National Science Olympiad 2010–Junkyard Challenge Div. B

State/National: Challenge B

Supervisors will record this information for each team each team is encouraged to use this form as a pre-tournament Checklist!

Supervisors can also record team results on the excel Junkyard Challenge spreadsheet found at

Team Number: B__Team Name: ______

Student Names:______Final Score: ______

Event Parameters
2: Competitors bring and correctly wear safety glasses/spectacles with side shields at all times / YN
2.a: All materials brought in a “junk box” with a lid, with the sum of the widest outside dimensions including the lid (length + width + height) no greater than 95.0 cm / YN
2.b: Box contains at least 1 and up to 5 standard size, unaltered plastic practice golf balls / YN
2.b: Box contains at least 1 and up to 8 standard size, unaltered golf balls / YN
2.b: Box contains at least 1 and up to 10 standard size, unaltered tennis balls / YN
2.b: Box contains at least 1 Styrofoam or paper plate (max dimension 10 ½ inch) and cup / YN
2.b: In addition to the above, box contains only:
- additional Styrofoam or paper plates, bowls cups
- paper or soft plastic straws/hollow stir sticks (each length limited to 24 cm)
- popsicle/craft sticks (~12 cm x ~1 cm) and/or toothpicks made of wood / - Spools of any non-metallic string/line/thread/tape
- paper no larger than 8½” x 11” (≤ weight of 20#)
- rubber bands no larger than size #64 (1/4 inch wide)
- any plastic bags ≤ 1 gallon
- scissors (used only as a tool) / YN
Event Supervisor chooses only one challenge and reveals it to teams AFTER impound
Which Challenge are you doing? (Circle one) / 1.B1B2B3
The Competition
3.b: Competitors do not leave without permission from the event supervisor / YN
3.e: Devices is free-standing / YN
3.g: Build time is less than 30 minutes / YN
Category B Challenge - General Rules
5.a: Competitors choose, during construction, which single type (& number) of ball(s) to release in their device (max: 5 unaltered plastic golf balls/8 unaltered standard golf balls/10 unaltered standard tennis balls) / YN
5.d: Competitors do not adjust the target and device location once the testing positions are chosen / YN
5.g: Competitors release all chosen balls only once within 2 minutes / YN
5.g.i: Challenge B.1 – Elevated Ramp
Competitors use their junk box or make a container for the collection container / YN
Free-standing ramp is elevated the entire distance / YN
Ramp does not touch or connect to the collection container / YN
Direct, straight-line distance between the closest successful starting point and the closest edge of the collection container in mm / 2. ______
BONUS: Number of balls successfully transported to and remaining in the collection container / 3. ______
TIEBREAKER: Height of the ramp measured at the highest successful starting point in mm (tallest wins) / 4. ______
5.g.ii: Challenge B.2 – Catapult
Free –standing catapult has a trigger to launch the ball / YN
Competitors do not touch the ball once it has been loaded into the device / YN
Direct, straight-line distance from the closest edge of the catapult to the closest edge of the target plate in mm / 2. ______
BONUS: Number of balls successfully hitting the target plate / 3. ______
TIEBREAKER: height of the tallest point of the catapult (shortest wins) / 4. ______
5.g.iii: Challenge B.3 – Bouncer
Competitors drop the ball from above the free-standing bouncer / YN
Direct, straight-line distance from closest edge of the bouncer to closest edge of the target plate in mm / 2. ______
BONUS: Number of balls successfully hitting the targeting plate / 3. ______
TIEBREAKER: Height of the center point of the bouncing surface (highest win) / 4. ______
Score5.f: [measured distance (item 2)] + Bonus points if ball successfully stay in the container or hit the target at first impact [measured distance (item 2) x (number of successful balls (item 3) + 1)] / ______
Tier 6.a: Were all the parameters above (anything with a Y/N response) satisfied? ( If N, Tier 2) / 5. YN
Other
5.e: At least one ball reach the target distance (otherwise, participation points only) / 6. YN
General Rule 9: Disqualified (notify the team and their coach as soon as possible) / 7. YN