Destination ImagiNation ® Global Finals 2007

Focus: Architectural Design, Structural Engineering, Construction, Research, Innovation and Design Process, Architectural Drawing, Mathematics, Theater Arts, Teamwork.

The Destination: Where This Challenge Will Take You! Is your destiny in the cards? CARDS are everywhere! CARDS prove our identity. CARDS allow us access to locked doors. CARDS can lead to financial ruin. We are in desperate need of a Card-DI-ologist! Can you help? You need to present a story about the impact of cards, and you must build a Structure out of Playing Cards. When your Structure is tested to see how much weight it will hold, is success in the CARDS?

Brittany, Jeremy, Dale, Katrina, Kenneth and Joshua from Virginia check in their Structure.

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Nate, Joel and Maddie position their structure for the appraisers.

Car-DI-ology team from Ridgelea Hills, TexasAbby, Valeie, Maggie, Mary and Miki explain how they built their structure.

Car-DI-ology

Car-DI-ology appraisers talk to the Fort Worth, Texas team about their solution.

Li from China checks in his Car-DI-ology structure with Chris.

The Heritage Hills High School from Indiana used the Queen of Hearts in their skit.

Rachel, Stephanie and Kristin joke around with the check-in appraisers.

Aaron and Nicole of Garfield Elementary, Fresmo California explain their solution to the check-in appraisers.

Mc Donough HS of La Plata, Maryland had a colorful skit.

The Pleasanton, California team also had a structure that held a lot of weight.

The colorful girls from Foothills, California check in their structure.

The CarDIology team from Glenwood, Iowa focus intently on the check-in process.

The Westside Int. Sch., Hebron, Maryland team presented their skit with flair.

Mc Donough HS of La Plata, Maryland had a colorful skit.

The Chinese team from Chengdu Shishi HS had a sad skit about the plight of the pandas.

The Webster, Missouri team chose an oppressive hand as part of their skit.