Engineering HeptathlonRegional Activities Committee

Jeff JepsonDeputy Director - YP

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Event Description• A total of seven events each with an individual scoring format• Each Heptathlon will consist of 4 Level A Events and 3 Level B Events• The level A events will be the same for each section’s competition• Each section will be able to choose their own level B events from a

master list that will grow over time with section input, or design their own

• A cumulative score for all the events will determine the winners• A handbook for the events with rules and instructions has been

developed based on the pilot event held in Tucson in October

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Heptathlon Events• Level A Events

Engineering Knowledge Test (250 pts max) Engineering Trivia (1250 pts max)

– Game show format Tiger Team Challenge (750 pts max)

– Egg Drop from box of items Engineering Relay(1000 pts)

– Final Event of the day– Six individual stations that incorporate aspects of the other events – Each team member will have to do two stations

• Level B Events Paper Airplane Fly-off (500 pts) Solar Hot Dog Cooker (500 pts) Tower Building Competition (500 pts)

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Pilot Event Highlights

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Pilot Event Highlights

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Pilot Event Winners

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