Engineering+Olympics

The following competitions will be week of Engineering Olympiad. Competitions are in no particular order and the links are not to be considered all inclusive for information.

Objective: Students will work in teams to create the slowest incline plane Law of Conservation of Energy KE and PE
 * Fettuccine Physics **

Objective: Construct a free-standing air cannon that will knock down a domino at various distances
 * Air Cannon **

Objective: This is a two-part competition. Students will (A) estimate the volume of items as accurately as possible and (B) estimate the weight of items as accurately as possible.
 * Estimation Guesstimation **

Objective: Predict the maximum load that a solid, rectangular barge can support without sinking. Archimedes Principle Archimedes Principle
 * The Sinking Ship **

Objective: Student teams will build a sailboat that will travel the fastest across a set distance using only a straw to blow into the sail.
 * Sailing, Sailing **

@http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/buoyancy Buoyancy Boat Hull Design

Objective: Construct the longest cantilever using a fixed quantity of plastic drinking straws and transparent tape.
 * The Decimeter Cantilever **

**REFLECTION (+ 1PT ADDED TO COMPETITION GRADE)** For each competition you did NOT score a 4 on, you may complete a reflection piece that includes the following: 1. The name of the competition 2. How did you use the Engineering Design Process in the construction of your competition? 3. Based on how you finished, what other considerations should you have thought of? 4. How would you re-construct your competition item to place better?

Submit via Google Doc or attach a Word Doc in an email.