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2012-2013 Kidzone Elementary Science Olympiad Rule Book

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8/1/2012

Paula McCall, National PCI Chair Morgan M. German, AE PCI Chair

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REVISED August 1, 2012

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Welcome to the 2012‐2013 1st Kidzone Elementary Science Olympiad ! What an exciting year we have in store for the Kidzone Program! I am truly excited to be able to impact the lives of students in such a unique way. We have so many great changes hat my committee and I feel will enhance the quality of the product of programming we tare putting out for the membership. This year we are endeavoring to host the first ever Kidzone Elementary Science Olympiad! Most people have never been to a Science Olympiad tournament. This is a problem because it is difficult to participate in something when one is not sure what to expect. During an Elementary Science Olympiad tournament, different events are run in three different time periods. Teams will rotate to each event during the time period. The conclusion of the contest will feature a Science Bowl. I have listed below some of the items involved that are different than previously registering for Kidzone for the Fall Regional Conference. I elcome your feedback throughout the upcoming year to better serve the membership and ltimately provide our youth with an amazing oppor ywu

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• Team and Individual Registration in IMPAK: This year there will be very little paper surveys and questionnaires to turn in to your Regional PCI Chairs. We tried to simplify the process by putting all of the necessary information that we need to gather into IMPAK. The goal of the program is to increase the interest in math and science for at risk students in preparation for standardized testing. While it might take you additional time to register into IMPAK, we are gaining valuable metrics that we are able to capture to know how much of an impact we are having on our students.

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Addition of Pre and Post Test: Again, we need metrics on how well the students are doing in the program to accurately adjust the level of programming. I know taking the test is time consuming, but studies show the more hours of preparation students spend on preparing for difficult subjects, the better there scores will be compared to their peers.

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Quality Control Committee Added for Science Bowl Competition: There have been numerous errors in the past in regards to wrong answers and mismatched question and answer slides. This year each level of the competition will be reviewed by a panel of educators for accuracy prior to each competition. They will be there to serve as quality control in regards to level and content of the material. They will also access the accuracy of the time limit allotted for each question. There will be even more eyes on the final product, and tighter quality controls prior to each competition. This will provide a more professional look and feel to the competition and hopefully increase the impact is has on the community outside of the National Societ ly of B ack Engineers.

• Monthly Activities and Assignment

: Each team that registers before the registration deadline will be provided with monthly assignments and activities to use to prepare them to compete at the Fall Regional Conference and National Convention.




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We look forward to your participation in the program! We are in the final works of inalizing partnerships with independent companies who will be able to provide us with

f fbetter instruction and material or the students. I would like to conclude with a reminder that Kidzone Elementary Science Olympiad is supposed to be a fun learning experience for the participating students. While the program culminates in a competition, the most important aspect of the program is the coaching and tutoring that takes place. This is what will make a difference in student progress and chievement. Thank you for your participation and dedication to the academic excellence

ng students. aof the participati Morgan German National Alumni PCI Chairperson National Society of Black Engineers Alumni Extension




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National Society of Black Engineers 20122013 Kidzone Elementary Science Olympiad (ESO)

TABLE OF CONTENTS’ THE MISSION OF NSBE ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 THE PURPOSE OF KIDZONE ................................................................................................................................................ 6 CONTRIBUTIONS TO KIDZONE ......................................................................................................................................... 6 ACKNINTR

OWLEDGEMENT ‐ NSBE CONTRIBUTIONS ...................................................................................................... 6 ODUCTION TO NSBE .................................................................................................................................................... 7 NSBE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 PCI ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 NSBE Jr. ............................................................................................................................................................... 7

INTRODUCTION TO KIDZONE ESO .................................................................................................................................. 8 INTRKIDZ

ODUCTION TO KIDZONE ESO RULE BOOK……. ................................................................................................ 9 ONE ESO REGISTRATION INFORMATION……………………………………………..……………………………...9 Team Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Cost .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 IMPAK Registration .................................................................................................................................... 10

CRITKIDZ

ICAL 2012 ‐ 2013 DATES ......................................................................................................................................... 11 ONE ESO COMPETITION .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Kidzone ESO Competition Fall Regional Conference ................................................................... 12 Kidzone National ESO Competition ..................................................................................................... 12 Awards, Trophies, and Scholarships ................................................................................................... 12

COMPETITION CURRICULUMN ....................................................................................................................... 12 Pre‐Test ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Event Descriptions and Preliminary Schedule ............................................................................... 13 Aerodynamics – Zowie Metrics ....................................................................................................... 15‐27 Final Event: Science Bowl ........................................................................................................................ 27 Post Test .......................................................................................................................................................... 31

OVERALL COMPETITION SCORING………………………………………………………………………………..31 ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES……………………………………..……………………………………………………..32 2012‐2013 KIDZONE ESO COMMITTEE ...................................................................................................................... 33




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THE MISSION OF NSBE The Mission of NSBE is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.

THE PURPOSE OF KIDZONE The purpose of the Kid Zone is to increase students in grades K‐5th interest in Science, Technology, Engineering careers to allow them to excel academically and succeed in High School and college. CONTRIBUTIONS TO KIDZONE Contributions to KIDZONE will help us continue to make this an effective NSBE program vailable to NSBE Jr. students nationwide. NSBE PCI will use contributions for program‐ide support to give all NSBE Jr. students the opportunity to participate.

