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Teacher/Mentor Institute
SoCo BEST @Trinidad State 2015 Season and Demographics
Jenn SwansonJune 2, 2015
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2015 Event Schedule
Kickoff Saturday, September 12 Trinidad State Junior
College Deadline to register for
optional BEST Award Friday, September 25 RSVP to
Practice Day Saturday, October
17 Trinidad State Junior
College Game Day
Saturday, October 24
Trinidad State Junior College
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Kickoff Details
Saturday, September 12 12:00 (Noon) until 4:00 p.m. Trinidad State Junior College Scott Gym or Sullivan Center
Plan to have food available for sale – more details to come Receive one Memory Stick per team with 2015 Kickoff
Files! A treasure chest of information Also available on our website
Game will be revealed – PAY DIRT Take lots of photos
See Game field and prototype robot demo 8 Breakout Sessions
Goal - Send 1-2 team members to each of the breakout sessions Receive your software licenses and keys – don’t lose them! Pick-up your Robot Kit (consumable & returnable) Page 3
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Bring to Kickoff
Students/Mentors – enough to attend all breakout sessions
Food Bring snacks / water
Forms to turn in at registration table: Returnable Kit Agreement Request for Loan of Returnable Kit (if needed) Signed Consent and Release forms for
teachers, mentors and students Reference SoCo BEST Consent and Release Policy
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PAY DIRT 2015
PAY DIRT 2015 Robot is working in a mine Enjoy the poster of this year’s mascot Grab this logo picture
Coming soon the 2015 Logo
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Kickoff Breakout Sessions
Project Engineering Notebooks Robot Design & Construction Tips Programming easyC Kits and Rules Control Systems The Rest of the BEST Award BEST Award Marketing Presentation Teacher & Mentor Tips
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Practice Day Details
Saturday, October 17 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Trinidad State Junior College
Scott Gym, Trinidad, CO 81082 Use the east entrance (look for balloons) Parking near Scott Gym on east and west side
10:00a.m. Team Registration and Robot Compliance Check REQUIRED to submit Project Engineering Notebook at registration Locate assigned Pit Area and get set-up REQUIRED to submit Team Demographic Form and Robot
compliance inspection in pit area Open practice AND a dry run of the competition – multiple matches
Food Bring food and drinks or we plan to have food to buy at the event If you travel a long distance you might consider getting dinner too!
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Bring to Practice Day
Robot (whether it’s working or not) and Team members
Project Engineering Notebook 2014 Team Demographics Form Tools & safety goggles for Pit Area Forms to submit:
Consent & Release Forms for additional teachers, mentors and students
Student Roster – list of ALL team members for program
Mentor Roster – list of ALL mentors for program Teacher Roster – list of ALL teachers for program Driver list for the day’s competition Page 8
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Team Demographics Form
Team Demographics Form MUST be submitted to Compete Information Completed by Teacher
1. School Description2. Team / Student Descriptions3. Mentor, Curriculum, Software Information
PLEASE make them complete and correct! A template spreadsheet will be available at
Kickoff so you can track your student demographics
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Game Day
Saturday, October 24 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Scott Gym, Trinidad State Junior College, Trinidad, CO Enter via the east doors look for balloons Parking near Scott Gym on east and west side
10:30 a.m. Team Registration and Robot Compliance Check Locate assigned Pit Area and get set-up Robot inspection for compliance in pit area Have Team Photo with robot taken Set-up BEST Award Team Exhibit
Food Bring food and drinks or we plan to have food to buy at the
event If you travel a long distance you might consider getting dinner
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Game Day DetailsCurrent Draft
10:30 Check in, robot compliance, team photos, team exhibit setup
11:30 Team Exhibits Open 12:30 Opening Ceremony 12:45 Seeding Matches Begin 3:00 Wildcard Match 3:30 Semi Final Matches 4:00 Final Matches 4:30 Award Ceremony & photos of winning teams & robots 5:00 Conclusion of Game Day activities 5:10 Winning teams meet regarding Regional Championship Teams turn in Returnable kits or sign kit loan form
Invite parents, friends, band, cheerleaders & mascot Page 11
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Game Day
Forms to submit: Driver list – before the competitions Sportsmanship voting sheet – during the
competitions We’ll have Teacher and Student Feedback
forms – before you leave Request for Loan of Returnable Kit (unless you
return the kit) We return Project Engineering Notebooks
with Judges’ comments and scoring (after the awards ceremony)
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After Game Day
We will send to you: Your Team Photo Project Engineering Notebooks not
returned on Game Day Score sheets not returned on Game Day
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BEST Regionals
Who gets invited to attend Top teams in BEST Award Top teams in Robot Competition Exact number of teams TBD Dates – December 4 & 5, 2015 Location – University of Arkansas
Ft. Smith, Arkansas
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BEST Websites
The BEST Robotics, Inc. (BRI) national website contains all the information you will need to understand the overall program, how the competition works, links to other resources (e.g., VEX, easyC), an FAQ section, and many resources
The SoCo BEST @Trinidad State website is our local website and it contains local information (e.g., Calendar of events, local contact information, etc.) and link to BRI’s website
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SoCo BEST @Trinidad State Website
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Summary of Web Resources
SoCo BEST@TrinidadState: http://www.trinidadstate.edu/programs/soco-best
BEST Robotics, Inc.: http://bestinc.org/
bESTology: http://www.friendsofbest.org/blog/category/bestology/
easyC V4 Programming Software: http://www.intelitekdownloads.com/easyCV4/
Vex Robotics: http://www.vexrobotics.com/
Eventbright (Team Registration): http://socobest.eventbrite.com
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