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 www.soinc.org
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
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
2.b: Box contains at least 1 and up to 5 standard size, unaltered plastic practice golf balls
2.b: Box contains at least 1 and up to 8 standard size, unaltered golf balls
2.b: Box contains at least 1 and up to 10 standard size, unaltered tennis balls
2.b: Box contains at least 1 Styrofoam or paper plate (max dimension 10 ½ inch) and cup
2.b: In addition to the above, box contains only:
- additional Styrofoam or paper plates, bowls & cups
- Spools of any non-metallic string/line/thread/tape
- paper or soft plastic straws/hollow stir sticks (each
- paper no larger than 8½” x 11” (≤ weight of 20#)
length limited to 24 cm)
- rubber bands no larger than size #64 (1/4 inch wide)
- popsicle/craft sticks (~12 cm x ~1 cm) and/or
- any plastic bags ≤ 1 gallon
toothpicks made of wood
- scissors (used only as a tool)
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Y
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N
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Y
Y
Y
Y
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N
Event Supervisor chooses only one challenge and reveals it to teams AFTER impound
Which Challenge are you doing? (Circle one)
1. A1
A2
A3
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Y
Y
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N
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N
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Y
Y
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The Competition
3.b: Competitors do not leave without permission from the event supervisor
3.e: Devices is free-standing
3.g: Build time is less than 30 minutes
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)
5.d: Competitors do not adjust the target and device location once the testing positions are chosen
5.e: At least one ball reach the target distance (otherwise, participation points only)
5.g: Competitors release all chosen balls only once within 2 minutes
5.g.i: Challenge B.1 – Elevated Ramp
Competitors use their junk box or make a container for the collection container
Free-standing ramp is elevated the entire distance
Ramp does not touch or connect to the collection container
Direct, straight-line distance between the closest successful starting point and the closest edge of the
collection container in mm
BONUS: Number of balls successfully transported to and remaining in the collection container
TIEBREAKER: Height of the ramp measured at the highest successful starting point in mm (tallest wins)
Y
N
Y
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Y
N
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5.g.ii: Challenge B.2 – Catapult
Free –standing catapult has a trigger to launch the ball
Competitors do not touch the ball once it has been loaded into the device
Direct, straight-line distance from the closest edge of the catapult to the closest edge of the target plate in mm
BONUS: Number of balls successfully hitting the target plate
TIEBREAKER: height of the tallest point of the catapult (shortest wins)
Y
N
Y
N
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5.g.iii: Challenge A.3 – Cantilever
Competitors drop the ball from above the free-standing bouncer
Direct, straight-line distance from closest edge of the bouncer to closest edge of the target plate in mm
BONUS: Number of balls successfully hitting the targeting plate
TIEBREAKER: Height of the center point of the bouncing surface (highest win)
Y
N
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
Score 5.f: [measured distance (item 1)] x [# balls successfully completing the task (item 2) + 1] = _____ x __ ________
Tier 6.a: Were all the parameters above (anything with a Y/N response) satisfied? ( If N, Tier 2)
5. Y
N
Other General Rule 9: Disqualified (notify the team and their coach as soon as possible)
6. Y
N