Competition Guidelines
- Each club may enter one team of three to five students.
- Teams will be given forty-five (45) minutes to construct and ninety (90) seconds to demonstrate and explain the project.
- The invention must be constructed on a piece of foam board 30 inches by 40 inches. This piece of foam board will be separate from the materials container.
- The invention may have parts that suspend beyond the board but cannot be braced/tethered/supported by anything (i.e. wall or floor) other than the board.
- The team must use items from the specified list and materials must fit into a closed 18 gallon plastic storage container with a lid.
- All construction must be done on-site. No steps can be preassembled, construction pieces must be separate, and the board must be free of any writing, marking, stickers, etc.
- A task will be given prior to construction for the durablity and structural integrity of the racetrack.
- Electricity/outlet and internet will not be provided.
- Liquids, sand, glitter, or other substances that would leave a mess may not be used in any form of the challenge.
- SAFETY - Participants using a battery powered glue gun MUST use silicone finger protectors or wear gloves when using the glue gun.
Approved Materials List
The team must use ONLY the items from the specified list of materials below. Materials must fit into a closed 18 gallon container with lid. Teams will be responsible for all materials and the foam board needed for the build.
| 2 Battery Operated Glue Guns- with 20 Glue Sticks | Magnets - 10 | Rulers - 2 |
| Aluminum Foil - 30 sq. ft. | Marbles - 2 | Safety Scissors - 2 pairs |
| Balls (plastic or rubber) - 2 | Matchbox Car - 1 | Straws - 500 |
| Batteries - 4 | Modeling Clay - 1.5 lb or less | String - 200 feet |
| Card Stock - 100 sheets | Paper Clips - 10 | Tape - 4 rolls |
| Cardboard - must fit in container | Paper Fasteners - 8 | Tinker Toys - 1 set |
| Cardboard Tubes - 10 | Paper Plates - 10 | Toothbrushes - 4 |
| Clothes Pins - 20 | Pipe Cleaners - 10 | Toothpicks - 500 standard |
| Cups (paper, plastic or styrofoam) - 20 total | Playing Cards - 1 standard deck | Wire - 50 feet |
| Egg Cartons - 4 | Popsicle Sticks - 200 | Writing Utensils - 5 |
| Index Cards - 3"x 5" -100 | Rubber Bands - 10 | Zip Ties - 100 |