Transcript 26TH ANNUAL MESA DAY

IMORTANT!
• This is ONLY intended to give an overview
and introduction this year’s MESA Day.
Students and Advisors are responsible for
reviewing full details in the MESA Day
Handbook.
26TH ANNUAL MESA DAY
“SUSTAINING OUR FUTURE”
ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION CENTER
FEBRUARY 24TH, 2014 7:30AM-4:30PM
SUSTAINING OUR FUTURE
• MIDDLE SCHOOL:
– PREPARED DESIGN
– ONSITE CHALLENGE
• HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS:
– PREPARED DESIGN
– ONSITE CHALLENGE
– ACADEMIC DISPLAY
• SPECIAL NOTE:
– MESA USA qualifying round will run simultaneously at
MESA Day; students will not be able to compete in both
competitions
BASIC INFO & GUIDELINES
AT EVENT
• ADVISORS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN COMPETITION AREAS
• ADJUSTMENTS TO DEVICES MUST BE DONE BY STUDENTS
• COMPLAINTS/APPEALS MUST BE ADDRESSED BY STUDENTS
TO EVENT COORDINATOR DURING EVENT
• ADULTS MAY ENTER COMPETITION AREA TO TAKE PHOTOS AT
THE COORDINATOR’S DISCRETION
• TEAMS MAY BRING BILINGUAL INTERPRETORS WITH
APPROVAL; MESA CANNOT GUARANTEE BILINGUAL JUDGES
TEAMS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR:
• NOT HAVING MESA PAPERWORK COMPLETE (A1/A2)
• NOT FOLLOWING EVENT GUIDELINES (EVEN IF TEAM
HAS ALREADY COMPLETED EVENT)
• USE OF CELL PHONES IN EVENTS OR CEREMONIES
• INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
RESOURCES & FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
• VISIT NMMESA.ORG FOR ONGOING
COMPETITION RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
• REVIEW FAQ DOCUMENT REGULARLY FOR
CLARIFICATIONS & ADDENDUMS TO; THIS IS
AN OFFICIAL COMPETITION DOCUMENT!
ITS MORE THAN JUST A
COMPETITION; GET INVOLVED!
• SCHOOL BANNER (1 PER SCHOOL)
– MAX 3 FT WIDE/4 FEET LONG
– BRING STRING OR TIES TO HANG
– NO UNSPORTSMAN IMAGES/SLOGANS
– NO GLITTER/CONFETTI, BALLOONS OR UNSECURED
ITEMS
– HANDMADE OR MACHINE PRODUCED
PICTURE SLIDESHOW
• SUBMIT PHOTOS THAT SHOWCASE YOUR
MESA PROGRAM & OUR “SUSTAINING OUR
FUTURE” THEME FOR THE MESA DAY SLIDE
SHOW!
• UP TO 5 PHOTOS PER SCHOOL
• INCLUDE CAPTIONS ABOUT PHOTO
• EMAIL TO [email protected] BY JAN 24,
2014
SCHOOL VIDEOS
• SHOWCASE YOUR MESA PROGRAM
IN A VIDEO TO BE PLAYED AT MESA
DAY!
• 1 VIDEO PER SCHOOL
• 3 MINUTES MAX
• PLAYABLE ON GENERAL SOFTWARE
• SUBMIT BY JAN. 24, 2014 TO
[email protected] MAILING
ADDRESS LISTED IN HANDBOOK
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
• 25 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE
• ASSIST WITH OPENING/CLOSING
CEREMONIES, SPEAKING ROLES & MORE
• RECEIVE LEADERSHIP CREDIT & RECOGNITION
• MAY NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN PHONE
CONFERENCE OR WEBINIAR FOR
ORIENTATION
• APPLY BY JAN 24TH 2014
Onsite Challenge:
Rainwater Harvesting
“Water harvesting is the
method of designing
structures & landscaping to
capture & divert precipitation
to meet water needs. Water
harvesters incorporate
structures & contours in the
land to take advantage of
gravity & direct water where
needed”
YOUR TEAM’S CHALLENGE
• Complete short answer & math questions pertaining to rainwater
harvesting & irrigation
• Demonstrate knowledge with a hands-on project that may involve:
scaled drawing, physical model, or other construction
• Complete all tasks within 1 hr.
• No outside resources or materials
GET READY!
