Albuquerque: Volunteers Needed for Statewide MESA Day This Saturday-UNM

Information via www.abqhomelearners.org

It’s Time for the 20th Annual ‘MESA Day’*!



Wouldn’t YOU like to help?



The University of New Mexico will host 3,000 Middle and High School Students at the NM MESA Statewide Math and Science MESA Day on Saturday, April 5, 2008





We need judges – volunteers – competition monitors!



Events:





On-Site Math – Logic Problems

On-Site Engineering – Mobile Car

On-Site Science – Medical/Veterinary Science

On-Site Surprise – Electrical Energy

Lego Robotics



General Help:



Registration

Event Set-Up and Take-Down

Downtime Activities and Discovery Fair

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Please contact:

Pamela Caudill at (505) 366-2500, pjc@nmmesa.org or

Anita Gonzales at (505) 454-3027, anita@nmmesa.org



~Orientation Dinner-April 4, Continental Breakfast & Lunch Provided on April 5~



*MESA Day is the event formerly known as Jamboree



NM Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement (NM MESA), Inc.

20th Annual ‘MESA Day’

University of New Mexico

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Judge & Volunteer Registration Form

PLEASE RETURN FORM BY MARCH 26-As of 03-31, volunteers are still needed. Call or email the contacts listed above to see if that status has changed.









Name __________________________________________________________________





Mailing Address ___________________________________________________________







________________________________________________________________________







Work Phone_____________________________ E-Mail _____________________________







Please mark one of the following:







I will judge/volunteer wherever I am needed OR







Please select your top 2 choices of events and the grade level you are interested in:



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Preferred Level: High School Middle School Not Judging, General Help







Preferred Event(s)/Activity: On-Site Engineering



On-Site Science



On-Site Math



On Site Surprise



Lego Robotics







Registration-Student and Judge



Event Set Up



Event Take Down



Downtime Activities/Discovery Fair







I speak Spanish and am willing to serve as a bilingual judge/bilingual volunteer



















Questions? Call Pamela Caudill at



(505) 366-2500 or Anita Gonzales at (505) 454-3027

Please Return This Form By March 26, 2008 To:







NM MESA, Inc.



2808 Central Ave. SE



Albuquerque, NM 87106













FAX: (505) 366-2529 or E-mail: pjc@nmmesa.org



20th Annual NM ‘MESA Day’ Events





On-Site Designs (Math, Science, Surprise, Engineering) –

In four separate events, teams of two to four students solve problems or design, construct and test prototypes in timed events. Teams receive specific parameters the morning of the MESA Day. Submissions are judged by how closely they meet the specifications and/or solve the problems. On-Site Design events were given general event topics as follows:



· Science-medical/veterinary science



· Math-logic problems



· Engineering-mobile car construction



· Surprise-electrical energy







Lego Robotics –]



Prior to MESA Day, student teams will have built a robot from a “Lego Mindstorm” or a “Lego NXT” kit and pre-programmed it to maneuver through a provided maze within a given time frame.







General Event Help –]



New this year, NM MESA is offering volunteers the opportunity to assist with other aspects of the 2008 MESA Day. If you can’t commit to a full day of judging, perhaps these opportunities are right for you! We need assistance with the following:



· Registration-student and judge registration prior to events.



· Event Set Up-assistance prior to student arrival arranging main tables and presentation area in Johnson Gym.



· Event Take Down-assistance after event removing all equipment from Johnson Gym and taking down main tables and presentation area.



· Downtime Activities/Discovery Fair-assistance with monitoring fair and executing downtime activities and non-judged mini-competitions.







General Agenda –]





Friday, April 4, 2008:







6:00-8:00 PM Optional Reception and Orientation Dinner:



UNM Student Union Building (SUB), Ballroom C







Saturday, April 5, 2008:





7:30 AM Judges/Volunteer Complimentary Breakfast and Welcome:



UNM SUB, 2nd Floor, Cherry/Silver Room



9:30 AM Judged Events Begin



11:00-2:00 PM Downtime Activities and Discovery Fair



12:00 PM Judges/Volunteer Complimentary Lunch



1:00 PM All Events and Judging Completed, Judge Dismissal (or earlier if events & judging concludes earlier)



4:00 PM Event take down: Johnson Gym