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HoustonWorks USA Engineering Week

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Christopher Columbus Awards Competition (Invention Competition) Entries must be postmarked by February 7, 2011.

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Entry Guidelines (This information needs to be typed in Microsoft Word) Groups of 4, each person should work on one question, in groups of 3 each person works on one question and then work on the last question together.

Section 1: Project Overview (Max. 1 page) 1. Clearly outline the team's problem and solution 2. How did the team identify the problem? 3. How does the problem affect the community? 4. What will happen if the problem is not solved? Section 2: Research (Max. 3 pages)

1. What kind of resources did the team use (people, organizations, Internet etc...)?

2. What information did the team gather for understanding its problem?

3. If appropriate, the team should present its research results in charts and graphs.

4. How did the team's research help to formulate a proposed solution using science and technology?

Section 3: Testing (Max. 3 pages)

1. How did the team organize the test?

2. What problems or variables did it need to test?

3. What were the results of the testing?

4. Was the proposed solution supported by the test or did the team need to change the proposed solution? What did the re-testing show? Results can be presented in charts and graphs.