Resources by Challenge (2019-2020)
Technical Challenge: THE BIG FIX
THE BIG FIX (2019-2020) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Design and build an invention.
- Create and present a story about how a problem is solved with the use of the invention.
- Integrate an invention artifact to highlight the development process.
- Design and build scenery that shows the impact of solving the problem.
- Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
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Scientific Challenge: FIRST ENCOUNTER
FIRST ENCOUNTER (2019-2020) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Research a real species and a real habitat.
- Create and present a story about the first encounter between the species and the habitat.
- Show how the species and the habitat change as a result of the encounter.
- Present the story in theater in the round.
- Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
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Engineering Challenge: IN THE CARDS
IN THE CARDS (2019 -2020) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Design and build a bridge that will be assembled during the Presentation.
- Move weight across the bridge to test its strength.
- Create and present a story about an unexpected connection and its outcome.
- Design and create a set piece that transitions between settings.
- Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
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Fine Arts Challenge: PICTURE THIS
PICTURE THIS (2019 -2020) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Create and present a story that features an unseen character and its impact on a
team-selected photograph. - Theatrically recreate the photograph during the Presentation.
- Create and present a visual effect that includes a photographic technique.
- Show how the visual effect changes the perspective of one or more characters.
- Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
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Improvisational Challenge: TO THE RESCUE
TO THE RESCUE (2019 -2020) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Research superpowers and how they are portrayed in comic books, literature, film, and other media.
- Create and present an improvisational skit about a villain who uses a superpower to cause an unexpected situation.
- Include a hero who uses an underwhelming power to try to overcome the unexpected situation.
- Enhance the skit with sounds effects.
- Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
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Service Learning Challenge: IT'S ABOUT TIME
IT’S ABOUT TIME (2019 -2020) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Identify, design, carry out, and evaluate a project that addresses a need in a real community.
- Create and present a story that shows at least one character in a race against time.
- Integrate information about the project into the story.
- Design and build a device that represents time and highlights milestones from the project.
- Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
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Rising Stars Challenge: BLAST OFF
BLAST OFF (2019 -2020) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Create and present a play about characters who travel from one planet to another.
- Include something surprising that happens during the trip.
- Design and create a puppet to use in the play.
- Launch team-created rockets during the play.
- Create costumes, props, and scenery to help tell the story.
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All Other Resources
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- Learn about what is and isn’t interference
- Teach your team parents about interference
- Develop strategies to avoid interference
Resources by Challenge (2018-2019)
Technical Challenge: ON TARGET
ON TARGET (2018-2019) – POINTS OF INTEREST
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Design and build an aircraft that takes off, flies, and lands.
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Design the aircraft to deliver a team-created payload.
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Create and present a story about one or more characters exploring a remote place.
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Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
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Scientific Challenge: MEDICAL MYSTERY
MEDICAL MYSTERY (2018-2019) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Research the human body and medical conditions that affect the human body.
- Create and present a story about a medical mystery that affects a human character.
- Design and build a representation that shows the medical mystery and at least one symptom.
- Present an action or scene that is shown from two or more perspectives at the same time.
- Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
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Engineering Challenge: MONSTER EFFECTS
MONSTER EFFECTS (2018-2019) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Design and build a structure that can support weight without breaking.
- Test the structure by placing weights and then removing them.
- Create and present a story in which the sudden appearance of a monster has surprising results.
- Design and create a special effect to enhance the sudden appearance of the monster and/or the events surrounding the monster in the story.
- Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
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Fine Arts Challenge: GAME ON
GAME ON (2018-2019) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Create and present a story that integrates research of a team-selected game.
- Create and present a game gizmo that causes an action or event to occur.
- Design and create a container that goes through a transformation.
- Design either the game gizmo or the container to be a technical element.
- Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
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Improvisational Challenge: HEADS UP
HEADS UP (2018-2019) – POINTS OF INTEREST
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Research historical figures found on coins from around the world.
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Create and present an improvisational skit that includes the historical figures in a tale.
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Integrate an event that has an impact on the tale.
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Present the skit in two parts, changing between comedy and tragedy.
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Present the skit in two styles, changing from verbal to nonverbal
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Service Learning Challenge: ESCAPE ARTISTS
ESCAPE ARTISTS (2018-2019) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Identify, design, and carry out a project that addresses a need in a real community.
- Create and theatrically present a story that builds suspense about characters who attempt an escape.
- Integrate information about the project through clues that help the characters attempt to escape.
- Integrate information about the future of the project.
- Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
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Rising Stars Challenge: POP UP
POP UP (2018-2019) – POINTS OF INTEREST
- Explore fiction and nonfiction stories.
- Create and present a story that combines elements of both fiction and nonfiction.
- Design and build a technical device.
- Create an interactive, life-size pop-up book to help tell the story.
- Integrate a randomly selected item into the story.