Q: Will a ping pong ball be provided during the build/testing phase of the event? Will the ball be the same one used for the timed runs?
A: Yes, a ping pong ball will be available at build/testing. It may be a different ping pong ball for officially timed runs. All ping pong balls will be the same brand and size.
Q: Will students have access to scratch paper, a pencil, and an eraser?
A: Yes, we will provide scratch paper and pencils. Scratch paper will be collected before the students leave the room.
Q: We know the ball must be the highest point. How much of the ball must be above the top support?
A: The ball must visibly be the highest point of the structure.
The target size as listed in the Detailed Event Description is 2.5cm.
Please find the Detailed Event Description and other supplemental materials helpful to the coaching of this event on the event webpage here: https://wesoscience.org/on-target/.
If you have any WESO events-related questions, please be sure to send them to weso.events@gmail.com by Friday, May 25th. Thank you!