Showcase

The Tech Challenge showcase is the program's big finale, a weekend during which teams are interviewed by judges, demonstrate their devices on a test rig, and present their engineering journal. It is a thrilling event enjoyed by participants, advisers, family and friends!

Saturday, April 25 

Grades 4-5: Morning

Grade 6: Afternoon

Sunday, April 26

Grades 9-12: Morning

Grades 7-8: Afternoon

Important notes:

• Please do not arrive more than 60 minutes before your division’s testing time.
• Your team only needs to be present for its division.
• Judging is first come, first served, and all teams that arrive by the designated time will be judged.

Check in your team and pick up name tags, T-shirt vouchers and queuing pagers.  

T-shirts are available for team members and one adviser only. Vouchers will be provided at check-in, and you must present your voucher in the T-shirt area to receive your shirt.

Teams will be given a queuing pager and directed to the pit area. One adult adviser is allowed to enter the pit area with the team. This space is designated for teams to relax while waiting to be paged for judging. 

Teams will have access to an 8-foot table to prepare for judging and to ensure their devices have all the finishing touches. The judges will page the team to the judging entrance when it’s your team’s turn. Only team members are allowed in the judging area; parents and advisers will need to walk to the spectator entrance.

• Teams may choose any available table.
• One table per team.
• Team members should pick up T-shirts before entering the judging area.
• No running in the pit.
• Advisers are responsible for supervision in the pit area. One adult adviser is allowed to enter the pit area with the team.
• Once a team enters judging, it is not allowed to return to the pit area. Please do not leave anything on the tables.

Teams will stop by three judging stations. At each station the team will meet with two judges. If a team’s device is only partially complete, team members are still encouraged to participate. Advisers do not accompany the team to the judging area.