Queanbeyan Public School Team competing in Australasian Tournament of Minds Final in Canberra

The topic presented to the students is below. All teams had 3 hours to plan and construct a script, props, and a story addressing multiple strict criteria.

Social Sciences: History...Herstory...Theirstory

What defines a nation or country? Is it the people, government, inventions, geographical makeup, landmarks, traditions, customs.......?

Every day history is created because we live in a society that is constantly evolving. Every path you take, you're leaving your legacy.

The land of Evolutionaria was established over 1000 years ago, its people are renowned for their innovative ideas and their culture of harmony and peace.

The team have been sent on an expedition to explore the capital city of Evolutionaria. The team of explorers has stumbled across a time capsule in the sand. The inscription on it reads: "This time capsule has been created on this 19th day of October 1913. It is to be opened in one hundred years' time on the 19th day of October 2013." Unfortunately the elements have taken their toll on some of the contents of the time capsule and the list that accompanied it. It is clear that five things have been placed in the time capsule.

The challenge for the teams was to decide what was placed in the time capsule. They had to explain the significance of these items to the culture that placed them there and explore their impact on the future of Evolutionaria.