Question: My students had a question about the interviews. Are teams allowed to have visual aids during the interview, such as a slideshow presentation? At the local qualifying events here in Hawaii, some teams had a digital presentation showing the interview judges while they interviewed, some had their logbooks, some had scripts that they read off of, etc.
Answer: The intent of the interview is for judges to engage with students and not with audio/visual aids such as presentations or displays. The judges for the middle school championship have experience and have been trained to follow the REC Foundation judging protocols and rubrics, which focus on the rubrics and interview questions.
Sample Questions
● Is this a good time for an interview? Are all of your team members here?
● How did you develop your game strategy and how do you score points?
● Tell us about your drone’s programming. Who was the primary programmer?
● What changes did you make to improve during the season?
● What was the most difficult challenge your team has overcome so far?
● What problems did you have in working with your drone? How did your team solve
them?
● If you had one more week to work, what would you spend your time on?
● Has your game strategy been effective? How and why?
● What were the challenges of this year’s game that you considered before designing
your game and programming strategies?
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Question: I have two teams that have more than 3 students. Are there extra chairs available for their pit at the event?
Answer: The event will have chairs available for addition seating :-)