Shocker MINDSTORMS Challenge
Awards
Beginner Level Awards
BEGINNER Awards ( 4 Awards ): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place awards will be given for the highest total points accumulated on three of the Apprentice Missions. In order to be eligible for these awards, teams must score points on three of the Apprentice Missions and complete the Team Interview, Team Display, and Team Notebook. (Teams may run all Apprentice Missions, but only the best three scores will count towards the total score.) Visit the Missions and Challenges links to see rubrics and individual mission information for scoring criteria. (team size = 5-12)
Beginner II Level Awards
BEGINNER II Awards ( 4 Awards ): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place awards will be given for the highest total points accumulated on four of the Apprentice Missions. In order to be eligible for these awards, teams must score points on four of the Apprentice Missions and complete the Team Interview, Team Display, and Team Notebook. (Teams may run all Apprentice Missions, but only the best four scores will count towards the total score.) Visit the Missions and Challenges links to see rubrics and individual mission information for scoring criteria. (team size = 5-12)
Intermediate Level Awards
INTERMEDIATE Awards ( 4 Awards ): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place awards will be given for the highest total points accumulated on three of the Professional Missions. In order to be eligible for these awards, teams must score points on three Professional Missions and complete the Team Presentation, Team Display, and Team Notebook. (Teams may run all Professional Missions, but only the best three scores will count towards the total score.) Visit the Missions and Challenges links to see rubrics and individual mission information for scoring criteria. (team size = 8-18)
Expert Level Awards
EXPERT Awards ( 4 Awards ): 1st, 2nd, 3rd ,and 4th place awards will be given for the highest total points accumulated on five of the Professional Missions. One of the five must be the secret misssion, which will be reveled on challenge day. In order to be eligible for these awards, teams must score points on five Professional Missions and complete the Team Presentation, Team Display, and Team Notebook. (Teams may run all Professional Missions, but only the best four score plus the secret course score will count towards the total score.) Visit the Missions and Challenges links to see rubrics and individual mission information for scoring criteria. (team size = 8-18)
Team Display Award (4 awards)
One award is given at each level, Beginner, Beginner II, Intermediate, and Expert, to the team earning the most points within that level. Points for Team Display apply towards the overall awards in each level.
Team Notebook Award (4 awards)
One award is given at each level, Beginner, Beginner II, Intermediate, and Expert, to the team earning the most points within that level. Points for Team Notebook apply towards the overall awards in each level.
Team Presentation Award (2 awards)
One award is given at each level, Intermediate and Expert, for the team earning the most points within that level. Points from the Team Presentation apply towards the overall awards in each level.
Team Interview Award (2 awards)
One award is given at each level, Beginner and Beginner II, for the most points scored at the Team Interview. Points from the Team Interview apply towards the overall awards in each level.
Judges
All Missions, Team Presentations, Team Interviews, Team Displays, and Team Notebooks,
are judged by industry professionals and representatives from the WSU College of Engineering.