TEAMS SHOULD STUDY
• Water Harvesting Terms & Concepts
(pg 8 of handbook)
• Water Harvesting Calculations &
Formulas (page 8 of handbook)
*All study concepts can be found in
“Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands:
Volume 1-Guiding Principles to
Welcome Rain Into Your Landscape by
Brad Lancaster”. 2nd Edition
*provided at PDC to Advisors
(HIGH SCHOOL ONLY) ACADEMIC DISPLAY:
SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT
“Responsible water management in New Mexico is critical to
sustaining our future. There are 4 major demands on our water:
Agricultural, Municipal/Industrial, Environmental & Recreational
Get Ready!
• Research a major water management issue in YOUR
AREA of the state
• Present the economic, social & scientific impact of
that water usage in an academic display
• Form & state your opinion on the issue
• Use APA-style to cite resources
ACADEMIC DISPLAY
PARAMETERS & BASIC INFO
• 6FT TABLE PROVIDED
• NO ELECTRICAL OUTLETS
• FREE-STANDING
PRESENTATION
• MAX POSTER SIZE=36”x48”
• ALL TEAM IDENTIFYING
INFO ON BACK OF POSTER
• LABLE POSTER WITH ALL
REQUIRED HEADINGS
Required Elements
• TITLE (summarizing topic/includes location)
• INTRODUCTION (Describes local water
issue, geographic area affected,
stakeholders involved)
• DESCRIPTION (Discuss issue in greater
detail)
• CONCLUSION (Restate topic, why it is
important, your opinion, call-to-action if
applicable)
• IMAGES/GRAPHICS (3 or more, label,
caption, & cite source)
• REFERENCES
– MINIMUM OF 4 DIFFERENT RESOURCES
– MUST BE APA-STYLE
• SEE FULL DETAILS INCLUDING SCORING
RUBRIC IN HANBOOK!
Prepared Design Challenge:
Food Distribution System
“In New Mexico, adequate healthy food is an
immediate concern. The New Mexico Association of
Food Banks provides emergency food for an estimated
240,000 different people annually. NM ranks 49th in
children’s food insecurity…” (see full intro in MESA Day
Handbook)
Your Team’s Challenge:
• Design a food distribution
system to transfer goods
efficiently from a
centralized farmers market
to areas throughout the
state.
• Deliver “food” (weights) to
cities using a hub and spoke
delivery format
Food Distribution
Device/System Parameters
Can be any type of device/system including but not
limited to: crane, vehicle, Rube Goldberg device)!
Device/System Continued…
• No height or mass limit *NOTE: weight impacts score!
• Must be transportable; no arrangements will be made for
abnormally large/delicate systems
• No electrical, chemical, or thermal energy
• Unique creation (parts from a kit are allowable)
• No messy or liquid materials
• Operate device safely; eyewear may be required
Trigger Requirements
• System must use a single trigger(Aerofast C3-20R trigger release
pin) that has a ready- to-launch position that can be activated by a
single student
• Trigger must be able to be pulled away from device & can only be
used as a trigger
• A string can be attached to the ring of the release pin
• System may have multiple power sources but only one trigger
Other Constraints
• Food (weight) can only be transferred through the
system itself (no launching of items)
• Food (weight) may not be secured to device with
tape, glue, adhesive, or damaging material
• Device/system cannot be secured to the course
• Ramps & permanent structure can be recalibrated
or adjusted but NOT moved to another location
TESTING AREA
• 8X 8 foot vinyl map of New
Mexico taped to the ground
• No shoes on map!
Kneeling/crawling is OK
• Handbook lists cities
requiring food delivery
• Food/weight (cubes) measure:
1 gram (1cm3)
• Food cubes can be stacked up
to 10 cubes
• High schools deliver 1500g
cubes/Middle School= 1000g
TESTING AREA
CONTINUED..
• Each city has clear tub for holding successfully
delivered food
• Team will have an extra tub for use as needed
(sorting, loading, etc)
• Teams can bring own containers but it will be
considered part of their system and weighed
with all materials
• Each course with have a postage scale for
weighing food
Inspection
• NO impound: devices remain with team
until called; if not ready when called;
team is disqualified
• When called: device & repair parts are
weighed in crate on postage scale
• Repair parts must be in clear ziploc bag
• Device can stick out of crate or lie on top
but cannot be held or assisted when
weighed
• Judges will verifies energy source &
trigger use
Trial Set Up: 2 Minutes
• Includes setup, practice, modifications, & readying
weights in vertical area of Albuq. marker
• Team indicates to judge when ready
• Judge inspects device requirements (modifications
allowed if within the 2 minute setup time)
• 1 team member is “starter” & remains at Albuq.
