Challenges Offered by Create!Roanoke Region

If there are 15 or more registered teams in any challenge,
1st and 2nd place will qualify for State.

If there are 20 or more teams in any challenge,
the teams will be split up to have 2 challenge groups, and
1st and 2nd place for both groups(4 teams) will qualify for State.

Structure Books

The Art of Construction, Mario Salvador, Chicago Review Press, Chicago, IL 1990,  ISBN 1-55652-080-8, 200+pgs, Grades 6 - Adult
Building Toothpick Bridges, Jeanne Pollard, Dale Seymour Publications, Palo Alto, CA, 1985, 32 pgs. Grades 5 - Adult
Messing Around with Drinking Straw Construction,  Bernie Zubrowski, Little, Brown & Co. Ltd., 1981 164 pgs, Grades 3 - Adult
Structures, Bernie Zubrowski, Cuisenaire Company of America, White Plains, NY, 1993, 96 pgs, Grades 5 - Adult
Why Buildings Stand Up:  The Strength of Architecture, Mario Salvadori, W.W. Norton & Co., New York, NY, 1980, 323 pgs. Grades 9 - Adult

What is a work in the public domain?

"A work in the public domain can be copied freely by anyone. Such works include those of the U.S. Government and works for which the copyright has expired. Generally, for works created after 1978, the copyright lasts for fifty years beyond the life of the author. Works created before, but not  published before, 1978 have special rules. For works created and first  published between 1950 and 1978 the copyright lasts 75 years. For works created and first published before 1950, it lasts for 28 years but could  have been renewed for another 28 years. When planning a project, start by  identifying works in the public domain that can be reused in the new work.

Request permissions for materials not in the public domain early in the  project. It is easier to redesign a project in the beginning stages if you discover that permission to copy cannot be obtained for certain images or  sounds."