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Arizona TSA High School
Competitive Events Overview
2015-2016
“Learning To Live In A Technical World!”
TSA Contests
Advisors,
To determine the amount of your students in each
competition, thoroughly read the rules and guidelines
of each event.
The number of entries per chapter per contest will
follow the national guidelines. Please refer to the chart
on page 9 to see the guidelines nationals has put into
place.
National Technology Student Association Competitive Events 2015-2016
Animatronics
Animatronics refers to a robotic device
that emulates a human or an animal, or
brings an inanimate object to “life.”
Participants will produce an animatronics
device complete with an appropriate
display. The animatronics device must use
control technology in its performance. The
device must not suggest anything that is
inappropriate by language, sound or
movements. Evaluation is based on
performance, device artisanship, and
documentation of design
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Animatronics
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ARCHITECTURAL RENOVATION
Participants develop a set of
architectural plans and related
materials for an annual architectural
renovation design challenge and
construct a physical, as well as a
computer-generated model, to
accurately depict their design. A
specific design problem will be
provided on the TSA website each
year.
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ARCHITECTURAL RENOVATION
•The Architectural Renovation Event for the 2014-2015 school
year will feature a Sears, Roebuck & Company Honor-Built Kit
house . Students wishing to compete in this event should
complete the following steps:
•1. Review information about kit houses in the Unites States,
using Wikipedia or other internet website.
•2. Visit the Sears Archives Homepage (www.searsarchives.com)
to review information about Sears’s mail order houses.
•3. Access the 1927-1932 house offerings and create a file and a
hard copy of Plan #3281, The Lorain, for use in the Architectural
Renovation event this year.
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Career Preparation
During the school year participants
research technology-related careers
designated by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics as falling in the top ten
employment growth areas in the near
future. Participants research and prepare
a resume and cover letter for each of the
careers noted. Semifinalists participate in
an on-site job interview related to one of
the careers.
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Career Preparation
Participants research each of the careers in
the specified year.
2015: Aeronautical Engineer; Computer
Information Security Specialist
Professional (CISSP); Geographical
Information Systems (GIS) Analyst
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Chapter Team
Participants take a written
parliamentary procedures test in
order to proceed to the
semifinals, where they:
•perform an opening ceremony
•dispose of three (3) items of
business
•and perform a closing ceremony
within a specified time period.
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Computer Numerical Control
CNC Production
Participants design, fabricate,
and demonstrate their ability to
use a CNC machine to produce a
device based on a problem
posted on the TSA website.
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Computer Aided Design (CAD)
2D Architecture
Participants create representations,
such as foundation and/or floor
plans, and/or elevation drawings,
and/or details of architectural
ornamentation or cabinetry.
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Computer Aided Design (CAD)
3D Engineering
Participants create a 3D computer
model(s) of an engineering or
machine object, such as a machine
part, tool, device, or manufactured
product.
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Debating Technical Issues
Team members will work together to
prepare for a debate against a team
from another chapter. The teams will
be instructed to take either the pro or
con side of the designated topic.
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Debating Technical Issues
2015 Topic: One-to-one laptops/devices for students
in public education
Subtopic 1 – Should schools purchase devices
(laptops/other) for all students in K-12 education?
Subtopic 2 – Is the cost of devices for all K-12 students
worth the investment?
Subtopic 3 – If one-to-one devices are purchased for K-12
students, how can faculty/staff ensure they will only be used
for educational purposes?
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Desktop Publishing
Participants produce a notebook
containing a news release, a three (3)column newsletter, and a poster.
Each of these publications might be used by a
school’s technology teacher and/or principal to
attract students to the TSA organization. The
news release and poster would promote the first
TSA meeting of the school year. The newsletter
would give details about the TSA program at the
school, state, and national levels, and TSA
competitions.
All participants (not just semifinalists) then work
to solve an on-site problem that demonstrates
their abilities to use the computer to design, edit,
and print materials for publication.
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Digital Video Production
Participants develop a digital video/film that focuses on
the current year’s theme. Sound should accompany the
film.
The 2015 theme is Cyber Spying
The 2016 theme is Stop Cyber Bullying
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Engineering Design
Participants work as part of a team to
design and fabricate a device that will
meet the specific needs of a person with a
disability.
Through use of a model/prototype, display, and
notebook, participants document and justify their
approach and reasoning in identifying a problem
and their solution’s direct impact on a member of
their community and on society.
Semifinalists justify and demonstrate their
solution to their identified problem in a timed
presentation.
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Essays on Technology
Participants conduct research
in a published technological
area and, using the knowledge
and personal insights gained
from this research, write an
essay on one (1) subtopic
selected from two (2) or three
(3) related subtopics designated
on site. Consider your audience
to be the readers of your local
daily newspaper.
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Essays on Technology
Participants will write a synthesis essay
to make insightful connections based on
a current technological topic.
