2018 State Leadership Themes
3D Animation
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Animatronics
Theme: Create an interactive animatronic robot for a local Zoo or aquarium.
Architectural Design
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Biotechnology Design
Area of focus: Food
Children's Stories
Theme: Electronically Enhanced Book – Participants are to design an
electronically enhanced book in which the electronics enrich the storybook experience.
Debating Technological Issues
Topic: Information Security in Modern Life
Subtopic 1: Resolved: Genetic Discovery Companies
(such as 23 and me) should be able to sell or
make available your genetic profile to third parties.
Subtopic 2: Resolved: Companies should be able to sell your
usage data (history, bookmarks, application downloads, etc)
of their equipment to third parties.
Subtopic 3: Resolved: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Global Positioning
Systems (GPS) should be used on student badges to take
attendance and track students' movements around school campuses.
Digital Video Production
Theme: TSA Competitive Event Infomercial
Dragster Design
There is no special theme for 2018 Dragster Design
Engineering Design
Theme: Engineer the Tools of Scientific Discovery
Fashion Design and Technology
Theme: 1980's Fashion - Trends and Styles
Each team should design and create from scratch three (3) garments that
represent one (1) of the 1980's era fashion trends.
Photographic Technology
Theme: The Battle Between Nature and Technology - Who Wins?
Structural Design and Engineering
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HS Structural Design and Engineering Team Assessment Form
HS Structural Design and Engineering Team Verification
Transportation Modeling
Theme: The History of Stock Car Racing
Video Game Design
Participants focus on the idea of their choice, within the context of the 2018 theme: Sports Games
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Animatronics
Theme: Create an interactive animatronic robot for a local Zoo or aquarium.
Architectural Design
Please click here for the design problem.
Biotechnology Design
Area of focus: Food
Children's Stories
Theme: Electronically Enhanced Book – Participants are to design an
electronically enhanced book in which the electronics enrich the storybook experience.
Debating Technological Issues
Topic: Information Security in Modern Life
Subtopic 1: Resolved: Genetic Discovery Companies
(such as 23 and me) should be able to sell or
make available your genetic profile to third parties.
Subtopic 2: Resolved: Companies should be able to sell your
usage data (history, bookmarks, application downloads, etc)
of their equipment to third parties.
Subtopic 3: Resolved: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Global Positioning
Systems (GPS) should be used on student badges to take
attendance and track students' movements around school campuses.
Digital Video Production
Theme: TSA Competitive Event Infomercial
Dragster Design
There is no special theme for 2018 Dragster Design
Engineering Design
Theme: Engineer the Tools of Scientific Discovery
Fashion Design and Technology
Theme: 1980's Fashion - Trends and Styles
Each team should design and create from scratch three (3) garments that
represent one (1) of the 1980's era fashion trends.
Photographic Technology
Theme: The Battle Between Nature and Technology - Who Wins?
Structural Design and Engineering
Please click here for the problem statement.
HS Structural Design and Engineering Team Assessment Form
HS Structural Design and Engineering Team Verification
Transportation Modeling
Theme: The History of Stock Car Racing
Video Game Design
Participants focus on the idea of their choice, within the context of the 2018 theme: Sports Games
Webmaster
Please click here for the design brief.
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