[blindkid] Seeking National Science Olympiad Advice

[DrV]

Clarification: the cane was used as an extension of the launching mechanism.
Please don't start any rumors about Californians promoting canes as 
catapults :-)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Castellano" <blindchildren at verizon.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 19:18
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Seeking National Science Olympiad Advice


> Ah, cane as catapult...I like it!
> Carol
>
> At 07:21 PM 3/2/2009, you wrote:
>>Hi Everyone,
>>
>>Vejas participated as part of his Middle School Team in our regional 
>>Science Olympiad
>>
>>http://soinc.org/short_event_descriptions#write.
>>
>>He did the trajectory with his friend & they did well. He & his team are 
>>moving on to the State Finals in April :-)
>>
>>My question is that most of the events seem pretty visually oriented & not 
>>particularly accessible, at least from what I raed on them.
>>
>>I did not have a chance to actually see most of the events as they were 
>>scattered around the university campus.
>>
>>Have any of you kids or students participated in the Science Olympiad & if 
>>so do you have any pearls of advice?
>>
>>Is there another event that you might suggest as well that would be 
>>accessible to a blind studnet?
>>
>>
>>
>>As a side note, we discovered a new creative use for the NFB cane. When we 
>>got there, it turns out that to launch the catapult, the participants' 
>>whole body had to be behind the boxed off area. Since their catapult, like 
>>a number of others, had a side release that presented a bit of a problem. 
>>On the spot creative solution: as the launching pin was attached to a 
>>string, they tied that to the end of Vejas long white cane. Fortunately 
>>the cane was long enough that he could knee behind the boxed off area & 
>>then snap his cane to the right, pulling out the pin -> they hit the 
>>targets on each of the allotted 4 tries :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>I look forward to any insights you may have to offer.
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>
>>Eric V
>>
>>
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