Gadget Making Competition

Date: 17 April 2009
Venue: Canteen Area
Duration given to build gadget: 1h 45min
Theme: Fairytale
Judges: Guiders

The Sec 2s will be in-charge of planning and allocating manpower for this patrol competition.

The proposal should include:
Patrol name, name and email of Sec 2s
Gadget design and brief explanation
Logistics required
Timeframe (practice dates?)
Manpower allocation

1st submission: 20th March 2009 (via email to Pei Ling
peiling.xmas@gmail.com)
2nd submission: 27th March 2009
Possible practice dates: 1st and 2nd April 2009 (I/Cs will facilitate the borrowing of poles for practice)
3rd Submission (if there are still any changes): 3rd April 2009

2 marks will be deducted per day late for submission of proposal from your total score. All proposals should be submitted latest 9pm on the day of submission.

You can interpret the theme in any way you want, as creative as possible. Try to also include different types of knots and lashings in your gadget. The proposed gadget has to be a standalone gadget, without the use of malleting poles into the ground. Practicality is still of utmost importance.

* You would need to do a presentation of about 2 minutes during the judging. You MUST include these:

What your gadget is
How your gadget adheres to the theme given
Recycled materials used

Please remember to greet ma’ams and try to show them anything creative you have specially added to get higher marks!

Judging Criteria includes:
Presentation (10 m)
Stability of structure and neatness of knots (20 m)
Practicality of gadget and adherence to theme (20 m)
Creativity (20 m)
Use of recycled materials (10m)
Aesthetic Appeal (10 m)
Variety of knots used (10 m)


Thank you!
Pei Ling, Zhao Qi, Rachel