament, your team will showcase your Project with an Album and a Presentation, as well as complete an Instant Challenge
Focus: Service Learning, Civic Responsibility, Social Science, Partnerships, Fundraising, Progress Monitoring, Evaluation, Teamwork
Big Bug’s Bad Day (Rising Stars!)
Calling ouryoungest creative problem solvers! Your team will:
- Learn about bugs and how they work with other living things
- Create a play that tells about Big Bug’s bad day
- Explore how Big Bug’s friends try to make the day better
Focus: Entomology, Research, Zoology, Storytelling, Performaing in Front of an Audience, Team Problem Solving, Teamwork