Junkyard Challenge

Junkyard Challenge
Type	Engineering
Category	Build
Description	Teams will prepare and bring materials to build a device on site to complete a task.
Event Information
Participants	2
Approx. Time	60 minutes
Impound	Yes
Rotates	Yes
Eye Protection	A
First Appearance	2009
Latest Appearance	2011
Forum Threads
2011 2010 2009
Official Resources
Division B Website	www.soinc.org/junkyard-challenge-b
Division C Website	www.soinc.org/junkyard-challenge-c
Division B Results
1st Muscatel Middle School 2nd ExCEL Homeschoolers 3rd J.C. Booth Middle School
Division C Results
1st Grand Haven High School 2nd Davis High School 3rd New Trier High School

Junkyard Challenge is a Division B (formerly Division C) event in which the team must prepare a set of materials and bring them to build a certain device on-site. The challenge changes every year the event is run. It was last an active event in 2011, and was run as a trial event at the 2006, 2007, and 2008 National Tournaments. Many of its concepts are covered in other building events, such as Towers and Bridge Building.

Junkyard Challenge Years

• Junkyard Challenge 2009 (Tipping the Scale, Coin Sorter)
• Junkyard Challenge 2010 (Triggering Mousetraps)
• Junkyard Challenge 2011 (Tower, Cantilever, Bridge, Catapult, Ramp, Bouncer)