Event Details
Number of participants
Is it 2
The items will be provided by
Will the supervisors provide items?
The ice cube is placed in
The 2 basic topics of this event are
Are thermodynamics and chemistry the main topics of this event?
How long is the event
is it 50 minutes
A material provided that measures water
Construct an ___ container
Are you supposed to make an insulating container
Another key skill needed to excel at this event is
Are engineering skills important for this event?
The allowed resources are from
is it provided at the competition
Insulating materials can include
What are styrofoam cups, styrofoam chips, metal cans, plastic cups, newspaper, and fabric scraps called?
The time you have to wait for
is 30 minutes how long you have to wait
The process of going from a solid state to liquid state
Is melting the process of going from a solid to a liquid?
The required safety materials
None?
Any material provided that are not insulators, and measuring devices can be
Are masking tape, a Sharpie/marker, provided?
___ should be poured into the measuring device
Do you pour the accumulated water into the measuring device?
The basic components of thermodynamics that we will cover (3)
Are insulation, heat, energy transfer the main components of thermodynamics that we will cover?
Amount of building time
is it 15 minutes
This material (not ice) is always provided
Is a ziploc bag and provided every time?
Remove contents after
Do you remove contents after the entire assembly have been weighed?
The basic chemistry components we will cover (4)
Are the basic components that we will cover are states of matter, temperature, properties of material, and conservation of energy?