DI challenges kids to apply their imaginations and their ingenuity to solve problems in a variety of areas - from building mechanical devices to giving their own interpretation of literary classics. How it works Schools form teams of seven members which choose one of five unusual challenges to solve. One or two team managers guide each team, but the students must do all of the work themselves. They work most of the school year on a solution and present it to judges in the form of a skit, presented at regional competitions.
Winners go on to state and national competitions.
Two teams have recently been formed and will represent Brock Bridge at the Regional Tournament on March 3, 2001. The team managed by Becky Unkenholz and Lisa Tart will attempt the challenge Anonymously Yours , where students are asked to select an anonymous work of art from another culture and create a skit to tell the life story of the unknown creator. The other team, managed by Alison Thompson and Cindy Fortner, has chosen to solve the challenge Mystery Loves Company , where students must write a mystery story, include a scientific experiment, and build a device to deliver a message at least six feet.