Table Display & Notebook
Apprentice Level AND Professional Level
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Each Apprentice and Professional level team will be provided a table to put a display and a notebook of drawings, pictures, charts, graphs, etc. that document the process their team took to prepare for the Challenge. Judges will score the Table Display and Notebooks between 10:00a.m - 4:00pm Challenge day. The judging panel will consist of professional educators and WSU College of Education faculty.
All Table Displays will be limited to the surface area of the provided 6' X 3' table. Additional items under the table or around the table will not be considered in the judging. No electricity will be provided. Teams may provide their own battery or other power source if it fits under their table. NO cords may be placed across the floor to the Table Displays.
TIP: If a computer presentation is part of your display, consider putting the presentation on two or more computers, swapping the computer in the display area as needed to re-charge in the work area where electricity is provided.
Notebook materials should be organized in a notebook, three ring binder or a file folder container.
Table Display/Notebook Award (1
Award): One award for the team earning the highest number of
points for the Table Display and Notebook Challenge.
Apprentice Level Note: Points from Table Display and Notebooks apply toward the overall RCX Awards in the Apprentice Level.
Professional Level Notes: Points from Table Display and Notebooks apply toward the overall MINDSTORMS Awards in the Professional Level.
Table Display and Notebooks may also be used during the Oral Presentation.
If you take your items into the Oral Presentation please leave a note on your
table for the Judges. They will check back after your presentation is
over. Points from Table Display & Notebook apply toward the overall MINDSTORMS
Awards in the Professional Level.
Scoring Rubric: 1000 points possible
Criteria
200-150
150-100
100-50
50-0
Awesome!
Mostly
Somewhat
Not
really
Creativity-
The display and notebook are eye-catching and pleasing to look at. The
display and notebook contain many unique and imaginative ideas.
These ideas are evident in the problem solving content and
information presented and in the display and notebook themselves.
Variety-
The
display and notebook contain several methods of communicating
information (i.e. diagrams, drawings, photos, tables,
charts, graphs, written information, models, exhibits, etc.). It
is obvious that a variety of sources were consulted for information
gathering.
Organization-
The information is logically presented
in a well ordered manner with obvious organization around specific
topics
(i.e. organized chronologically, by
challenge or task, by learning topic, etc.).
Each item is well labeled and captioned.
Accuracy -
Items are neatly arranged with no noticeable mistakes.
Content is accurate. Information is well documented and credited to
original sources when necessary.
The team's name and school are easily
identified.
Knowledge-
The
display and notebook effectively provide a large amount of useful
information. The display and notebook document the
team's preparation for the challenge (i.e. problem solving
strategies, information sources, individual assignments and effort,
team meeting schedule, lessons learned, learning objectives and
standards, etc.)