Piedmont Model Water Tower Competition Information
Piedmont Model Water Tower Competition Information
Registration (Required) Deadline: Saturday, April 11
Competition Date: Saturday, May 2 (Attendance required at competition)
Time: Competition check-in is from 9-9:30 am.
Participants: Students from the following Piedmont counties are eligible: Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin.
Competitors from the 12-county Piedmont area may work individually or in teams of up to four students in grades 3 through 8 to construct a functional model water tower. (Elementary- and middle-school participants may not combine on one team.) Winners are determined by the tower’s structural and cost efficiency, ability to hold water, aesthetics, and capacity for quick filling and draining.
Students will learn concepts related to water resource engineering, infrastructure, water treatment, and water conservation. Contest organizers hope some participants may develop an interest in the water profession.
Participants must complete the following:
1 Model Water Tower
[PIEDMONT] Competition Registration
[PIEDMONT] NC One Water Student Release Form
[PIEDMONT] City of Greensboro Liability Waiver
[PIEDMONT] Model Water Tower Student Instructions
Charlotte Model Water Tower Competition Information
Charlotte Model Water Tower Competition Information
Registration (Required) Deadline: Monday, April 6
Competition Date: Saturday, May 9 (Attendance required at competition)
Time: Competition check-in is from 9-9:30 am.
Participants: Students from the following Charlotte area counties are eligible: Mecklenburg, Iredell, Cabarrus, Union, Gaston, Lincoln, Rowan, Stanly, Catawba, Cleveland, Alexander
Competitors may work individually or in teams of up to four students in grades 3 through 8 to construct a functional model water tower. (Elementary- and middle-school participants may not combine on one team.) Winners are determined by the tower’s structural and cost efficiency, ability to hold water, aesthetics, and capacity for quick filling and draining.
Students will learn concepts related to water resource engineering, infrastructure, water treatment, and water conservation. Contest organizers hope some participants may develop an interest in the water profession.
Participants must complete the following:
1 Model Water Tower
[CHARLOTTE] Competition Registration
[CHARLOTTE] NC One Water Student Release Form
[CHARLOTTE] Model Water Tower Student Instructions
