1:00 PM – Brain Drain – a problem-solving effort
2:00 PM – Engineering Feat – a construction
3:00 PM – Time for a Break
3:30 PM – Meteorology – an analysis of data
4:30 PM – Physics – a multi-tasking effort
5:30 PM – Quiz Bowl – a what-you-know effort
7:00 PM – Prizes Awarded

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Overview

This is the Master Competition for Winston Science 2006. It is designed to give students a chance to meet and work with other students, while at the same time exploring multiple aspects of science.

The Competition

1. Students will register as individual participants in this competition.
   
2. On arrival at the competition site, students must check-in with the judges. Students will be assigned to a multi-school five-member team. No more than one student per school can be assigned to a single team.
   
3. Teams will organized on a 9-12th Grade Grouping and a 6-8th Grade Grouping. No Elementary Participants will be allowed in this year’s event.
   
4. Teams will earn points in each of five competitions. The teams accruing the most points will be declared the winner.
   
5. The winning teams will be awarded their prizes at the conclusion of the competition. Both regular and special prizes will be awarded to the wining teams.

Event Parts

Brain Drain
This is a major 45-minute problem-solving effort. The team of students, working together for the first time, will have the excitement of the event to help unite them.

Engineering Feat
The team of students will be asked to build an object that will perform a specific function. With only 45 minutes to work, neatness will not count. Students will be evaluated based on whether their object performed the function.

Meteorology
The team of students will receive a mass of meteorological data and asked to predict an outcome. In other words, they will be making a weather forecast! Their forecast will be presented orally.

Physics
Teams will be challenged to work as individuals to accomplish multiple tasks at the same time. Each task involves a principle of physics.

Quiz Bowl
Each team will be asked a series of 20 to 40 questions (depending on the number of team participating). Students will pool their knowledge to produce the best results.

Evaluation

1. Teams will be graded in each of the five Parts of the Decathlon. Teams can earn up to 20 points in each Part.
   
2. The points from each Part will be added to produce the Team’s overall score.
   
3. Teams can earn Bonus Points based on
   · Quality of Construction
   · Spirit of Cooperation
   · Uniqueness of Answers
   · Imagination
   · Creativity
   
4. The team with the highest score will be declared the winner.

   For additional information about Winston Science, contact Dr. Lehman Marks, Event Director. Copyright © 2009 Lehman Marks. All Rights Reserved.