General Rules
What is Semifinalist Scoring?
For Biotechnology Design, how many members are permitted to set up the display board and portfolio at Event Check-in?
What are 2 members?
For Biotechnology Design, is a model required for the project?
What is the box in the corner of the rubric's first page called?
What is the Go-No Go Specifications box?
What kind of pencil(s) are permitted in TSA Written Tests?
What are #2 Wooden or #2 Mechanical Pencils WITH ERASERS?
What is the minimum competitive event leadership experiences and general leadership experiences you can have on your LEAP Report?
What is 3?
(In our LEAP Reports, we fill all of the SLC practices in because it helps us win)
What does the Procedures start with?
What are basic instructions of pre-conference preparations?
Are TSA portfolio pages double-sided or single-sided?
What is Single-Sided?
What is the 9-10 point standard for the "Portfolio Components" criteria in the documentation rubric of Biotechnology Design?
What is the portfolio was missing no components and was clearly well organized?
What is the general size parameters for a TSA Display Board?
What is 15 inches deep BY 3 feet wide BY 4 feet high?
What 4 TSA Events do not have a LEAP Report and why?
What is ITF, Cyber Security, LEAP Legacy Chapter, and VEX VRC?
Because they are events sponsored by different companies so TSA does not run them and cannot add that requirement.
What are the four most common factors that show up in the Semifinalist Round of the Procedures?
(Hint: They also show up for evaluations)
What are Interviews, Presentations, LEAP Reports, and Semifinalist Competitions?
What is the first page of any portfolio, and how must it be placed?
What is a LEAP Report and in a single sheet protector double-sided?
In Biotechnology Design, which Rubric criteria should we pay the closest attention to and give the most thought? (2 answers)
What is Communication of Solution and Aesthetics and Artisanship?
You have an interview in 1 hour. But wait, uh oh! You throw up, have a stroke, and pass out for a few days. What happens?
What is the advisor talks to the event coordinator and manager to tell them someone will be substituting for the sick member?
And you would probably go to the hospital.
What is weird about the way LEAP Reports / Interviews are scored on TSA Event Rubrics?
What is it usually (if not always) includes 10% of the event total points?
When do most events complete the LEAP interview?
Which type of electricity is not permitted on any TSA Display Board? (Give an example of that type of electricity)
What is AC Electricity?
Ex: Plugging something into the wall
What are the two possible results of a violation in the event rules?
What are a 20% deduction and a disqualification?
How do you file a RIP Grievance, and what does RIP stand for?
What is your state or chapter advisor expresses concerns with CRC, who calls the RIP to meet and discuss the individual issue. Then the advisors file a RIP Grievance form and submit it to the RIP. The RIP will provide a written response?
Rules Interpretation Panel
How does LEAP Reports differ from LEAP Legacy Chapter?
LEAP Reports are a required document for almost all TSA Events, while LEAP Legacy Chapter is a TSA Event that is sponsored to pay winning teams instead of giving them a trophy.
What is the difference between Procedures and Regulations?
What is procedures have information on how to proceed through the event at the conference, while regulations are the guidelines for the project preparation pre-conference?
Previous Knowledge: How many pages is a Plan of Work Log permitted to be? (There are two answers depending on the event. You must say both and for one of the answers, tell me an event it applies to?
What is 1 page or Unlimited Pages?
Previous Knowledge: at which of the 3 competitive TSA conferences are rubrics handed back to teams to evaluate? (could be 1,2,3, or none of the conferences)
What is only the TSA National Conference?