Thursday, April 10, 2008
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401
The High School Engineering Jamboree is hands on engineering
competition. Students compete in a series of mathematics, engineering
and science related projects including constructing a multi-task trebuchet and website design. The 2008 Jamboree is scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Colorado School of Mines. The overall objective of the High School Jamboree is
to:
- Encourage teamwork.
- Encourage parent and teacher involvement in student activities.
- Develop interpersonal and group skills.
- Encourage honesty and fair play in life situations through
competition.
- Develop responsibility and integrity.
Objective
The overall objective of the High School Engineering and Science Jamboree is to:
- - Provide an opportunity for students to apply the science, technology, engineering and mathematical principals learned in --MESA to individual and team design challenges;
- - Encourage teamwork and parent and teacher involvement in student events;
- - Develop interpersonal and group skills;
- - Encourage honesty and fair play in life situations through competition.
- - Develop responsibility and integrity.
Colorado MESA reserves the right to:
- - Disqualify any team for breaking the general rules or individual design challenge rules.
- - Remove or disqualify any team or team members for inappropriate behavior during participation at the design challenge.
- - Individual design challenge judges for each event will make final decisions on any dispute arising as a result from the
--design challenge.
- - Limit the number of teams competing at the event should the need arise due to time and space constraints.
Code of Conduct
MESA students need to remember that MESA design challenges are academic events and participants should present themselves in a manner that respects advisors, students, judges, hosts and other officials at the event. Please remember that countless hours are spent in preparation and execution of the event for your enjoyment and many of the facilitators are volunteers giving of their time for you.
The “golden rule” of competition means treating your fellow competitors as you would like to be treated yourself. Show respect for yourself, your teammates and your opponents, for advisors from all schools and for the judges and other officials. This applies to those who leave the competition with medals and those who do not. Knowledge, pride and empathy should be the cornerstones of any MESA competition.
Everyone must be participating in a competitive event or other MESA Day activity at all times, either as a competitor or as an observer..
This code of behavior also applies to MESA Parents, MESA Advisors and MESA staff. Any type of misconduct will result in the immediate disqualification of the student, team and perhaps the entire school. MESA reserves the right to ask anyone who is not conducting themselves per this code to leave the event.
- All advisors and team members must abide by the design challenge rules and the rules for each individual event.
- - Adult supervision must be provided for each team by an advisor/sponsor/parent that will be present and responsible for --the team members. Advisors may supervise more than one team.
Design Challenge Information
| Design Challenge Title |
Type of Challenge |
Rules and Guidelines |
| Bio Bowl |
Improv |
[pdf] |
| Lou Vee Car |
Improv |
[pdf] |
| Math Quest |
Improv |
[pdf] |
| Model Crane |
Improv |
[pdf] |
| Shake and Roll: Spaghetti Tower |
Improv |
[pdf] |
| Helicopter Packaged Egg Drop |
Prepared in Advance |
[pdf] |
| Multi-Task Trebuchet |
Prepared in Advance |
[pdf] |
| --2007-08 Multi Task Trebuchet Rules |
|
[more info] |
| Speak Out |
Prepared in Advance |
[pdf] |
| Website Design Quest |
Prepared in Advance |
[pdf] |
Registration Information
Registration Deadline - March 20, 2008
Click here to download registration form >>
The High School Engineering and Science Jamboree is limited to 250 MESA students. Registration is on a first-come first-serve basis and we will register teams until all the slots are filled. The competition is formatted in round-robin style, meaning students/advisor will sign up for competition slots. Given availability, students should be able to compete in all design challenges. On the registration, please indicate all events that your students would like to compete in.
Send completed registration forms to:
Colorado MESA
High School Engineering and Science Jamboree Registration
University of Colorado Denver
PO Box 173364, CB 104
Denver, CO 80217
(fax) 303.556.2344
