Day of the Competition
Dear participants, please read these notes carefully and follow all instructions:
- There will be no on-site registration.
- Students must arrive at the competition venue between 8:00 AM and 8:15 AM.
- Check-in will close at 8:45 AM and the competition will begin promptly at 9 AM.
No late check-in will be allowed.. - After 8:45 AM only student contestants will be allowed in the competition venue. Parents and coaches are welcome at 12:30 PM for the Computing Technology Fair (ODP competition), special presentations, keynote talk and awards ceremony.
- Competitors will have some down time between challenges. We will have activities, but feel free to bring games or reading material to entertain yourselves!
As in past years, there will be photography and videography at the event. During the check-in process please let us know if you prefer to not have your student be included in the photo and video coverage. If we do not hear from you we will assume that you are fine with this. The photographs and video clips may be used to showcase the competition and possibly be used for future promotion of CFA events.
Individual Competition
- This will be a timed multiple choice test. It will be machine graded. Please bring at least two sharpened #2 medium soft lead pencils to fill in the answer sheets
- All students must be seated in the testing room by 8:45 AM.
- No new student will be allowed inside the testing room after the test starts.
Team Competition
- All team members must be present for the team to participate in the competition.
- Each team must bring a fully charged computer – if your computer runs out of batteries, we will not be able to grade your project!
- Please install Scratch 3.0 application on your computer. Note: this is NOT the same as the version that runs in the browser. If you do not have Scratch 3.0 installed on your computer before the competition, you will not be able to compete.
- After the test, you are expected to leave your computer in the testing room so we may grade your program. Please clearly label your computer with your team’s name
- Remove password protection or clearly label your computer with username and password for grading (this is to avoid the judges from encountering a locked computers)
Original Design Project (ODP) Competition(Computing Technology Fair)
- Only students who registered on-line for the ODP project (Computer Technology Fair) will be allowed to compete. Furthermore, registered student contestants must have uploaded their project flyer by Sunday, May 5, 2019. There is no exceptions to these requirements.
- Contestants must bring:
- a fully charged laptop with their project on it, and
- six (6) copies of a single-sided 8.5″ x 11″ flyer describing the project. The judges need this to grade the project.
- A standard 36” (h) by 48” (w) three-panel display board. for the CT Fair component of this competition
- Optional: Contestants are encouraged to bring a video demo of their project (see CT Far for details.)
PROGRAM
| 8:00 – 8:45 AM | Check-in | Reception desk |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM | Individual Competition | Room 2011 (Pioneer Square) & 2015 (Queen Ann) |
| 9:30 – 9:45 AM | Bio Break | Hallway area |
| 9:45 – 11:30 AM | Team Competition | Room 2011 (Pioneer Square) & 2015 (Queen Ann) |
| 11:30 – 12:15 PM | Lunch (ODP contestants get priority) | Second Floor Cafeteria |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | CS Jeopardy Game + Special Presentations | Room 2003-2007 (Capitol Hill + Montlake) |
| 12:30 – 2:15 PM | Computing Technology Fair – Original Design Project Competition | Room 2011 (Pioneer Square) & 2015 (Queen Ann)/td> |
| 2:30 – 2:45 PM | Top 4 ODP Presentations (3 minutes each with Q/A) | Room: 2003-2007 (Capitol Hill + Montlake) | 2:45 – 3:15 PM | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nicolas Villar, Microsoft Research “Physical/Tangible User Interfaces for Accessibility” |
Room: 2003-2007 (Capitol Hill + Montlake) |
| 3:15 – 3:30 PM | Awards Ceremony | Room: 2003-2007 (Capitol Hill + Montlake) |
| 3:30 PM | Adjourn |