• 1 team member is “retriever” & at desired
destination (multiple retrievers at other locations
are allowed)
• Members can change roles as needed
Performance Trial: 4 Minutes
• Starter gets permission from judge to start
• Time starts when trigger is pulled & runs until 4 minutes elapses or required
food is delivered & team calls stop
• Using the system; send food/weights to 1st desired destination
• Unload food/weights when judge determines delivery is successful.
• Return to Albuquerque marker & continue delivering food/weights until all
required food/weight has successfully reach all required destinations
• Only touch system to restart/adjust if delivery is determined to be
successful or unsuccessful
• Stop when judge calls time or when all food is delivered and team calls stop
A Successful Trip/Delivery:
• Successful Delivery: food load starts at a complete rest at
Albuquerque, device is started using the single trigger, load
arrives at or passes through a location marker
• The food/weight or system does not have to stop on the
intended target marker by itself
• Only part of the food/weight must touch the marker for the
entire load to be successful
• Teams can revisit locations to deliver additional food loads
Returning parts of the system
back to Albuquerque
• Parts of the device/system can stay on the course
after a successful trip; if parts need to be
returned to Albuq. for additional trips they must
be returned using the delivery system including
the trigger mechanism.
• If team must physically deliver parts back to
Albuq. (unable to deliver parts using the device
itselft) the delivery will be considered
UNsuccessful & food/weight will not be counted)
UNSUCCESSFUL TRIPS
• Any trip where the food does not meet its
intended location
• If UNsuccessful: return food to Albuq. & redo
trip
DROPPED PARTS OF DEVICE/SYSTEM
• If non-essential parts falls from system: teams can
leave it on map
OR
• If team needs to move, remove, or replace part to a
system during trip it is an UNsuccessful trip
DROPPED FOOD/WEIGHTS:
The dropped weight is returned
to Albuquerque & the dropped
weight does not count for that
trip
CONCLUSION OF TRIAL
• FOOD/WEIGHT IS MEASURED FOR
PERFORMANCE SCORE
• IF A LOCATION DOES NOT HAVE ENTIRE
REQUIRED LOAD, NO WEIGHT WILL BE COUNTED
FOR THAT LCOATION & FULL TIME WILL BE
ASSESSED
• STUDENTS CAN WEIGH LOAD DURING TRIAL TO
VERIFY FINAL WEIGHT BUT TIME CONTINUES TO
RUN
CONSTRUCTION &
REPAIRS
• CALIBRATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, REPAIRS ARE ALLOWED BETWEEN
TRIPS AS LONG AS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ARE MET
• REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT PARTS MUST BE INCLUDED IN ORIGINAL
DESIGN OR IN REPAIR KIT
• INFRASTRUCTURE (RAMPS, ETC) CAN BE ADJUDSTED BUT NOT
SWITCHED OR MOVED
• TIME RUNS DURING ALL REPAIRS
LOGISTICS & MISC. INFO
FOR ADVISORS
• PRE-REGISTER ONLINE BY 5PM JAN. 24TH 2014
• EARLY REGISTRATION FEB 23, 2014 6PM-7:30P
@ 2808 CENTRAL AVE. SE, ALBUQ
• CHECK-IN: GROUND FLOOR-ALBUQ.
CONVENTION CENTER 7:30AM-8:30 AM
TEAM ELIGIBLITY
• ALL SCHOOLS ARE INVITED
• 2-4 MEMBERS PER TEAM
• A1’S WITH RC/A2’S ENTERED IN MIMS DUE BY JAN.
24 AT 5PM FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS
20 – 30 profiles=3
31 – 50 profiles=5
51 - 70 profiles=7
71 – 90 profiles=9
91 – 110 profiles=11
111 – 130 profiles=13
131+ profiles=15
LODGING
• SCHOOLS ARRANGE LODGING
• CHECK WITH RC FOR HOTEL DISCOUNTS
• ARRANGE EARLY (SCHOOLS WILL BE RESERVING
FROM AROUND THE STATE!)
• TRANSPORTATION: PAID BY MESA; BUSPOOLING
REQUIRED
LUNCH
• MEALS ARE NOT PROVIDED; CONVENTION
CENTER WILL HAVE FOOD VENDORS
• NO OUTSIDE FOOD ALLOWED IN CENTER
• YOU MAY STORE FOOD (COOLERS, ETC) IN
CENTER BUT IT MUST BE EATEN OFF
CONVENTION CENTER GROUNDS
NAME BADGES
• BADGES REQUIRED FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS
FIRST & LAST NAME
SCHOOL, CITY
TEAM #