IMORTANT!

• This is ONLY intended to give an overview and introduction this year’s MESA Day. Students and Advisors are responsible for reviewing full details in the MESA Day Handbook.

26TH ANNUAL MESA DAY“SUSTAINING OUR FUTURE”

ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION CENTER FEBRUARY 24TH, 2014 7:30AM-4:30PM

SUSTAINING OUR FUTURE

• MIDDLE SCHOOL:– PREPARED DESIGN– ONSITE CHALLENGE

• HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS:– PREPARED DESIGN– ONSITE CHALLENGE– ACADEMIC DISPLAY

• SPECIAL NOTE: – MESA USA qualifying round will run simultaneously at

MESA Day; students will not be able to compete in both competitions

BASIC INFO & GUIDELINES AT EVENT

• ADVISORS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN COMPETITION AREAS

• ADJUSTMENTS TO DEVICES MUST BE DONE BY STUDENTS

• COMPLAINTS/APPEALS MUST BE ADDRESSED BY STUDENTS TO EVENT COORDINATOR DURING EVENT

• ADULTS MAY ENTER COMPETITION AREA TO TAKE PHOTOS AT THE COORDINATOR’S DISCRETION

• TEAMS MAY BRING BILINGUAL INTERPRETORS WITH APPROVAL; MESA CANNOT GUARANTEE BILINGUAL JUDGES

TEAMS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR:

• NOT HAVING MESA PAPERWORK COMPLETE (A1/A2)• NOT FOLLOWING EVENT GUIDELINES (EVEN IF TEAM

HAS ALREADY COMPLETED EVENT)• USE OF CELL PHONES IN EVENTS OR CEREMONIES• INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

RESOURCES & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• VISIT NMMESA.ORG FOR ONGOING COMPETITION RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES

• REVIEW FAQ DOCUMENT REGULARLY FOR CLARIFICATIONS & ADDENDUMS TO; THIS IS AN OFFICIAL COMPETITION DOCUMENT!

ITS MORE THAN JUST A COMPETITION; GET INVOLVED!

• SCHOOL BANNER (1 PER SCHOOL)– MAX 3 FT WIDE/4 FEET LONG– BRING STRING OR TIES TO HANG– NO UNSPORTSMAN IMAGES/SLOGANS– NO GLITTER/CONFETTI, BALLOONS OR UNSECURED

ITEMS– HANDMADE OR MACHINE PRODUCED

PICTURE SLIDESHOW

• SUBMIT PHOTOS THAT SHOWCASE YOUR MESA PROGRAM & OUR “SUSTAINING OUR FUTURE” THEME FOR THE MESA DAY SLIDE SHOW!

• UP TO 5 PHOTOS PER SCHOOL• INCLUDE CAPTIONS ABOUT PHOTO • EMAIL TO ANITA@NMMESA.ORG BY JAN 24,

2014

SCHOOL VIDEOS

• SHOWCASE YOUR MESA PROGRAM IN A VIDEO TO BE PLAYED AT MESA DAY!

• 1 VIDEO PER SCHOOL

• 3 MINUTES MAX

• PLAYABLE ON GENERAL SOFTWARE

• SUBMIT BY JAN. 24, 2014 TO ANITA@NMMESA.ORG MAILING ADDRESS LISTED IN HANDBOOK

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

• 25 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE• ASSIST WITH OPENING/CLOSING

CEREMONIES, SPEAKING ROLES & MORE• RECEIVE LEADERSHIP CREDIT & RECOGNITION• MAY NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN PHONE

CONFERENCE OR WEBINIAR FOR ORIENTATION

• APPLY BY JAN 24TH 2014

Onsite Challenge: Rainwater Harvesting

“Water harvesting is the method of designing structures & landscaping to capture & divert precipitation to meet water needs. Water harvesters incorporate structures & contours in the land to take advantage of gravity & direct water where needed”

YOUR TEAM’S CHALLENGE

• Complete short answer & math questions pertaining to rainwater harvesting & irrigation

• Demonstrate knowledge with a hands-on project that may involve: scaled drawing, physical model, or other construction

• Complete all tasks within 1 hr.

• No outside resources or materials

GET READY!

