• Download the 2002 CHALLENGE Announcement and share it with classmates.
• Check to make sure your institution and team members meet the basic criteria for participation.
• Review the topics for any that sound interesting.
• Pour over the guidelines to see if the team is up to the task.
• Read about award amounts that accompany each level.
• Start work on the team's design brief.

2002 TSGC Student Design CHALLENGE Announcement
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Criteria for Participation

2002 CHALLENGE Topics

• Select a topic from the chart below, or
• Develop your own topic. [Team developed topics must meet the approval of TSGC; however, TSGC will not assign a mentor for a team-developed topic. The team assumes all responsibility for finding the required mentor.]

TOPIC #	TITLE	RESEARCH AREA	OFFERED BY
1	Space Tug A	Exploration Office	NASA Johnson Space Center
2	Space Tug B	Exploration Office	NASA Johnson Space Center
3	Space Tug C	Exploration Office	NASA Johnson Space Center
4	Space Tug D	Exploration Office	NASA Johnson Space Center
5	Space Tug E	Exploration Office	NASA Johnson Space Center
6	Space Tug F	Exploration Office	NASA Johnson Space Center
7	Mother Ship / Space Shuttle with Papoose Pack	Exploration Office	NASA Johnson Space Center
8	Little Mother Ship	Exploration Office	NASA Johnson Space Center
9	Big Mother Ship	Exploration Office	NASA Johnson Space Center
10	Unpressurized Mars Rover	Exploration Office	NASA Johnson Space Center
11	Unpressurized Lunar Rover	Exploration Office	NASA Johnson Space Center

