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1 Future Problem Solvers

2 Co-Presidents 17snehab@students.harker.org
Co-Presidents Sneha Bhetanabhotla ‘ Evani Radiya-Dixit ‘17

3 President-Elect Meghana Karinthi ‘18

4 Co-Research Coordinators
Co-Research Coordinators Angela Kim ‘ Rahul Bhethanabotla ‘18

5 Assistant Research Coordinator
Assistant Research Coordinator Taylor Lam ‘19

6 Head Mentor Neymika Jain ‘17

7 Mentoring Team 18ariac@students.harker.org
Mentoring Team Aria Coalson ‘ Kelly Shen ‘19

8 Co-Bucknall Coordinators
Co-Bucknall Coordinators Kendall Ka ‘ Priyanka Taneja ‘17

9 Treasurer Anika Banga ’18

10 Documentarian Jessica Wang ‘18

11 Middle School President
Middle School President Saloni Shah ‘21

12 Mr. Murphy

13 Mr. Merrill!!

14 Competition Divisions Categories Team Global Junior Issues (gr. 4-6)
Middle (gr. 7-9) Senior (gr ) Team Global Issues Individual Global Issues MAGIC Scenario Writing

15 Global Issues Problem Solving
Team or individual for packet competition Skits Individuals join with teams MAGIC Division

16 Research Incredibly useful to the competition Research in FPS
prepares students for research elsewhere

17 Step 0. Read the Fuzzy Fuzzy=future scenario Page-long essay
describing a dystopian future

18 Step 1: Challenges 16 for teams; 8 for individual
Allow students to approach an issue from several different perspectives

19 FPS Categories Business & Commerce Economics Basic Needs Education
Transportation Technology Environment Recreation Arts & Aesthetics Physical Health Psychological Health Law & Justice Ethics & Religion Social Relationships Communication Defense Government Miscellaneous

20 Step 2: Underlying Problem
Identify one main issue out of the 16 Elaborate on this one main idea

21 Step 3: Solutions Similar to Challenges Utilize the categories
16 for teams; 8 for individuals Utilize the categories Force students to think out-of-the-box

22 Steps 4 & 5: Criteria & Grid
Five criteria students can use to identify the most effective solution “Which solution will best…” Solution Description Score 1 Score 2 Total Score #1 Robots will solve the problem. 7 4 11 #2 The government will make a law. 5 8 13

23 Step 6: Action Plan Culmination of the process
Summarizes underlying problem, main solution, and how that will be implemented Graphs and pictures

24 Skits Presentation of the Action Plan from State Bowl and beyond

25 Scenario Writing Basically just creative writing
~1500 word future scenario Relates to one of the five topics for Story from Shelby Rorabaugh ‘13, scenario writing winner Scenario Writing Write your own future scenario! for more info

26 Mentoring Upper school student-mentors guide Middle and Lower school
students Successful and fun method of learning

27 Harker FPS Meetings PP1 - Learn the FPS Process
Lower School: Every Monday 3:30-4:30 pm Middle School: Weekly Club Time Upper School (officers): 1-2 times a month long lunch Upper School (non-officers): Very rarely long lunch EVERYONE: WEEKEND MEETINGS PP1 - Learn the FPS Process PP2 - Research the Topic State Qualifiers State Preparation State Bowl International Preparation

28 Date Activity Location Topic Time Sunday, October 2, 2016 1st Practice
Blackford Educational Disparities 9 am – 2 pm Sunday, December 4, 2016 2nd Practice, given feedback It’s All in the Genes 9 am –2 pm Saturday February 4 – Sunday, February 5, 2017 State Qualifiers 3D Printing 9 am – 2 pm both days Sunday, March 26, 2017 State Practice* Identity Theft 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Saturday, April 22 – Sunday, April 23, 2017 State Bowl* The Nueva School, Hillsborough, CA All days Wednesday, June 7 – Sunday, June 11, 2017 International Conference** University of Wisconsin TBD

29 Trips State Bowl: Southern/Northern California
International Conference Really fun!!

30 Registration Information
Cost Due Date Expectations— Induction Ceremony and Pledge

31 Where do the parents come in?
Pizza, Parents, and Problems Volunteering! Weekend supervision Required to supervise twice this year Will be ed reminders Topic Experts

32 Volunteer Sign-up Visit our FPS Sign-up website (will be ed to you) Click on the buttons that say ‘Volunteer’ Enter your address and name

33 Contact Website: @harkerfps To get more of a feel for FPS, please look at our collection of pictures!!

34 Good FPS NIGHT


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