34000X earns the Design Award at Bears Robotics Over Under Tournament

Congratulations to Skylar Clark, Hannah White, Simon Preston, and Micah Burns for ranking 7th overall, 3rd in skills, and earning the Design Award at the Bears Robotics Over Under Tournament last weekend!

The Design Award recognizes an organized and professional approach to the Engineering Design Process, project and time management, and team organization. Student demonstration of the Engineering Design Process is fundamental to the educational value of REC Foundation programs. The Design Award recognizes a team's ability to document and explain their Engineering Design Process via an Engineering Notebook and Team Interview. The Design Award is a required award if judging is being conducted at an event.

Key criteria of the Design Award are:

Be at or near the top of Engineering Notebook Rubric rankings
Exhibit a high-quality team interview.
Engineering Notebook demonstrates clear, complete, and organized record of an iterative Engineering Design Process
Team demonstrates effective management of time, talent, and resources.
Team interview demonstrates their ability to explain their robot design and game strategy.
Team interview demonstrates effective communication skills, teamwork, and professionalism.
Engineering Notebook and Team Interview demonstrate a student-centered ethos.

The Design Award also qualifies them for the Northern New York State Championship in March.
The team's next competition will be January 13th at West Genesee High School