here are two problems as follows. Each team should submit the answers of problems
Problem 1 :
Use less than 10 playing cards to construct a structure as high as possible. No assistant material or tool can be used except scotch tapes, which can only be used to join an edge to another edge to form a hinge. No cutting, bending, or folding of a card is allowed. Submit the followings in English :
1. a picture of a card along with a ruler.
2. a picture of the structure along with a ruler. (if necessary, a series of pictures to show the construction step by step.)
3. Indicate the places where the scotch tape is used.
4. Any idea of your own to create the structure.
The following points will be checked :
1. Is there any new idea in the structure?
2. Is every card necessary to reach the height?
3. Is every tape necessary to sustain the structure?
4. How high is the structure?
5. Is the report appropriately presented?
Problem 2 : Mountain Climber's Dilemma
The following is an article from a daily newspaper about people who climbed Mt. Everest.
The question "What would you do if you meet a person dying on the road while climbing a 8000m high mountain?" has led to a heated debate. This issue was raised when mountain climbers from 4 different countries (New Zealand, Australia, England, and United States) were reported to have contradictory experiences.
The New York Times reported the contention of " the possibility of losing one's life in the process of helping someone else in the 'death zone' which has unfavorable conditions such as low temperature, insufficient oxygen, etc." is active.
The controversy started when Mark Englis (47) from New Zealand - the first handicapped person to climb Mt. Everest - confessed in his interview that he met a person dying on the road on his way down from the mountain, but was unable to help him.
Englis found David Sharp (34, England) dying due to lack of oxygen. However, he continued his descent from the mountain without rescuing Sharp. He said "In that altitude, far from saving other's life, it is difficult even to save my own life." Moreover, 40 other people who ascended and descended the mountain that morning just passed by Sharp. Sharp eventually died on the spot.
When the news spread, Sir. Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) who was the first man in the world to climb Mt. Everest in 1953 said, "It is astonishing to hear that people seem to be totally oblivious of the priority on what is more important." He also commented that "Such things could not have happened if people had the right philosophy."
Some mountain climbers and doctors suggest that people have no idea how hard it is to climb Mt. Everest, and they sympathize with the mountain climbers who only passed by others without rescuing them. On the other hand, some say that if they had only shared the oxygen tank, then the person might have lived.
Dr. Phil Einsli of Otago University in New Zealand supported the latter position saying that "the victims may have been saved by just giving extra oxygen tank and moving them to a lower place."
Incidentally, a miracle happened last weekend at the Mt. Everest. An Australian climber Lincoln Hall (50) was saved by an American climber Dan Mazir. Hall was abandoned by his colleagues because they thought him to be dead.
Hall was left to be dead at the height of 8700m on his way down from the climb. Mazir was on his way up when he found Hall. He could sense that Hall was still alive so he called for help. Mazir gave up climbing and moved Hall to base camp under the mountain with the rescue team. Hall recovered very fast, and could walk down the mountain by himself on the next day.
The New York Times reported that "If Hall could recover this fast, then it raises the question that perhaps Sharp could have been saved as well."
Questions:
1. What do you think about the decision of Englis? What would you say if you were the mothers of Englis and Sharp? What would these mothers think when they read this article?
2. If you were the journalist reporting this article, how would you write it?
3. Think of a symbol that characterizes each of the 5 people, Englis, Sharp, Hillary, Hall, and Mazir. Explain their meaning.
Rating Criteria:
1. How unique is the introduction of team title and members?
2. How original and logical is the explanation of both mothers' article?
3. How original and persuasive is the article of the journalist?
4. How original and persuasive are the symbols assigned to each of the 5 people?
Problem 1 :
Use less than 10 playing cards to construct a structure as high as possible. No assistant material or tool can be used except scotch tapes, which can only be used to join an edge to another edge to form a hinge. No cutting, bending, or folding of a card is allowed. Submit the followings in English :
1. a picture of a card along with a ruler.
2. a picture of the structure along with a ruler. (if necessary, a series of pictures to show the construction step by step.)
3. Indicate the places where the scotch tape is used.
4. Any idea of your own to create the structure.
The following points will be checked :
1. Is there any new idea in the structure?
2. Is every card necessary to reach the height?
3. Is every tape necessary to sustain the structure?
4. How high is the structure?
5. Is the report appropriately presented?
Problem 2 : Mountain Climber's Dilemma
The following is an article from a daily newspaper about people who climbed Mt. Everest.
The question "What would you do if you meet a person dying on the road while climbing a 8000m high mountain?" has led to a heated debate. This issue was raised when mountain climbers from 4 different countries (New Zealand, Australia, England, and United States) were reported to have contradictory experiences.
The New York Times reported the contention of " the possibility of losing one's life in the process of helping someone else in the 'death zone' which has unfavorable conditions such as low temperature, insufficient oxygen, etc." is active.
The controversy started when Mark Englis (47) from New Zealand - the first handicapped person to climb Mt. Everest - confessed in his interview that he met a person dying on the road on his way down from the mountain, but was unable to help him.
Englis found David Sharp (34, England) dying due to lack of oxygen. However, he continued his descent from the mountain without rescuing Sharp. He said "In that altitude, far from saving other's life, it is difficult even to save my own life." Moreover, 40 other people who ascended and descended the mountain that morning just passed by Sharp. Sharp eventually died on the spot.
When the news spread, Sir. Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) who was the first man in the world to climb Mt. Everest in 1953 said, "It is astonishing to hear that people seem to be totally oblivious of the priority on what is more important." He also commented that "Such things could not have happened if people had the right philosophy."
Some mountain climbers and doctors suggest that people have no idea how hard it is to climb Mt. Everest, and they sympathize with the mountain climbers who only passed by others without rescuing them. On the other hand, some say that if they had only shared the oxygen tank, then the person might have lived.
Dr. Phil Einsli of Otago University in New Zealand supported the latter position saying that "the victims may have been saved by just giving extra oxygen tank and moving them to a lower place."
Incidentally, a miracle happened last weekend at the Mt. Everest. An Australian climber Lincoln Hall (50) was saved by an American climber Dan Mazir. Hall was abandoned by his colleagues because they thought him to be dead.
Hall was left to be dead at the height of 8700m on his way down from the climb. Mazir was on his way up when he found Hall. He could sense that Hall was still alive so he called for help. Mazir gave up climbing and moved Hall to base camp under the mountain with the rescue team. Hall recovered very fast, and could walk down the mountain by himself on the next day.
The New York Times reported that "If Hall could recover this fast, then it raises the question that perhaps Sharp could have been saved as well."
Questions:
1. What do you think about the decision of Englis? What would you say if you were the mothers of Englis and Sharp? What would these mothers think when they read this article?
2. If you were the journalist reporting this article, how would you write it?
3. Think of a symbol that characterizes each of the 5 people, Englis, Sharp, Hillary, Hall, and Mazir. Explain their meaning.
Rating Criteria:
1. How unique is the introduction of team title and members?
2. How original and logical is the explanation of both mothers' article?
3. How original and persuasive is the article of the journalist?
4. How original and persuasive are the symbols assigned to each of the 5 people?
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