TSA Competitive Events:

There's something here for everybody, whether you're motivated by architectural design and CADD or speech and graphic design! The design briefs for these events can be incorporated into the technology education classroom or completed as co-curricular activities. Either way, high school and middle school students and advisors agree that TSA's competitive events offer plenty of opportunity for challenge and fun.

Advisors, click here to order a TSA EVENT GUIDE.

 

EVENT DESCRIPTIONS AND VIDEOS:

 

SPECIFIC EVENT INFORMATION FOR NCTSA 2010 (themes, specs., etc.):

 

 

SPECIFIC EVENT THEMES 2010

Detailed information pertaining to the following events can be found on the TSA webpage www.tsaweb.org. If you need additional information please call our office (910-592-0389).

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL

 

Career Prep

Choose one of the below:

  • Mining engineer
  • Industrial systems technicians
  • Film editor
  • Computer forensic scientist
  • Military communications analyst

Digital Photography

TSA, Technology Education at its Best

 

Graphic Design

Snapshot of Innovation

 

Lights, Camera, Action

Energy Efficiency in Your Community

 

Multimedia Production

What is TSA? (presentation should be designed to inform school administrators)

 

Prepared Speech

TSA: Tomorrow’s Leaders

 

ROBOT TOBOR

The course for the robot in 2010 is to travel up a ramp to a designated location on a stage, turn toward the audience, move to another location on the stage, wait for the award announcement, accept the award by picking it up, and then exit the stage by traveling down the stage on the opposite side ramp.

TSA Cup: Marine Design

Design and construct a model propeller-driven vee hull racing boat.

 

Website Design

To obtain the design brief, visit the TSA website at www.tsaweb.org and click on Competitive Events.

Write Now! Technical Writing

Globalization

Subtopics: ….and the environment

…and the economy

…and society

 

HIGH SCHOOL

Architectural Model

Participants design an assisted living center for Alzheimer patients

 

Cyberspace Pursuit

To obtain the design brief, visit the TSA website at www.tsaweb.org and click on Competitive Events.

 

Debating Technological Issues

Team members prepare to debate a topic(both pro and con views) against aa team from another chapter. TOPIC: Technology is the cause of the world’s current climate change situation.

 

Desktop Publishing

The Triumph of Technology

 

Essays on Technology

Globalization

Subtopics: …Opportunities

…Threats

 

Fashion Design:

The garment design theme is Technology Student Association professional attire.

 

Imaging Technology: What Family Means to Me

 

Manufacturing Prototype

Design and manufacture an educational board game for a visually impaired elementary school student. An appropriate marketing package should accompany the product. The marketing package should not include the use of any copyrighted characters or images.

 

Prepared Presentation

TSA: Tomorrow’s Leaders

 

Promotional Graphics

Snapshot of Innovation.

 

Transportation Modeling

Design and produce a famous television or movie vehicle


 

*links and introduction courtesy http://www.tsaweb.org/

Competitive Events