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Team Problem Solving-
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Under the guidance of teacher/coaches, teams of 4 students
in grades 4-12 use the FPSP six-step model to explore challenges and propose
action plans to complex societal problems, such as fads, financial security,
amateur sports, the Internet, and genetic engineering.
Teams are divided into three divisions:
Grades 4-6 (Junior)
Grades 7-9 (Middle)
Grades 10-12(Senior)
Teams complete two practice problems and one qualifying
problem throughout the school year. Trained evaluators score student work and
return it with feedback including suggestions for improvement. The top scoring
teams on the qualifying problem are invited to Affiliate FPS Bowls, held each
spring. The winners of each respective Affiliate FPS Bowl advance to the FPSP
International Conference in June.
Individual Problem Solving
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Individual competition is
offered in affiliate programs choosing to administer an individual program. A
student works individually rather than as a member of a team. Check with the
affiliate director of your respective program
for additional information on individual competition.
Community Problem Solving (CmPS)-
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CmPS focuses on real community
problems. Teams explore local issues and select a CmPS project from
environmental concerns, human services, civic/cultural issues, health concerns,
and education. A middle grade team in Texas focused on relieving the boredom and
depression of adolescent hospital patients by creating and delivering “Boredom
Buster Kits” to four Houston area hospitals as well as three hospitals in
Eastern Europe.
Scenario Writing-
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Encouraging creativity, scenario
writing allows an individual writer to create a futuristic scenario based on one
of the five FPS topics. Students develop and polish their creative writing
skills. FPS scenarios are limited to 1500 words and must be placed at least 20
years in the future.
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