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[Pages:368]Technology Student Association (TSA)

Middle School Competitive Events Guide

for the 2016 and 2017 National TSA Conferences

With Correlations to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Standards and Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

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? Copyright 2015 -- Technology Student Association Tenth Edition

All rights reserved. This document was developed by the TSA Competition Regulations Committee and is sanctioned by the TSA, Inc. Board of Directors. Unless indicated in this document, no part may be reproduced in any form or by any means, without written permission from the executive director of the Technology Student Association.

For more information, please contact the Technology Student Association 1914 Association Drive Reston, VA 20191-1540 phone 703.860.9000 toll free 888.860.9010 fax 703.758.4852 general@

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 TSA, THE ORGANIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

TSA, Inc. Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 TSA Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Role of Competitive Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Levels of Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 General Rules and Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 National TSA Dress Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Competition Regulations Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Rules Interpretation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Event Coordinator Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 COMPETITIVE EVENTS ELIGIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) INTEGRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Science Content Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Technology Content Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Principles and Standards for School Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS (CCSS) INTEGRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Common Core State Standards for English, Language Arts, Sciences, and Technical Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Common Core State Standards for Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 TSA AND THE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Glossary of Leadership Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Middle School Leadership Activities Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 TSA AND CAREERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The 16 Career Clusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 TSA Competitions and The 16 Career Clusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 COMPETITIVE EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The Official TSA Competitive Event Rating Form/Rubric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Middle School Competitive Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Biotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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CAD Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Career Prep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Catapult Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Challenging Technology Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Chapter Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Children's Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Community Service Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Construction Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Digital Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Dragster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Electrical Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Environmental Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Essays on Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Forensic Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Geospatial Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Inventions and Innovations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Junior Solar Sprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Leadership Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Mass Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Medical Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Microcontroller Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Prepared Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Promotional Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 STEM Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Structural Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 System Control Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Tech Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Technical Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Video Game Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Website Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 FORMS APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

TSA is grateful to many people for their advice and expertise in developing the competitive events program over the years. We especially appreciate the volunteer efforts of the members of the Competition Regulations Committee (CRC), noted below, who have written and refined the event specifications that appear in this guide.

Bob Behnke, Texas Frank D. Calfee, Tennessee Tonya V. Childress, Tennessee Leigh Davis, Tennessee Tara Royal, Texas Bob Hanson, Tennessee Hal Harrison, South Carolina Amanda Hodges, Tennessee Laura Hummell, Pennsylvania Jeff Lathom, Virginia Emily McAdams, North Carolina Steve Price, Georgia Sid Rader, Virginia Tom Shown, North Carolina Andy Stephenson, Virginia Matt Walton, Virginia Bud Worley, Texas

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TSA, THE ORGANIZATION

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information about becoming a TSA member, visit and click on Join TSA, or call TSA's toll free number, 888/860-9010.

The Technology Student Association (TSA) is devoted exclusively to the needs of students engaged in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Open to those who are enrolled in or who have completed technology education courses, TSA has over 230,000 middle and high school students, in 2,000 schools, spanning 49 states. TSA is supported by educators, parents, and business leaders who believe in the need for a technologically literate society. Our members learn through exciting competitive events, leadership opportunities, and membership activities.

Explore what TSA has to offer by using this guide and by visiting for information. With competitive events that range from video game design to structural engineering and much more, there is something to capture the imagination of and bring out the best in all students. We hope, that with teacher guidance, students will enjoy the challenge of TSA's competitive events at local, state, regional, and national TSA conferences.

The competitions in this guide support a broad spectrum of goals related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curriculum, as well as the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). They also promote leadership skills and a focus on future career choices.

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TSA, The Organization

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TSA, INC. MISSION

The mission of the Technology Student Association, Inc. is to provide leadership and support to TSA through educational programs and services.

TSA MISSION

The Technology Student Association fosters personal growth, leadership, and opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM); members apply and integrate these concepts through co-curricular activities, competitions, and related programs.

THE ROLE OF COMPETITIVE EVENTS

To follow its mission, TSA offers stimulating competitive events and recognition in both technology and leadership arenas. TSA believes that by participating in carefully designed competitions, students learn to do their best, thereby becoming "winners" whether or not they place in a competition. Many teachers find that TSA's competitive events provide an excellent motivational tool in the academic environment.

Every two years TSA's competitive events are reviewed and revised by the Competition Regulations Committee (CRC), a standing group of technology educators with hands-on classroom experience. The 2016 & 2017 Middle School Technology Activities, National TSA Conference Competitive Events Guide is the result of the work of the CRC managers, competitive event coordinators, teachers, and the proposals of numerous TSA state and chapter advisors, and students whose suggestions make TSA competitive events current and dynamic. The guide presents rules and regulations for all national TSA conference competitive events, as well as a comprehensive view of each event's connection to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) standards, and Common Core State Standards. Additionally, leadership skills, career choices (including connections to career clusters), and suggested careers are featured for each event. Relevant for all levels of competition (state delegations may choose to adopt the national guidelines for state-level competitions), the guide provides an excellent motivational tool for curricular activities in the classroom.

Thank you for your interest and support.

Rosanne T. White, Ed.D. TSA Executive Director

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event has an event coordinator who is responsible for answering questions about the event's guidelines. Coordinator names and contact information can be found on the TSA website at Directory/Competition Regulations Committee.

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Competitive Events Program

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LEVELS OF COMPETITION

A. The following breakdown of grades is used to designate categories for curricular event entries. Each level has its own unique competitive events guide.

Middle School/Junior High School--Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

High School--Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Ninth graders must compete at the level in which the chapter affiliates. For example, if the ninth grade is housed in a high school 9-12, the student must compete in high school events. If the ninth grade is housed in a 6-9 or 7-9 school, ninth grade students must compete in middle school events.

B. If the school has a K-12 configuration, or a configuration other than the examples above, contact national TSA for clarification and approval regarding the appropriate school designation.

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apply to all competitive events and are in addition to each event's specific guidelines.

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

A. It is the intent of TSA, Inc. to involve as many different TSA members as possible in competitive events and provide recognition in a setting of fair play practices using TSA event guidelines.

B. Other than for the VEX event, TSA members, advisors, and chapters must be currently affiliated with TSA to enter any competitive event.

C. TSA membership rights extend through the year of graduation. It is permissible for students who graduate midyear to compete at the national conference that immediately follows their endof-year graduation.

D. Students must be registered and be in attendance at the national TSA conference in order to enter and become a finalist in any event.

E. It is the individual responsibility of each participant to obtain all rules and guidelines for the events. Lack of knowledge or understanding about a particular event is neither reason nor excuse for an individual to request an accommodating adjustment or change.

F. It is essential that students and advisors routinely check the TSA website for updated information about TSA general rules and competitive event guidelines. This information is found on the website under Competitions/ Competition Updates. When students participate in any TSA

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