Junior MESA Day at CSULB
Saturday, April 12, 2014
COMPETITION ASSIGNMENTS
Tentative Schedule
Student Arrival and Project Check-in ....................................8:00 – 8:45 AM
Mathematics (Individual and Team Math Quest) ..................9:30 – 10:30 AM
Appeals Time-out...................................................................10:30 – 10:45 AM
Project-based Competitions ...................................................10:30 – 1:00 PM
Sponge Activities ...................................................................11:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch .....................................................................................12:30 – 1:45 PM
Awards Ceremony .................................................................2:00 – 3:00 PM
Departure................................................................................3:30 PM
LOGISTICS
MESA STAFF, JUDGES AND PROCTORS
 Arrive at 7:30 AM. Go to EN2-103 by the Hospitality Center to enjoy morning
refreshments, to sign-in, pick up a name tag and program.
 Proceed to the designated check-in location for the assigned competition at 8:00 AM and
check in students’ entries.
 For project-based contest judges, begin judging entries for legality and disqualify illegal
entries. Place disqualified entries in one location with the completed “Disqualified
Entries” sheet. Please note that lead judges must be present during the “Appeals time” at
the check-in locations to handle student appeals.
 Upon completion of contest, please bring all judging materials including winners list to
EN2-202A.
MESA ADVISORS AND PARENTS
 Arrive between 8:00 and 8:30 AM. MESA Day greeters will meet you at the bus drop-off
location in front of East Turnaround to give you directions to VEC Quad where you will be
escorted to help students check in projects.
 After assisting your students with project check-in, stop by the Hospitality Center in
EN2-103 to enjoy morning refreshments.
 After the math competition at 10:30 AM, please help your students with directions to
designated competition locations and please assist with supervision throughout the day!!!
ARRIVING BY CHARTERED BUS
Campus Map http://daf.csulb.edu/maps/campus/east.html
Student drop-off location is on East Campus drive which is located 6300 State University Drive,
Long Beach Ca, 90815 (across from University Extension building). After the students are
dropped off, the buses can be parked in lot 14 which is free.
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ARRIVING BY CAR
-- From the northbound 405 Freeway, exit Palo Verde Avenue and turn left (south) at the end of
the ramp.
-- From the southbound 405 Freeway, exit Palo Verde Avenue and turn right at Palo Verde.
Take Palo Verde Avenue approximately 1 mile towards parking lot 9 which is on the west (right)
side of Palo Verde past Atherton Street. At the gate a MESA staff will be distributing a parking
permit from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. The parking permit must be displayed on the dashboard inside your
car. If you arrive after 8:30 a.m. please go to the hospitality room in EN2-103 to get your parking
permit. The other option is to purchase all day parking permit for $5.00 for Lot 9 or if you find
parking space on Palo Verde it is free.
Then walk towards engineering technology building, and then you will come towards ECS the 6story brick building and EN2 is the three story building between ECS and VEC.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Saba Yohannes-Reda Ed.D.
CSULB- MESA Schools Program, Director
College of Engineering
1250 Bellflower Blvd,
Long Beach, CA 90840
Saba’s cell phone number: (562) 481-5182.
MESA Main office: (562) 985-8764.
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Jr. MESA Day
April 12, 2014
CSULB
Contest Check-In/Registration Instructions
8:00 – 8:45 a.m.
EGGSXPRESS: PACKAGED EGG DROP
1. Students must submit an official Scoring Sheet.
2. Participants must clearly label entry with name(s), school, center, and number of eggs in
container. Any special instructions must be clearly marked.
3. Containers will be dropped by the judges from the fourth floor building in EN2. Students are
not allowed on the top of the fourth floor building.
4. Participants need NOT be present at time of drop.
5. If there is a tie among packages having the highest Final score, the lightest package will be
the winner.
6. Each entry should include a computer-generated lab report. Hand written reports will not be
accepted.
7. The container will pass freely through a 14-inch diameter “rigid”, circular hoop when the
hoop is turned at all angles, including diagonally. “Freely” is defined as no change to the
circular shape of the hoop. The “official” hoop will be the one used at MESA Day.
Notes: students must design and construct a container; commercially constructed
containers are legal. Also, container must reach the ground to be considered a legal drop;
if it does not touch the ground, the entry is disqualified.
Limitations: 5 teams per center / 1-2 students per team
STICK TOGETHER: CRAFTSTICK BRIDGES
1. Students must clearly label their name(s), school, grade, and center directly on the bridge.
2. Participants need NOT be present at time of judging.
3. Please note bridge dimensions and specifications.
Limitations: 3 teams for 6th graders per center; and 3 teams for 7th and 8th graders per center
(strength to weight ratio winners from prelims) / 1-2 students per team
MOUSETRAP CAR - Distance
1. Students must clearly label their name(s), school, and center directly on the Mousetrap car.
Failure to properly label your car will result in a 10% point deduction.
