• Design and build Equipment that retrieves Parts and delivers Products.
• Assemble Products from team-provided Parts to fill Orders, and use the Products in your team’s Presentation.
• Earn extra points by deciding how best to fill Orders with no Parts or Products left over in the Assembly Area.
• Present a team-created story about something that happens just in time.

assembly required / challenge A / technical

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• Create and present a theatrical performance that tells a Story about the use of solar energy.
• Integrate research about past and/or current uses of solar energy.
• Design and create a Solar Energy Prototype that demonstrates a new way to collect, capture and use solar energy.
• Design and provide Theatrical Lighting to illuminate the Presentation and to create special theatrical effects.

the solar stage / challenge B / scientific

• Present a Movie Trailer involving characters from at least two Nations.
• Design a Cinematic Special Effect and feature it in the Movie Trailer.
• Create an Original Soundtrack that complements the Movie Trailer.

coming attractions / challenge C / fine arts

• Learn about different types of News Stories.
• Learn about Cause-and-Effect relationships.
• Use Cooperative Human Scenery and Props to enhance your Skit.
• Create a 5-minute Improvisational Skit about the Cause-and-Effect relationship between two unrelated News Stories.
• Have all your plans suddenly become totally discombobulated by a One-Minute Glitch (OMG)!

news to me / challenge D / improvisational

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• Design, build and test a Structure made entirely out of wood and glue to hold weight and contain Tournament-provided golf balls.
• Design and build a Delivery Device that will deposit the golf balls, one at a time, into the Structure.
• Create and present an original Story about a “Captivator.”
• Integrate the Weight Placement and Golf Ball Delivery into the Story.

hold it! / challenge E / structural

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• Use creative problem solving tools to identify and select at least one real community need.
• Design and carry out a Project to address the need.
• Create an Advertisement and use it in your Project.
• Create a Marketing Brochure to describe your Project.
• Share your Project at the Tournament with an entertaining live Presentation.

the world canvas / project outreach / service-learning

• Learn about toys and how they have changed over time.
• Create a play about making the last toy that will ever be made.
• Explore how your team works together to make decisions about your team-created toy.

built to last / rising stars! / noncompetitive