TEAMS SHOULD STUDY• Water Harvesting Terms & Concepts (pg

8 of handbook)• Water Harvesting Calculations &

Formulas (page 8 of handbook)

*All study concepts can be found in “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands: Volume 1-Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Landscape by Brad Lancaster”. 2nd Edition *provided at PDC to Advisors

(HIGH SCHOOL ONLY) ACADEMIC DISPLAY: SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT

“Responsible water management in New Mexico is critical to sustaining our future. There are 4 major demands on our water: Agricultural, Municipal/Industrial, Environmental & Recreational

Get Ready!

• Research a major water management issue in YOUR AREA of the state

• Present the economic, social & scientific impact of that water usage in an academic display

• Form & state your opinion on the issue• Use APA-style to cite resources

ACADEMIC DISPLAY PARAMETERS & BASIC INFO

• 6FT TABLE PROVIDED• NO ELECTRICAL OUTLETS • FREE-STANDING

PRESENTATION• MAX POSTER SIZE=36”x48”• ALL TEAM IDENTIFYING

INFO ON BACK OF POSTER • LABLE POSTER WITH ALL

REQUIRED HEADINGS

Required Elements • TITLE (summarizing topic/includes location)• INTRODUCTION (Describes local water issue,

geographic area affected, stakeholders involved)

• DESCRIPTION (Discuss issue in greater detail)• CONCLUSION (Restate topic, why it is

important, your opinion, call-to-action if applicable)

• IMAGES/GRAPHICS (3 or more, label, caption, & cite source)

• REFERENCES – MINIMUM OF 4 DIFFERENT RESOURCES– MUST BE APA-STYLE

• SEE FULL DETAILS INCLUDING SCORING RUBRIC IN HANBOOK!

Prepared Design Challenge:Food Distribution System

“In New Mexico, adequate healthy food is an immediate concern. The New Mexico Association of Food Banks provides emergency food for an estimated 240,000 different people annually. NM ranks 49th in children’s food insecurity…” (see full intro in MESA Day Handbook)

Your Team’s Challenge:• Design a food distribution

system to transfer goods efficiently from a centralized farmers market to areas throughout the state.

• Deliver “food” (weights) to cities using a hub and spoke delivery format

Food Distribution Device/System Parameters

Can be any type of device/system including but not limited to: crane, vehicle, Rube Goldberg device)!

Device/System Continued…

• No height or mass limit *NOTE: weight impacts score!

• Must be transportable; no arrangements will be made for abnormally large/delicate systems

• No electrical, chemical, or thermal energy

• Unique creation (parts from a kit are allowable)

• No messy or liquid materials

• Operate device safely; eyewear may be required

Trigger Requirements• System must use a single trigger(Aerofast C3-20R trigger release pin) that

has a ready- to-launch position that can be activated by a single student

• Trigger must be able to be pulled away from device & can only be used as a trigger

• A string can be attached to the ring of the release pin

• System may have multiple power sources but only one trigger

Other Constraints• Food (weight) can only be transferred through the

system itself (no launching of items)

• Food (weight) may not be secured to device with tape, glue, adhesive, or damaging material

• Device/system cannot be secured to the course

• Ramps & permanent structure can be recalibrated or adjusted but NOT moved to another location

TESTING AREA

• 8X 8 foot vinyl map of New Mexico taped to the ground

• No shoes on map! Kneeling/crawling is OK

• Handbook lists cities requiring food delivery

• Food/weight (cubes) measure: 1 gram (1cm3)

• Food cubes can be stacked up to 10 cubes

• High schools deliver 1500g cubes/Middle School= 1000g

TESTING AREA CONTINUED..

• Each city has clear tub for holding successfully delivered food• Team will have an extra tub for use as needed

(sorting, loading, etc)• Teams can bring own containers but it will be

considered part of their system and weighed with all materials• Each course with have a postage scale for

weighing food

Inspection • NO impound: devices remain with team

until called; if not ready when called; team is disqualified

• When called: device & repair parts are weighed in crate on postage scale

• Repair parts must be in clear ziploc bag• Device can stick out of crate or lie on top

but cannot be held or assisted when weighed

• Judges will verifies energy source & trigger use

Trial Set Up: 2 Minutes

• Includes setup, practice, modifications, & readying weights in vertical area of Albuq. marker

• Team indicates to judge when ready• Judge inspects device requirements (modifications

allowed if within the 2 minute setup time)• 1 team member is “starter” & remains at Albuq.• 1 team member is “retriever” & at desired

destination (multiple retrievers at other locations are allowed)

• Members can change roles as needed

Performance Trial: 4 Minutes• Starter gets permission from judge to start

• Time starts when trigger is pulled & runs until 4 minutes elapses or required food is delivered & team calls stop

• Using the system; send food/weights to 1st desired destination

• Unload food/weights when judge determines delivery is successful.

