1. Metea Valley Scioly—2014 Build Events

2. So, What’s a Build Event?
A build event is where you build the device before the tournament.
You test the device at the tournament to earn points
Unlike test events, there is normally not a written component with these events.

3. Why Should I do a Build Event?
Because it’s fun
Because there are lots of spots to fill and we need teams to build (It’s one area where we are lacking)
Because you know exactly what to expect when you go to the tournament (or at least you should)

4. 2014 Build Events List Boomilever Bungee Egg Drop
Elastic Launched Glider
MagLev
Mission Possible
Scrambler

5. Boomilever
This event asks you to build a device that holds 15kg of mass
It must attach to a wall and must be loaded on the other side.
ATTACH HERE
Load here

6. Boomilever
© Autodesk Inventor Pro 2013

7. Bungee Egg Drop New 2014 Event
A device is pulled from a bungee cord with an egg in it.
The goal is to stop the device as close to the ground as possible without breaking the egg. The team with the largest displacement wins.

9. Elastic Launched Glider
Teams are to create an aircraft that launches using elastic and flies like a normal plane.
The team with the longest airtime wins.

10. Mission Possible (C) This is a new event for 2014.
Basically, it’s a Rube Goldberg machine that does a number of specified things (in the rule book) in the shortest amount of time.

11. Scrambler
Teams are to build a car that stops before a wall placed at a certain distance.
The device must also accommodate an egg and it must not break throughout the run.
The team that gets the closest to the wall wins.

12. Engineering Knowledge Events
These events have a building component and a test component.
Event List:
MagLev
Circuit Lab
Compound Machines

13. MagLev
Teams are to build a device that hovers over a track using magnets and is propelled by a single propeller.
THIS EVENT ALSO HAS A TEST COMPONENT ABOUT MAGNETS.

14. MagLev

15. Circuit Lab
The first half of this event consists of an exam covering Physical Circuitry (the science part, no IC or Logic knowledge required).
The second half is done on a prototyping board (PLD or Breadboard). You may need to know logic or the function of IC chips for this section.

17. Compound Machines This is a new event for this year.
The first half consists of an exam about compound machines and will ask you to calculate forces on the objects in the machines (Think physics).
The second half will be a lab investigation using compound machines (think physics lab exams).