2019 Smarts Challenge - Webster, SD

Competition Date: 4-15-19      EVENT CHANGE - Thinking on your Feet

                                                                                          has been changed to

                                                                                          Mousetrap Tug-Of-War

                                                            

Change for 2019 - Teams can be made up of middle and high school students.

Time:  9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Where:  Webster Armory, Webster SD

Presented by:  Webster Area High School Science Dept.
Martin Looyenga:  martin.looyenga@k12.sd.us
Jenna Sinner:  jenna.sinner@k12.sd.us
School ph #:  605-345-3548

This is a competition for creative, science based learners: a time to explore science in ways that are not always easy to accomplish in the classroom.  Students can create, build, and showcase their work.  They can also work as teams to solve problems.  The competitions will consist of "make and takes" where the student teams will build a device and bring it to the competition.  There will also be on-site activities where students will be asked to solve engineering or science based problems.

 I - Extending an invitation to schools, MS & HS students in SD, ND and MN.

   

II - Each school may bring up to 4 teams consisting of up to 12 MS & HS students per team.

     You do not have to have a full team to participate.

      Registration Form: for each team competing - complete and attach check -
      due Apr. 8, 2019.  (We need the numbers for supply quantities)

      Coaches:  Please be aware of the time schedule as your students sign-up for 
      events.  Events may have events coinciding.

III - There will be 8 events:  Descriptions and rules are attached as PDF Files.

   

TEAMS MAY ENTER EACH EVENT TWICE - IE - teams may have bring two Toothpick Towers - Please denote this on your registration sheet if plan to do so.

EVENTS (PDFs explain the event)

      1 -  Toothpick Tower  (PDF) 

      2 -  Do As I Write  (PDF)

      3 -  Paper Pillars  (PDF)

      4 - Mousetrap Tug-Of-War  (PDF)

      5 - Mousetrap Car  (PDF)

      6 - Science Pictionary (PDF)

      7 - Rube Goldberg Machine (PDF)  scoring rubric (PDF File)

      8 - Science Charades (PDF)

      Time Schedule: 2019 schedule of events

      

      Coaches - Be mindful of the time schedule as you set up teams for each event.  
      Students are not to be registered for coinciding events.  If this happens the student will 
      have to choose which event to attend. 

 V - Judges and event directors will be coaches from participating schools, assisted 
       by volunteers from the Webster community.

VI - Prizes: There will be a 1st place plaque awarded to the winning team. 
      (We are working on prizes for events)
                   *  Team members of the winning team will receive .......
                   *  Winners in each event will receive a.............  
                   *  Winners of the Thinking on Your Feet event will each receive a TI-84 Plus 
                       graphing calculator

VII - Entry fee:  $30 per team per school payable to Webster Area School Dist.

Registration Form:  Complete and attach check - payable to Webster Area School Dist..  Due                                  April. 8, 2019. 

As students start working there will be questions.  And if coaches have comments/questions, please post them below.