Participants will be provided with a
prompt and a series of two (2) or more
articles on a current technological topic.
Participants will be given 90 minutes to
complete the essay. This is a
handwritten competition done at the
state conference.
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Extemporaneous Speech
Participants give a three to five (3-5)
minute speech fifteen (15) minutes
after having drawn a card on which a
technology or TSA topic for their
speech is written.
Hint: Be cool, calm, and collected and
have a solid knowledge base about
TSA and current issues in Technology.
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Future Technology Teacher
Participants research and select three
accredited colleges or universities that offer
technology education teacher preparation as
a major.
Each participant writes a one page simulated
college essay explaining why he/she would
like to become a technology educator and
what would constitute success in the field.
Participants also develop and present a
lesson plan to judges.
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Manufacturing Prototype
Participants design and manufacture a
prototype of a product (designated annually)
and provide a description of how the product
could be manufactured in a state-of-the-art
American manufacturing facility.
The product for 2015 is a child’s pull
toy
The product for 2016 is a device to
hold supplies for a person who uses a
wheelchair
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Music Production
Participants produce a musical piece
that is designed to be played during
the national TSA Conference opening
or closing general sessions. The
musical piece should be energizing,
interesting and of a spirit consistent
with the Technology Student
Association
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On Demand Video
Participants write, shoot, and edit a
sixty-second video on site at the
conference.
The topic is given out at the
conference.
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Photographic Technology
Participants capture and process
photographic and digital prints that
depict the current year’s published
theme.
Semifinalists participate in an on-site
event in which they capture digital
images and utilize multimedia
software to prepare and develop a
media presentation during the annual
conference.
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Prepared Presentation
Participants deliver an oral presentation
that includes audio and/or visual
enhancements based on the current
year’s theme.
The theme for the 2015 conference is:
“Designing Your Dreams"
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Promotional Graphics
Participants develop and submit
electronically a graphic design that can
be used to promote participation in TSArelated interests.
The theme for the 2015 conference is:
to create a promotional
design to inform and encourage
participation in TSA’s official community
service project- The American Cancer
Society
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Scientific and Technical Visualization
(SciVis)
SciVis refers to Scientific and
Technical Visualization, the
graphical representation of
complex scientific concepts.
Participants develop a
visualization focusing on a
subject or topic from one (1) or
more of the following areas:
science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.
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Software Development
Participants work as part of a team to
participate in the development,
debugging, and documentation of a
software design project using freely
available software development
toolkits.
Through a multimedia presentation
and documentation, the team explains
its knowledge of the software
development process.
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Structural Design & Engineering
Participants work as part of a team on site
with supplied materials to build a model of
a structure that is destructively tested to
determine design efficiency.
For the 2014-15 school year contest is
based on the concept of using box girders
in the design and construction of mass
light rail transit (LRT) systems.
Contestants should research the various
types of light rail transit. Use this to
develop a design for a box girder support
beam and rail bed for a light rail system
that could be used in any city in the US.
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System Control Technology
Participants work as part of a team on site
to develop a computer-controlled modelsolution to a problem, typically one from
an industrial setting.
Teams analyze the problem, build a
computer-controlled mechanical model,
program the model, explain the program
and mechanical features of the modelsolution, and write instructions for
evaluators to operate the device
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Technical Sketching and Application
Participants complete a written test
in order to qualify as semifinalists.
Semifinalists then demonstrate
their ability to solve on-site
engineering graphics problems
using standard drafting techniques.
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Technology Bowl
A written test is given to
determine top ten teams. Headto-head elimination tournament
competition determines the
winner.
Awards also given to the top
individual test score(s).
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Technology Problem Solving
Participants work together to
develop and create a solution to a
problem using the limited materials
provided and the tools allowed.
Completed solutions will be
objectively measured and judged to
determine the best and most
effective solution for the stated
problem.
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Video Game Design
Participants develop an E-rated game
that focuses on the subject of their
choice.
The game should be interesting,
exciting, visually appealing and
intellectually challenging. The game
should have high artistic, educational,
and social value.
A working, interactive game will be
submitted on a DVD for evaluation.
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Webmaster
Participants are required to design, build, and
launch a website that features their school's
career and technology/engineering program,
the TSA chapter, and the chapter’s ability to
research and present a given topic pertaining
to technology.
Semifinalists participate in an on-site
interview to demonstrate the knowledge and
expertise gained during the development of
the website - with an emphasis on web design
methods and practices, as well as their
research for the annual design topic
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In All of the events your students enter…
•Read ALL of the rules, including the
general competition rules.
•Be the expert of the event.
• If you are stuck and have
questions…ask.
• Sweat the details
•Double check all regulations, including
clothing.
•Check the National TSA website
– “Themes & Problems”
– “Competition Updates and Clarification”
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