Level and Option Area Guidelines

LEVEL		TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES	TSGC PROVIDES	ADDITIONAL INFO
BASE printer friendly version		All teams must meet eligibility requirements as stated in Criteria for Participation. establish a team obtain faculty advisor committment determine who the student team leader will be review CHALLENGE topics brainstorm ideas describe the project in the Design Brief submit Brief to TSGC	TSGC will provide: feedback to team within one week of receiving the Brief approval of the Design Brief submission additional information to help guide the team through the CHALLENGE	At the BASE Level, the team will settle on a topic of interest, narrow the field of ideas, and submit a brief design solution. The design brief consists of four pages: title page, project description, proposed budget, and project timeline. Instructions and forms for each are available in the Design Team Notebook. Satisfactory completion of BASE Level is required of any team expecting to continue onto other Levels in the CHALLENGE. All BASE requirements must be completed to the satisfaction of TSGC. Feedback will be provided. The Brief must be submitted within two weeks after start of classes [institutions will vary]. Award: There are no funds available to teams participating at this level. Resources to help the team meet BASE LEVEL requirements can be found in the Design Team Notebook.
LEVEL I printer friendly version		All teams working in Level I must have completed BASE Level requirements to the satisfaction of TSGC. Eligible teams must complete the following Level I components within four weeks of completing BASE Level. expand upon the design idea presented in the Brief collaborate with someone outside the immediate team submit a weekly status report [Tuesday Tag-Up] incorporate feedback into the formal proposal design a CHALLENGE program patch submit a formal design proposal to TSGC	TSGC will provide: feedback within one week of receiving the proposal assignment of a mentor within the research community CHALLENGE shirt, certificate and $250.00 upon satisfactory completion of Level I requirements	Level I marks that place in the design process where the design solution presented in the Brief takes shape and is presented as a formal proposal. Collaborating with others outside the primary team is an important aspect of this stage. All teams must submit a program patch design. The required weekly status report [Tuesday Tag-Up] will be submitted to TSGC via email. The design proposal will be submitted in a standard format. Proposal guidelines are available in the Design Team Notebook. All LEVEL I requirements must be completed to the satisfaction of TSGC within four weeks of completing BASE Level to qualify for an award/reimbursement, and before proceeding with Level II. Award: Certificate and $250 upon satisfactory completion. Additional resources to help the team meet Level I requirements can be found in the Design Team Notebook.
LEVEL II printer friendly version		Teams working in Level II must have completed Level I requirements to the satisfaction of TSGC. Eligible teams must complete the following Level II components within four weeks of completing Level I. develop a visual component to the design submit a weekly status report [Tuesday Tag-Up] take a field trip to advance learning deliver mid-term report via teleconference	TSGC will provide: feedback within one week of the mid-term report presentation details regarding arrangements for the mid-term tele-conference certificate and $250 upon satisfactory completion of Level II requirements	During Level II, the team will incorporate a visual component to better communicate the design idea. The visual component may be a more detailed design drawing, a scale model, a computer aided design, etc. Teams should embark upon an off-campus field trip to advance learning in any aspect that correlates to their design experience. Field trips are travel grant eligible. The required weekly status report [Tuesday Tag-Up] will be submitted to TSGC via email. A copy of the mid-term report and visual component must be provided to TSGC via email. All LEVEL II requirements must be completed to the satisfaction of TSGC within four weeks of completing Level I to qualify for an award/reimbursement, and before proceeding with Level III. Award: Certificate and $250 upon satisfactory completion. Additional resources to help the team meet Level II requirements can be found in the Design Team Notebook.
LEVEL III printer friendly version		Teams working in Level III must have completed Level II requirements to the satisfaction of TSGC. Eligible teams must complete the following Level III components within four weeks of completing Level II. finalize all design-related activity design twelve K-12 challenge activities submit a weekly status report [Tuesday Tag-Up] submit a final written report and program evaluation participate in TSGC Student Design CHALLENGE Showcase	TSGC will provide: a mechanism for getting K-12 curricula designs circulated to Texas teachers publication of all submitted resumes in Resume Book opportunity to present design at the TSGC CHALLENGE Showcase certificate, $250, and a commemorative plaque suitable fordisplay in the team's department upon satisfactory completion ofLevel III requirements	During Level III, teams will complete all design-related activities and submit a final report. K-12 Challenge Activities should be age-appropriate, and seek to teach a science or math-related concept. Resumes are solicited from all active team members for inclusion in a Resume Book which will be circulated to NASA and its contractor community. The required weekly progress report [Tuesday Tag-Up] will be submitted to TSGC via email. The final report will be prepared in a specified format, and submitted to TSGC via email along with a program evaluation. Final Report guidelines are available in the Design Team Notebook. Teams will make design presentations at the TSGC Student Design CHALLENGE Showcase. Teams are eligible to receive travel grant funds to help with the cost of transporation, accommodations and meals. All LEVEL III requirements must be completed to the satisfaction of TSGC within four weeks of completing Level II to qualify for an award/reimbursement, and before making the team presentation at the TSGC Student Design CHALLENGE Showcase. Award: Certificate, $250 and a commemorative plaque suitable for display in the team's department upon satisfactory completion. Additional resources to help the team meet Level III requirements can be found in the Design Team Notebook.
OPTION AREA I: OUTREACH printer friendly version		Option Area I allows teams to incorporate educational outreach into the design experience. Working within a particular community, teams will: conduct a presentation, demo or display that teaches any scientific topic to an audience; or implement K-12 design activities created in Level III; or adopt a classroom provide documentation of outreach activities conducted in an outreach report to be submitted to TSGC	TSGC will provide: feedback within one week of receiving a report documenting the team's outreach activities links and sources for outreach activities certificate and $250 upon satisfactory completion	The Outreach Option gives teams an opportunity to take their scientific knowledge into the community group of their choice. Outreach activities must be directed toward a particular audience. Activities should address an area of science [physics, space-science, engineering, math]. Outreach must be documented and samples included in the outreach report. All outreach activities must be concluded by the time the final report is submitted. Option Areas may be used only in conjunction with Level I, II, or III. Option Areas may NOT be used in connjunction with BASE Level participation. All Option Area I requirements must be completed to the satisfaction of TSGC. Outreach activities must be documented and samples included in an outreach report in order to qualify for monetary award. Additional resources to help the team meet Option Area I requirements can be found in the Design Team Notebook. Award: Certificate and $250 upon satisfactory completion of Option Area I requirements
OPTION AREA II: MEETING PRESENTATION printer friendly version		Option Area II allows teams to expand upon the overall design experience through participation in a professional-level meeting. Teams involved in Option Area II activities will gain meeting presentation experience via one of the following: presentation of a paper, or participation in a poster session	TSGC will provide: feedback within one week of receiving meeting presentation report links and sources to help with meeting presentation certificate and $250 upon satisfactory completion	Option Area II provides teams with a resource for gaining valuable meeting presentation experience, and affords the team with an additional showcase for its design efforts. Meeting participation may be done in cooperation with any professional-level meetings, including those organized for the purpose of student presentation. Teams must provide proof of participation in a meeting presentation report which contains: copy of registration, photographs, certificate, copy of proceedings, agenda, etc. All Option Area II requirements must be completed to the satisfaction of TSGC. Meeting presentation activities must be documented in a meeting presentation report in order to qualify for monetary award. Additional resources to help the team meet Option Area II requirements can be found in the Design Team Notebook. Award: Certificate and $250 upon satisfactory completion of Option Area II requirements.

Awards, Recognitions and Benefits