2010
- 2011 TSA Competitive Event
Themes and Problems
Middle School Program
Career Challenge
- Choose one of these careers:
- Engineering and technology teacher
- Bio-fuel analyst
- Physicist
- Crime scene investigator
- Web page design
Digital Photography: The TSA Creed.
Graphic Design: “The Road to Success”
The design should include the theme, the year, and the location (Dallas, TX) of
the 2011 conference.
Lights, Camera, Action: Learning to
Live in a Technical World.
Multimedia Production: What is TSA?
(design to inform school administrators)
Prepared Speech: “Snapshot of
Innovation”
Write Now! Technical Writing: The
topic for the 2011 conference is Go Green, with these subtopics:
- Recycling
- Hybrid vehicles
- Alternative energy
High School Program
Architectural Model
Participants design a museum for manual arts, industrial arts, and technology
education.
Debating Technological Issues:
Team members prepare to debate a topic (both pro and con views) against a team
from another chapter.
2011: Medical technology
- Subtopic 1: Money that is available for cancer
research should be directed toward prevention instead of cures.
- Subtopic 2: The use of performance enhancing drugs
should not be regulated or restricted in sports.
- Subtopic 3: Should genetic engineering techniques
and processes be used to eliminate multiple sclerosis?
Desktop Publishing: “A Whole New
World.”
Essays on Technology: “The Effects of
the Decline of Housing Development” with these
subtopics:
- The transient movement of Americans
- The construction industry
- School population
- Financial security of cities and states
Fashion Design
Design theme to design two (2) costumes for a current Broadway play of the
team’s choice.I
Manufacturing Prototype
Design and manufacture an original TSA promotional item. The product for 2011 is
TSA officer symbols, plus the gavel and block.
Photographic Technology: The theme for
2011 is Doors.
Prepared Presentation: “Snapshot of
Innovation”
Promotional Graphics: For 2011 the
options are:
- Dragster Design
- CAD 2D, Architecture
- Promotional Graphics
Transportation Modeling: Design and
produce a custom golf cart.
