Destination+ImagiNation

=What is Destination ImagiNation? =

toc Destination Imagination® (DI) is an exhilarating after-school activity in which students work in teams to solve mind-bending Challenges and present their solutions at Tournaments.

Teams are tested to think on their feet, work together and devise original solutions that satisfy the requirements of the Challenges. Participants gain more than just basic knowledge and skills—they learn to unleash their imaginations and take unique approaches to problem solving.
 * ** 72,000 ** children participate in DI each year
 * ** 12,000 ** teams compete in DI each year
 * ** 1.3 million ** DI Alumni are developing solutions for our world
 * ** 6,000-7,000 ** schools are involved in DI
 * ** More than 30 ** countries participate in DI

The program consists of two main elements: the //Team Challenge// and //Instant Challenge//.

For more information, visit the international website, and the Alabama website.

=Team Challenge= //Team Challenges// are designed to be open-ended and multidisciplinary. Teams spend several weeks or months working on the //Team Challenge// of their choice, and they present their solutions at Tournaments. Each of the six competitive//Team Challenges// has a different educational and creative focus:
 * Challenge A: Technical/Mechanical Design
 * Challenge B: Scientific Exploration and Theater Arts
 * Challenge C: Theater, Literature, and Fine Arts
 * Challenge D: Improvisation
 * Challenge E: Structural/Architectural Design
 * projectOUTREACH: Service Learning
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Rising Stars!: Noncompetitive

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">The Rising Stars! Challenge is designed for students in 2nd grade and introduces students to teamwork and creative thinking.

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Instant Challenge = Instant Challenges require teams to engage in quick critical thinking. At a Tournament, a team will receive an Instant Challenge and the materials with which to solve it. The participants must think on their feet by applying appropriate skills to produce a solution in a period of just five to eight minutes. While Team Challenges build long-term problem solving and teamwork skills, Instant Challenges provide an exciting, impromptu creative experience for competing teams. By practicing Instant Challenges during the course of the season, students can increase their improvisational skills and train their minds to work quickly!

= Appraiser Training = TBD

=<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',helvetica,sans-serif;">Regional Tournament = Saturday, ? at Discovery Middle School

=<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',helvetica,sans-serif;">Affiliate or State Tournament = Saturday, ? at UAHuntsville

=<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',helvetica,sans-serif;">Global Finals = ? at The University of Tennessee

=2015-16 Challenge Previews=

Technical--Pace of Change
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">The world is full of changes, both big and small. So grab the wheel – let’s see them all!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Points of Interest** -Design and build a vehicle able to carry at least one team member across the presentation site multiple times. -Change the vehicle propulsion system and the vehicle movement method during the presentation. -Create and present a story about change. The story will include a change in a character. -Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.

Scientific--In Plain Site
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Now you see me, now you don’t! But wait…what’s the twist??

-Research the many ways that camouflage is used by organisms in nature. -Showcase camouflage research in the visible appearance of an organism. -Create and present a story with a plot twist that is caused by the use of camouflage. -Apply camouflage methods to an original, team-designed and created set piece or prop. -Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Points of Interest **

Structural--Musical Mashup
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Hold it together and let it play out in this musical mashup.

-Design and build a structure that both supports weight and is a musical instrument. -Play a musical solo using the structure as a musical instrument. -Tell a story with at least one musical character. -Integrate the story with the weight placement testing of the structure. -Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Points of Interest **

Fine Arts--Get a Clue
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Whodunnit? Reach back in time to get a clue!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">-Present a mystery story set on Earth in a team-chosen time period before 1990. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">-Discover, live on stage, which of the three suspect characters is responsible for the mystery. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">-Include a TechniClue that helps solve the mystery. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">-Present in the style of traverse staging. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">-Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength, and talents.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Points of Interest **

Improvisational--Close Encounters
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Newsflash! Stranger things WILL happen!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Points of Interest** -Research Challenge-provided confined spaces. -Create and perform a four-minute improvisational presentation within a confined space. -Show how characters work together to address a news flash. -Integrate a mysterious stranger and a team-created miscellaneous prop into the presentation.

Service Learning / **Project Outreach®--The Meme Event**
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Grumpy cat will be even grumpier when you out-MEME him!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Points of Interest** -Use the creative process to identify, design, plan, and carry out a project that addresses a real community need. -Plan and carry out at least one community event that is designed to help meet the project goal(s). -Create an effective meme to help meet the project goal(s). -Create a live presentation that highlights the project and the impact it made on the community. -Create and present two Team Choice Elements that show off the team’s interests, skills, areas of strength and talents.

Early Learning / Rising Stars!**®--Change in Direction**
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">North, south, east, or west. Hmm…which way is best?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Points of Interest** -Learn about maps and how they are helpful to people. -Create a play that is about a journey your team is on. -Make a change in direction at some point during your play. -Make a map to help your team on your journey.

Instant Challenge
Instant Challenges require teams to engage in quick, creative and critical thinking. At a tournament, a team will receive an Instant Challenge and the materials with which to solve it. The team members must think on their feet by applying appropriate skills to produce a solution in a period of just five to eight minutes.

In a world with growing cultural connections, increased levels and types of communication, and a new need for real-time teamwork and problem solving, the ability to solve problems quickly is becoming increasingly critical.

Instant Challenges are performance-based, task-based, or a combination of the two. Although each Instant Challenge has different requirements, all Instant Challenges reward teams for their teamwork and the creativity of their solutions. Instant Challenges are kept confidential through the day of the Tournament.

//2013-2014 challenges// ==