ISS Finals Tag Up
State Leads
August 3, 2015
ISS Finals Day
August 14, 2015
Promote Collaboration & Community
Public Praise & Recognition of Students
Engaging Speakers and Activities
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Technical Review
Tech Checks
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Monday August 10th
Monday August 10th
Tuesday August 11th
10:00am to 11:00am
2:00pm to 3:00pm
1:00pm to 2:00pm
PLEASE EMAIL THE NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS OF YOUR TECH COORDINATOR
IT/AV Requirements
Identify and Secure Lead IT Partner
Identify and Secure your WebEx Monitor
(Ideally) Multiple Screens
Room with Internet Connection (preferably wired)
---- Link to a live Feed/MIT Live Transmission of ISS from our feed
---- WebEX Link/Computer (Computer should have audio & visual capabilities
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THE ZR COMPETITION
THE ZR COMMUNITY
State
ISS Finals Event Location
Lead Partner
Alabama
Marshal Space Flight Center
ALACN
California
TBD
YMCASA
Colorado
Action Works
CO Maker Hub
DC Metro/Maryland
Baltimore Robotics Center
STEM Action & MOST
Florida
Kennedy Space Center
FAN
Georgia
Georgia Tech
GSAN
Idaho
Boise State University
IAN
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MAP
Oregon
Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum
OregonASK
Texas
Johnson Space Center
Texas A&M - TXPOST
West Virginia
NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation Facility
NASA ERC & RAP
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Winning Codes
State
School and/or Organization
Alabama
Stevenson Middle School (team 871)
California
YMCA of Silicon Valley
Colorado
Da Pizza (team 853)
DC Metro/Maryland
Wicomico County Public Library "Empower Wicomico" (880)
Florida
Berkley Accelerated Middle School (841)
Georgia
Emory University's Graduation Generation Program (team 819)
Idaho
N Idaho STEM Charter Academy #1 (816)
Massachusetts
Natick Novas (872)
Oregon
Willamalane Parks and Rec (828)
Texas
Spillane Math & Science Club (851)
West Virginia
Westwood Robotics Alliance (878)
WILD CARD
Team and State have been identified – 2nd best score from regionals
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ZR 2015 Bracket and Scoring
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Matches Aboard Station
Competitors
States
Wild Card
National Champion
ZR 2015 CORONOSPHERES GAME MANUAL
http://static.zerorobotics.mit.edu/docs/ms/GameManual2015.pdf
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Conducting Optical Research on Nearby Asteroids (CORONA)
utilizing the Synchronized Position Hold Engage Reorient
Experimental Satellites (SPHERES)
Student Mission: Use a robotic satellite to take pictures of “points of interest”
on an asteroid
Student Goal: Write code for the robotic satellite to collect and upload as many
new pictures as possible while avoiding effects of solar flares
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Draft Agenda - EDT may vary
Draft Agenda – Eastern Daylight Time
07:30-9:30
MIT Team Setup
09:30-10:00
Arrival of Teams (MIT doors close at 10:00)
10:00-10:01
Welcome - National
10:01-10:03
National Anthem - National
10:03-10:07
Recognition of Partners/Welcome - National
10:07-10:12
Premise video, Game & Rules Review
10:12-10:30
Special Guest Remarks - National
10:30-10:40
WebEx Welcome – National *
10:40-10:45
ISS Introduction:
-Preview Astronauts
-Preview JEM layout
10:45-10:50
ISS Welcome
10:50-1:50
ISS Finals (View Webcast)
10:50-1:50
LOS Activities
-MS Videos
-Jeopardy
-Possible Text Polling Questions
1:50-2:00
Conclusion, Close Webcast
2:00-2:15
Announce Champion
-Plaque Distribution
2:15-3:15
Local Events *
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Press
- Contact local media outlets to cover students and competition
- Great job Idaho and Texas on your recent news coverage
- Write as much of the story as you can for the press, including quotes
- Incorporate photos when possible
- Acknowledge Sponsors (CASIS & NG) and lead partners (MIT:SSL, AFS, ILC & NASA)
Social Media
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/zerorobotics
- Twitter: @ZeroRobobotics
When tweeting use #ZeroRobotics and when possible, link to your program site handle and
our sponsors & lead partners: @ISS_CASIS @northropgrumman @MITAeroAstro @Mass_ILC
Video
- Week 5 Activity. Code submitted. Opportunity to have students present their experience.
- No more than 45 seconds
- Student/parent authorization
- Music is publicly available under Creative Commons License
- STEM Uncovered Video Competition Deadline: 8/1/15 (3minutes)
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Potential Supporting Documents
- Welcome Letter
- MIT flyer
- Agenda
- Business card
- Rules Handout
-ZR donation form
- SPHERES Stickers
-Social Media Handles
- ZR Stickers
-High School Competition Flyer
- SSL flyer
-SPHERES word challenge
-Press Release Contacts
Questions?
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