This is a chapter event requiring participants to identify a community need related to construction, and plan and implement a practical course of action that includes involvement of both students and community members. The group will submit a display that documents their course of action and the one or two students who represent the group at finals will be interviewed about their course of action. World Wide Web site that features the school s technology education program, the school's TSA chapter, and the TSA chapter's solution to a technology design brief . Cars are evaluated on the basis of the drawing, the dragster s appearance, and final position in the race. Finalists assemble a specific circuit from a schematic diagram using a kit provided and perform required electrical measurements.
Finalists then explain their solution during an interview.
Finalists are interviewed regarding their team s solution to the problem. Using an original design and the materials provided on site, entrant creates a glider designed to stay in flight for the longest period of time. Gliders are designed to be launched from a catapult provided on site. Check for help available in your area on the Academy of Model Aeronautics web site. Entrant must create and produce a one-color graphic design appropriate for the annual national conference.