l The oral presentation problem will be distributed
to all Soil & Water Conservation Districts on the website by the end of January. This will give teams sufficient
time to prepare.
l Students should plan on arriving and
registering as a team in the Ballroom in Bouck Hall at least one hour before their assigned presentation time.
Presentations will take place in Wheeler Hall.
l A time schedule will be available online as the competition
gets closer and the team must show up for their allotted time and be prepared to present.
l Each team will have ten minutes for
their presentation before the Envirothon judges and then judges will have five minutes to ask the students questions.
Presentations must be at least 7 minutes long but no longer than 10 minutes.
l Team members are required to wear their
2008 NYS Envirothon issued T-shirts. No clothing identifying school or county origin will be allowed.
l The oral presentation problem solving
presentations will take place during the first day-Wednesday, May 21st. They will start at 1:00 p.m.
l Teams need to report to the staging
area (Wheeler Hall, Room 100) 15 minutes prior to their presentation time. (NO EXCEPTIONS)
l A panel of 5 judges will score the
presentation. There will be 7 sets of judges because of the numbers and time frame given.
l Teams should include both pros and
cons in their presentation.
l All 5 members must participate. Each
must have a speaking part. The alternate will not be allowed to participate.
l Students will be allowed to prepare
visual aids. Only materials contained in the visual aids packet that teams receive after their local competition
can be used. These are:
2 sheets of white poster board (22" x 28")
1 small box of markers (8 colors)
1 package assorted (5 colors) of construction paper (9" x 12") (2 sheets each color)
1 bottle glue (about 3 oz.)
1 pair of scissors
2 pencils #2
1 roll of Scotch tape
Your local Soil and Water Conservation District will provide these materials
to you for your State Envirothon presentation.
l Students may be as creative as they want
but must not use any materials not listed. Visual aids will be inspected prior to presentations. Use of anything
(tape, staples, ball-point pen, etc.) not on the list will disqualify the visual aids and teams will not be allowed
to use them. (NO EXCEPTIONS)
l Each member of the group is allowed
to use one prepared note card (4" x 6"only) to aid them in their presentation. Note cards are not to
be used as visual aids.
l Students should work with fellow team
members to prepare for the problem solving.
l Teams may organize team members in
any way, but are reminded all team members must participate. Costumes or "dressing the part" are not
allowed. Only listed materials may be used. (NO EXCEPTIONS)
l There is to be no direct contact with
the judges during the presentation. No brochures, handouts, pamphlets, etc. will be allowed to be distributed to
them.
Note: Please arrive one hour before your scheduled presentation time.