2. Participants must be present at times of performance tasks.
3. Students will design and build their own vehicle which must be solely powered by a standard
“Victor” mousetrap and travel the greatest distance along a specified track. Kits are not
allowed.
4. The mousetrap car competition will be conducted on a concrete surface in the quad.
5. Please note the mousetrap specifications. Parts of a kit may be used (example: wheels) but
not the whole kit.
Limitations: 3 teams for 6th graders per center; and 3 teams for 7th and 8th graders per center/ 1-2
students per team.
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WRIGHT STUFF/BALSAWOOD GLIDER
1. Students register at the time of the event using an official entry form.
2. The Glider competition will be conducted in the West Gym and upon completing the
competition, students must help clean up their work area and samples.
3. Each glider is given (3) launches. The winning gilder will be the one that has the
combination of the best two out of three launches.
4. Kits are not allowed.
5. The contestant’s name(s), school, and center should be clearly visible on the glider. They
should be identified using a sharpie pen or equivalent. Do not use a separate tie-on label,
as this will be considered to be a part of the model when it is turned in for judging.
Limitations: 3 teams per Limitations: 3 teams per center
SPEAK UP: ORAL PRESENTATION
1. Students may drop off visual aid materials during check-in period.
2. Students register at the time of the event using Speaker Evaluation Forms.
3. A flip chart stand and an overhead projector stand will be available.
4. A computer with a CD and USB (flash) drive and data projector will be provided by the host
center. The host center is NOT responsible for any equipment malfunction or technical
difficulties arising from students’ inability to open files. Students are highly recommended
to have a back-up presentation with other forms of visual aid.
Limitations: 3 teams for 6th graders per center; and 3 teams for 7th and 8th graders per center/ 1-2
students per team.
PROSTHETIC ARM
1. Teams must design, build and operate their own Wind Energy device.
2. Note: In addition to the performance tasks (distance and accuracy), teams are required
to submit a technical paper and academic display, and make an oral presentation on the
day of the competition.
a. Teams will submit a 5-15 page technical paper that details the design, development,
experimentation and understanding of their device to the UCLA MESA center by April 4
at 5:00 p.m. The reports should be sent by email to Linda Robertson at
Linda@ea.ucla.edu.
b. For the oral presentation, teams may speak for a maximum of 3 minutes followed by a 2minute question and answer period.
c. Students need to drop off their display board and wind energy device during check-in
period. All parts that will be utilized during the wind energy device performance should
be checked in. Students will not be allowed to modify the wind energy device after being
impounded.
d. Upon visual inspection of the device, it must appear that the device can be disassembled
and placed in a suitcase for transport.
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e. Tables are provided per team for the academic display.
f. For Oral presentation: A computer with a CD and USB (flash) drive and data projector
will be provided by the host center. The host center is NOT responsible for any
equipment malfunction or technical difficulties arising from students’ inability to open
files. Students are highly recommended to have a back-up presentation with other forms
of visual aid.
Limitations: 3 teams per center
MODEL SCIENCE: THE HUMAN EYE
1. Students must clearly label their name(s), school, and center directly on the display (students
will be penalized a 4.0 point from the grand total score and disqualified for using perishables
materials other than those designated in Rule #2)
2. Participants must be present at time of competition for questioning.
3. The model display should be freestanding.
4. The display and model should meet minimum and maximum size requirements.
Limitations: 3 teams per center
SOLO MATHEMATICS (Individual)
1. All students are required to participate in this event, except students participating in the Team
Math Quest Competitions.
2. Participants will compete as “Delegates” (those who qualified for the Individual Math
Competitions from Pre MESA Day) or “At Large Reps” (those who qualified for one or
more of the project-based competitions and not the Individual Math or Team Math
competitions).
Participants must know if they are a “delegate” or an “at-large rep.” If a student can
NOT be identified as a “delegate” or as an “at-large rep,” then the student will be
considered a “delegate.”
 General Math, Pre-Algebra – only 6th & 7th grade students are eligible – no calculators
allowed.
 Algebra I, Geometry – calculators (non-qwerty type) is allowed – students must provide
their own calculator.
NOTE: Judges will be providing lunch tickets upon completion of the solo math exam
TEAM MATH QUEST
1. Student teams will compete in one of the two category competitions:
 Category I: General Math/Pre Algebra
 Category II: Algebra/Geometry
2. Teams must completely fill out “Team Information” of the Evaluation Form.
3. One calculator (non-qwerty type) is allowed per team – team must provide their own
calculator.
Limitations: 3 teams per category per center / 3 students per team; teams are school site based.
NOTE: Judges will be providing lunch tickets upon completion of the Team math quest
competition.
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