• Return to Albuquerque marker & continue delivering food/weights until all required food/weight has successfully reach all required destinations

• Only touch system to restart/adjust if delivery is determined to be successful or unsuccessful

• Stop when judge calls time or when all food is delivered and team calls stop

A Successful Trip/Delivery:

• Successful Delivery: food load starts at a complete rest at Albuquerque, device is started using the single trigger, load arrives at or passes through a location marker

• The food/weight or system does not have to stop on the intended target marker by itself

• Only part of the food/weight must touch the marker for the entire load to be successful

• Teams can revisit locations to deliver additional food loads

Returning parts of the system back to Albuquerque

• Parts of the device/system can stay on the course after a successful trip; if parts need to be returned to Albuq. for additional trips they must be returned using the delivery system including the trigger mechanism.

• If team must physically deliver parts back to Albuq. (unable to deliver parts using the device itselft) the delivery will be considered UNsuccessful & food/weight will not be counted)

UNSUCCESSFUL TRIPS

• Any trip where the food does not meet its intended location

• If UNsuccessful: return food to Albuq. & redo trip

DROPPED PARTS OF DEVICE/SYSTEM• If non-essential parts falls from system: teams can

leave it on map OR• If team needs to move, remove, or replace part to a

system during trip it is an UNsuccessful trip

DROPPED FOOD/WEIGHTS:The dropped weight is returned to Albuquerque & the dropped weight does not count for that trip

CONCLUSION OF TRIAL

• FOOD/WEIGHT IS MEASURED FOR PERFORMANCE SCORE

• IF A LOCATION DOES NOT HAVE ENTIRE REQUIRED LOAD, NO WEIGHT WILL BE COUNTED FOR THAT LCOATION & FULL TIME WILL BE ASSESSED

• STUDENTS CAN WEIGH LOAD DURING TRIAL TO VERIFY FINAL WEIGHT BUT TIME CONTINUES TO RUN

CONSTRUCTION & REPAIRS

• CALIBRATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, REPAIRS ARE ALLOWED BETWEEN TRIPS AS LONG AS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ARE MET

• REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT PARTS MUST BE INCLUDED IN ORIGINAL DESIGN OR IN REPAIR KIT

• INFRASTRUCTURE (RAMPS, ETC) CAN BE ADJUDSTED BUT NOT SWITCHED OR MOVED

• TIME RUNS DURING ALL REPAIRS

LOGISTICS & MISC. INFO FOR ADVISORS

• PRE-REGISTER ONLINE BY 5PM JAN. 24TH 2014

• EARLY REGISTRATION FEB 23, 2014 6PM-7:30P @ 2808 CENTRAL AVE. SE, ALBUQ

• CHECK-IN: GROUND FLOOR-ALBUQ. CONVENTION CENTER 7:30AM-8:30 AM

TEAM ELIGIBLITY

• ALL SCHOOLS ARE INVITED • 2-4 MEMBERS PER TEAM• A1’S WITH RC/A2’S ENTERED IN MIMS DUE BY JAN. 24 AT

5PM FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS

20 – 30 profiles=3 31 – 50 profiles=5 51 - 70 profiles=7 71 – 90 profiles=9 91 – 110 profiles=11 111 – 130 profiles=13 131+ profiles=15

LODGING

• SCHOOLS ARRANGE LODGING

• CHECK WITH RC FOR HOTEL DISCOUNTS

• ARRANGE EARLY (SCHOOLS WILL BE RESERVING FROM AROUND THE STATE!)

• TRANSPORTATION: PAID BY MESA; BUSPOOLING REQUIRED

LUNCH

• MEALS ARE NOT PROVIDED; CONVENTION CENTER WILL HAVE FOOD VENDORS

• NO OUTSIDE FOOD ALLOWED IN CENTER

• YOU MAY STORE FOOD (COOLERS, ETC) IN CENTER BUT IT MUST BE EATEN OFF CONVENTION CENTER GROUNDS

NAME BADGES

• BADGES REQUIRED FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS

FIRST & LAST NAMESCHOOL, CITY

TEAM #