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"BottleRockets-NChasmadeitthattheyaretobe1Lorsmaller?Also,seltzer
waterbottleshavecarbonatedwaterlisted-justclarifyingincaseforatournament
thattheyareappropriate(aslongasitfitsthelauncherspecs,Ihaven'tcheckedthis
yet)
Seltzerbottlesarefineandseemtofitthelaunchers.Remember,thebestwayto
checkifitwillworkonthelauncheristoputa½”pvcpipeintheend.Aslongas
itslidesinandouteasily,itwillworkonthelauncher.NCisfollowingthe
nationalrulesforthisevent,andtheyhavepicked1Lorsmallerbottlesthis
year.
WriteIt,DoIt-howmanysheetsofpaperwilltheWRITERSbeallowed?Oneyear
thestudentswereallowedasmuchpaperastheyneeded.Thenextyear,theywere
unexpectedlylimitedtoonesheet.
PaperisneversupposedtobealimitingfactorinWIDI.
Ican'tgettheAvogadrosystemtoshowmetherawscores--itjustsays"loading."
WhatamIdoingwrong?
Ijumpedthegunbytellingcoachesthatyoucouldseelastyear’sscores.Itis
coming,butthedeveloperisn’treadytoreleasethatfunctionquiteyet.Most
ofyoushouldbeabletologinandseethatyouareconnectedtoatournament
now,weareworkingourwaythroughthetournamentlist.
"ROADSCHOLAR:The2014NCStateStoryExamstatesthatstudentsmayuse""A
transparentpieceofpaperorplastictoputoverthemaps.Youmayclipthisto
themaps,andmarkonthetransparency.""ISATRANSPARENTPIECEOFPAPER
ALLOWEDFOR2017?IFSO,ISATRANSPARENCYORTRACINGPAPER
ACCEPTABLE?HOWMANYSHEETS?"
Therulesarealittlevagueonthisone,butitsaysthatyoucanbring‘other
measuringdevices’soifyourtracingpaperistomeasurewith,thereisnota
limit.
Cantheeggassemblybeattachedafterinspection?
Aslongasyourdevicesareassembledintheallottedamountoftime.
CanweuseadaptersforthemotorsontheHovercraft?
Yes.
WhenmyWindPowerkidsaretestingtheirblades,sometimesthefanblowsthe
entiresetupbackwards.Theywanttoknowiftheyareallowedtoducttapethe
basetotheground/tableatthecompetitionsothatitstaysinplace?
Oursetupsdon’tusuallyblowover,butyoucanholdthebottomofthestandif
needed.
STEMDesignChallenge:Whatisallowedasamassonthecuptoholditsteady?
Theeventleaderswillsupplyeachteamwithagolfballandcup,whichmight
havesomethingtapedtothetopjusttokeepitfromblowingaround.Youcan
useanythingthatyouwanttopractice,theweighthasnothingtodowiththe
event.
Iwantedtocheckontheheightofthebarrierfortraeggtory.Inthehandoutitsays
2Mbutafewyearsagoitwasconsiderablelower.
Itishigherthisyearbecausethereisnotargettoaimfor.Studentscantossit
overanywaythattheylike,justsoitgoesoverthebarrier.