Project+Outline

=               __ WMCI ____ Sculpture Competition __   = ** What is the theme? ** **  “The Holiday Season at WMCI”  ** Based on the theme, we invite you to create a winter scene that reveals the creative ways that your family is able to enjoy themselves and have fun to overcome the doldrums of winter. For example, your sculpture could represent a leisure activity, a holiday scene or a winter landscape. You must, however, incorporate the concepts of light, color and sound from physics. These concepts must be used the sculpture itself.

Project Notes
 · Students may work in teams of up to three.  · Teams will keep a record of their design and development process on their project wiki (http://wmciicesculptures.wikispaces.com/).  · Please include accurate drawings of your proposed sculpture, shown from the following angles. //Note:// highly technical scaled drawings are not required.  · Front view of the sculpture  · Back view of the sculpture  · Three-quarter angle (corner) view of the sculpture  · You must present a final drawing of your sculpture in your wiki and before the build - one of the jury’s evaluation criteria will be compliance of the finished sculpture with the drawing submitted.  · Each sculpture of ice and snow is a maximum 1 m wide x 1 m high x 1 m deep. Since visitors to the site will have access to the front and the back of the sculptures, all four sides of the block of snow must be carved.  · Sculptors must provide most of their own tools and equipment. Competition organizers are not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen tools or equipment. Lock your equipment in your lockers! ** If students have difficulty obtaining materials they should see their physics teacher promptly. **   ·  Large equipment may be stored in the classroom if needed.  · Sculptors must provide:  · Any other manual tools they wish to use: axes, machetes, shovels, ice chisels, as well as any homemade scraping tools. Any power-operated tools (including electrical, mechanical, hydraulic or fuel-operated tools) will be prohibited.  · Electrical lighting can be used to enhance the visual effects or as a prop in the design.  · Snow, ice, water and colorings are the only construction materials allowed. Props or other foreign objects are not allowed as part of the final sculpture.  · The organizers will provide access to the following: <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Access to one 120V outlet for lighting <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Xmas lights <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Table (if needed) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Stepladder <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Coloring agents may be used on the finished piece or in the construction <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · The materials specified may be used in any way. They may be cut, shaped, etc. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · The courtyard may be used to store or create ice bricks or shapes. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · All teams are responsible for maintaining a safe work environment throughout the competition. Any participants performing actions deemed hazardous to their safety or to the safety of others will be asked to correct this deficiency, or risk disqualification from the competition. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · We will be building our sculptures in the WMCI Courtyard to be on display beginning late December. ** Questions to Consider:  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · How can I design my project to make the setup as simple as possible? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · How can I incorporate light, color and sound into the theme? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · What if the weather is poor? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · What tools will we need?