I'll jump in on this one. In judging the Central NY S.O. events, I find a LOT of planes that don't meet the rules, and the errors are not always subtle. Kids don't re-read the rules. They often go on what they 'remember'. For our team, we have a mentor from ANOTHER event read the rules and measure the airplane, car, rocket, treb, or other device, and we STILL find that something slips by occasionally. We find that it is easy to overlook a detail if you are involved on a regular basis. It is like having someone other than the author proof read a document. The editor is more likely to catch the errors than the author.
This year, one wing was designed too big. gratefully, it was discovered and fixed early in the building process. The student had measured from the 1.0 cm mark to avoid the chewed up end of the meter stick ... and didn't mark the correct distance from 1.0 cm! Oops!
My uncle used to write DILTDS on any plans he worked on. Do It Like The Directions, Stupid!
Marty
Martin Alderman
Physics Teacher!
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
8201 East Seneca Turnpike
Manlius, NY 13104
Received on Thu Apr 26 2007 - 06:27:26 CEST
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