Awards Ceremony
Saturday,
5pm - 6pm, Room 208 Hubbard Hall, WSU
The 2007 WSU LEGO MIndstorm Challenge will
end at 4pm on Saturday, February 10. The
next hour is filled with bustling work as teams clear
all of their equipment out of the Hesket Center
Gymnasium and all personal belongings from the lounge
areas. Judges and volunteers work quickly to tally all scores
and put together the final counts for
the Awards Ceremony. The media team works quickly to complete the Awards Ceremony
slide show. After
clearing out all equipment and belongings, teams and
spectators are welcome to take their seats in Room 208
Hubbard Hall for the Awards Ceremony. Even though
the Spirit & Sportsmanship judges have completed their judging please don't
forget to be good sports and enjoy a wonderful finale to a great day. All
participants are winners! Don't
forget your cameras!
The ceremony will start with a photo slide show of Challenge Day. Don't miss this media treat to see and re-live some of the best and most "challenging" moments. All awards for the Apprentice and Professional levels will be given at the Awards Ceremony. Each winning team will be called to the stage, with their coach, to receive a LEGO trophy or plaque. Each individual team member and coach will receive a specially made LEGO trophy brick designed to snap on to their engraved LEGO Name Badge!
Apprentice Level Awards
RCX/NXT Award (3 Awards): 1st , 2nd and
3rd places (additional trophies for those entering with NXT - number
of trophies dependent on the number of those
entering) will be awarded for the highest total points accumulated in the
Apprentice level Missions, Table & Notebook Display, and Sportsmanship/Spirit
Challenges. In order to be considered for this award, each team must finish 2 of
the 3 Apprentice level Missions and complete the Table & Notebook Display, and
Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenges. Click on the links to the left to see the rubrics and
Individual Mission Awards (3 Awards): One award given to the best team at each of the three Apprentice level missions. These awards will not be based on points alone. Individual Mission Awards are Judges' Choice awards. Judges will be looking for teamwork and ingenuity.
Spirit/ Sportsmanship Award (1
Award): One award is given to the team that earns the most points in the
Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenge.
Table Display/Notebook Award (1
Award): One award for the team earning the highest number of
points for the Table Display and Notebook Challenge.
Professional Level Awards
MINDSTORMS Awards (3 Awards):
1st, 2nd, and 3rd
(additional trophies for those entering with NXT - number of trophies dependent
on the number of those entering) places will be awarded for
the highest total points accumulated in the 5 Professional level Missions,
Presentation, Table Display/Notebook, and Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenges. In
order to be considered for this award, each team must finish 3 of the 5
Professional level Missions and complete the Presentation, Table
Display/Notebook, and Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenges. Click on the links to
the left to see the rubrics and
Individual Mission Awards (5
Awards): One award given to the best team at each of the five missions.
These awards will not be based on points alone. They are Judges' Choice awards.
Judges will be looking for teamwork and ingenuity.
Spirit/ Sportsmanship Award (1
Award): One award is given to the team that earns the most points in the
Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenge.
Table Display/Notebook Award (1
Award): One award for the team earning the highest number of
points for the Table Display and Notebook Challenge.
Presentation Award (1 Award): One award for the Professional level team earning the highest number of points on the Presentation Challenge.
MOC Awards (4 Awards): One award for the each category. Red – Freestyle MOC (any type of MOC including Mindstorms) Builder must be over 15 years old (yes adults can enter). Yellow – Mindstorms MOCs ONLY Builder must be between the ages of 10 - 15 years of age. Blue – Freestyle MOC (any type of MOC non-Mindstorms) Builder must be between the ages of 10 - 15 years of age. Green – Freestyle MOC (any type of MOC including Mindstorms) Builder must be under 10 years old (yes, your little brother or sister can enter).
All Missions, Presentations, Notebook and Table Displays, Spirit and Sportsmanship efforts will be judged by professional engineers or educators and faculty from the Colleges of Education and Engineering.