General Information
Participation departments and qualification
| Classification | Wisdom Dept. | Creativity Dept. |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | High school students | College students |
| Team Organization* | One guidance teacher and two to three team members (students) | Two to three team members (students) |
- ※ For Wisdom Dept., each team must include one guidance teacher.
- ※ Teams may be organized with students from different schools
Schedule
- Primary evaluation (documents) - Common
- Online learning of educational materials - Common
- Experience Camp - Experience Dept.
- Secondary evaluation (presentation) - Wisdom and Creativity Depts.
- Preliminary education - Wisdom Dept.
- Main competition - Wisdom and Creativity Depts.
- Final presentation - Wisdom and Creativity Depts.
(1) Online education
Educational materials are provided on the Competition's homepage for different levels of each department to help participants learn by themselves the knowledge required to make CanSats. (This includes introduction to satellites, how to make a CanSat, introduction to international CanSat competitions, principles and applications of microprocessors, interface and methods for mission expansion, protocols for transmission and receipt, block diagrams for CanSats, etc.)
(2) Preliminary education
Preliminary education is provided only to the teams (including guidance teachers) selected for secondary evaluation in the Wisdom Dept. (free of charge)
(3) Competition
Participants compete in the main competition with their CanSats (prizes given to outstanding teams)
Preliminary education
- Eligibility : Teams and their guidance teachers for secondary evaluation in the Wisdom Department
- Venue : KAIST
| Time | Specific Programs |
|---|---|
| Morning | Registration, welcoming remarks, greetings from team mentors |
|
- Introduction to CanSats and to requirements for CanSat main competition - Visits to space development sites (KAIST) |
|
| Lunch | Lunch break |
| Afternoon | Lectures by previous competition winners |
|
Practice for mission expansion (labs) - Lectures on applications for mission expansion - Practice of mission expansion - Q&A sessions for problem-solving |
|
| Closing | Closing |
- ※ The specific programs for preliminary education above are subject to change.
Competition
| Time | Specific Programs | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Morning | Registration of participants | |
| Opening remarks, congratulatory remarks, commemorating address, schedule notice | ||
| Explanation and competition for Wisdom Dept. | Rocket launching | |
| Lunch | Lunch break | |
| Afternoon | Explanation and competition for Creativity Dept. | Rocket launching |
| CanSat demonstration by staff members based on the rocket launching method | Rocket launching | |
| Closing | Closing remarks |