Jousting Challenge Ver. 10.30.12

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1) Pre-questions2) Eligibility & Description; (Picture of KNIGHTS)3) Required Materials & Rules (2 slides)4) Registration Cost & Day of Event Information5) Scoring & Track descriptions 6) Sample Score Sheet; Sample Track Design7) Optional Scoring Opportunities Before Event8) Post-questions9) Additional Resources & Contact Information

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Pre-questions (Table of Contents)

1) What divisions can play the Jousting Challenge?

2) Where do you get the official Jousting Knights?

3) How do you score points in this challenge?

4) What is done after lunch with this challenge?

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The Jousting Knights (Table of Contents)

KNIGHTS8” tall, Aluminum, maximum & minimum lance height lines, magnetically held to base plate

LANCESAdjustable height and length; flat head screw controlled metal clamp around Knight

BASE PLATECircular metal plate, Velcro attached Lego plate and 4 Lego beams

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Eligibility & Description (Table of Contents)

• ELIGIBLE: Elementary (ES) and Middle school (MS) divisions• Only 60 teams accepted: 30 teams per each division

Jousting Challenge is two robots travelling in oppositedirections along parallel lines carrying one of the official RED orGREEN Knights in front of the robot.

OBJECTIVE: Knock your opponent’s knight to the floor using yourlance before your knight is knocked off.

Required Materials & Rules (Table of Contents)

OFFICIAL Red & Green Knights ONLY: Jousting Knight set includes Knight’s bases and lances for 2 knights

Robot platform: no restrictions provided total value under $1500

Light sensor(s): For track’s 1” wide black line

Lance: Cork tip is required on the leading end of the lance

Lance: metal clamp may NOT be above or below the white lines on the Knight’s boday

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Required Materials & Rules (Table of Contents)

Robot width: 5” or less measured from track’s black line

Base plate: maximum of 4” forward of the robot body measuring to the back point of the plate

Base plate height: plate itself may not exceed 4” off the floor

Magnetic attachment: no other magnets than the type provided in the Jousting Kit are permitted

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Registration Cost & Day of Event Information (Table of Contents)

Jan. 31, 2013: $50/robot Late: Feb. 1- Apr. 1: $100/robot May 3rd 12:00p to 8:00p Roboquerque Convention Center

Workshops and practice available: 12:00p – 5:00pIce Cream Social: 5:30p – 8:00pFAST BOT competition: 7:00p

May 4th 8:00a – 4:30pOpening Remarks: 8:00aCompetition: 8:30aSingle elimination tournament: 1:00p – 2:30p

Jousting Challenge NEW Top 8 ES & 8 MS teams in PM tournament(Table of Contents)

SCORING: The Knight that knocks the other Knight to the floor FIRST can earn either 50, 100, or 150 points. Higher scores depend on how close to the other Knight’s starting line you are when you knock them off. • If both Knights are knocked off, then the 2nd Knight to the floor WINS• If neither Knight is NOT knocked off, then RE-RUN one knight WINS

TRACKS: Two 4 foot long parallel 1” black lines spaced 10” apart. Note: score areas of 100 and 150, 12” and 6” from opponent’s starting area see track design

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SCORING .. See track for bonus areas

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TASK POINTS POSSIBLE COMPLETED

KNOCKS OPPONENT’S KNIGHT OFF FIRST AND LANDS ONLY IN THE 50 POINT AREA 50 X

KNOCKS OPPONENT’S KNIGHT OFF FIRST AND LANDS ANY PART OF THE KNIGHT’S BODY (not including the lance) IN THE 100 POINT AREA

100

KNOCKS OPPONENT’S KNIGHT OFF FIRST AND LANDS ANY PART OF THE KNIGHT’S BODY (not including the lance) IN THE 150 POINT AREA

150

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TRACKS

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Score100

Scopre150

Score100

Score150

6”

12”

6”

6”

12”

Optional Scoring Opportunities Before Event (Table of Contents)

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Division Engineering Corporate Letter & Logo Video Forum

Elementary

SUMMARYpost on Google doc, 1 pg

400 points

Company letterhead, post on Google doc

400 points

NA NA

Middle

OVERVIEWpost on Google doc, 5 pgs

800 points

Company letterhead, post on Google doc

400 points

You TubeChannel

200 points

FacebookAccount

200 points

Post-questions (Table of Contents)

1) What divisions can play the Jousting Challenge?

2) Where do you get the official Jousting Knights?

3) How do you score points in this challenge?

4) What is done after lunch with this challenge?

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Additional Resources & Contact Information (Table of Contents)

Official Jousting Knight set - link to RoboRAVE shop Historical information about Knights and Jousting Images of Knight shields, helmets, and coat of arms Middle Ages for middle school readers How to make a cardboard knights helmet

Contact information: Jousting@gotoif.org Albuquerque Area: 505.867.2007Outside Albuquerque Area: 888.527.2007Fax: 888.701.3071

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