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ome a KIDZONE volunteer, please contact us at Volunteers If you would like to bec pci@nsbe‐ae.org or kidzone@nsbe‐ae.org.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - NSBE CONTRIBUTIONS Heartfelt gratitude and deepest thanks to for writing competition questions assisting teams and running comp

the Alumni PCI committee

HyoSung Loumetitions at the regional level:

r Bobby Teache

, Region 1 Alumni PCI Chaiy,

Sonja FavorRegion 2 Alumni PCI Chair

r Catherine Car r

s, Region 3 Alumni PCI Chainey, Region 4 Alumni PCI Chai

Willie Hill, Region 5 Alumni PCI Chair Tyrie Mit

SherAaron Hunt, Convention Pla itiative Chair chell, Region 6 Alumni PCI Chair

nning Committee Pre‐College InPaula McCall, National Pre‐College Initiative Chair

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INTRODUCTION TO NSBE NSBE The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) was founded in 1975 by six black engineering students at Purdue University nicknamed the Chicago 6. The original aspiration was to establish a student organization to help improve the recruitment and etention of black engineering students. NSBE is now the largest student‐managed rorganization in the United States with more than 25,000 members. NSBE is comprised of more than 300 chapters on college and university campuses, 75 Alumni Extension chapters nationwide and 298 NSBE Jr. chapters. These chapters are geographically divided into six regions. The NSBE mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and ositively impact the community. For more information on NSBE, please pvisit www.nsbe.org. In fulfillment of the NSBE objective to “stimulate and develop student interest in the various engineering disciplines”, the Kidzone (KZ) program and competition was created for elementary students. PCI The Pre‐College Initiative (PCI) Program is the focus of the NSBE effort to promote college, academics, technology, and leadership to pre‐college students. Our primary focus is to ncourage students in grades 6‐12 to develop interest in Science, Technology, Engineering eand Mathematics (STEM). The mission of PCI is to lead the world in enhancing the pre‐college students' academic, technical, and leadership skills in order to maximize their success in life. The vision is to stablish PCI as an incubator for our youth, where they can be nurtured and guided in their eacademic careers. NSBE Chapters support PCI through the Kidzone program and competition. Kid Zone Conference is a conference specifically targeted toward students in grades K through 5th grade. It is designed to help prepare them for academic challenges in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. It is hoped that through this program the students will gain an interest in hese subjects that allows them to excel academically in their current grade level, and pave the ay for future successes in secondary and post-secondary education

tw NSBE Jr. A vital component of the PCI program is NSBE Jr., which serves as the membership category for pre‐college students and institutions that are officially chartered with NSBE. NSBE Jr. embers and chapters are at the core of PCI, as they are the primary focus and eneficiaries of PCI programs such as Kidzone. mb




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NSBE Jr. focuses on enhancing the education received by African‐American and other minority pre‐college students, as well as influencing these students to become tomorrow's orporate executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders. In this spirit, NSBE Jr. is the cquintessential recruitment, teaching, and preparation device for the NSBE. For more information on PCI and NSBE Jr. please visit: www.nsbe.org/precollege.

INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY SCIENCE OLYMPIAD In order to be productive, contributing, and competitive members of our global society, Students must develop an early strong foundation in science and mathematics. The National Society of Black Engineers is dedicated to ensuring that students are academically prepared to excel in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects, as well as increasing exposure of STEM related careers to minority students. NSBE’s KidZone Conference is aligned to National Science Standards and recognizes the importance of cultivating STEM skills in elementary students with the intention of producing problem solvers. Ten Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Skills 1. Maintain accuracy in record-keeping and communicate findings. 2. Research topics and determine good, reliable sources of information. 3. Analyze small parts of systems and see relationships; notice details in content and process. 4. Recognize cause and effect relationships and distinguish fact and opinion. 5. Use mathematical skills for calculations and measurements. 6. Predict and draw conclusions using data. 7. Read and understand technical materials. 8. Repair equipment and use software. 9. Communicate with others and listen. 10. Think creatively and solve problems and experiment. Elementary Science Olympiad is a team event that combines theory and hands‐on projects. The Kidzone ESO is designed to stimulate enthusiasm for science and mathematics through competitions in skills and knowledge. Students meet for a program of competitive events in an academic setting. The competition is open to grades 3‐5. Grades K‐2 will compete in a noncompetitive league. Teams of up to 5 will compete in 18 different events at the NSBE National Convention. Individual registrants will be placed on a team prior to the event. There will be a team meet and greet to match the teams. Elementary schools may register more than one team for the event.

What is the goal of Science Olympiad?

Science Olympiad seeks to foster team building and communication through the various activities, as team members meet and start to work with new people. Science Olympiad focuses both on hands on work (for the build events), and learning about interesting subjects, such as physics and chemistry (for the theory events). Teamwork is an incredibly valuable life lesson, and is a required skill in most scientific careers today. But most importantly, Science Olympiad is a great way to meet new, like minded people, and have a great time.

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INTRODUCTION TO KIDZONE ESO RULE BOOK The Kidzone ESO rule book should be used to guide Kidzone ESO coaches/advisors in preparation for Kidzone regional and national competitions. Kidzone ESO coaches/advisors are encouraged to prepare their teams as early as possible. Preparatory materials and information will be provided, but seeking out other resources from math, science, or echnology professionals to website information are useful in assists in Kidzone ESO teams twith competition preparation. Kidzone ESO coaching can begin as early as the summer through March of the next year. The competition season begins with the Kidzone ESO teams competing for the regional title t the Fall Regional Conferences (FRC). All Kidzone ESO teams will go on to compete for the ational titles at the National Convention. an

KIDZONE ESO REGISTRATION INFORMATION KidZone is divided into two sections: Grades K‐2 (non‐competitive) and grades 3‐6. During the Fall Regional Conference, teams from grades 3‐6 will rotate and participate in 7 ompetitive activities and teams from grades K‐2 will rotate and participate in 8 non‐ccompetitive activities throughout the day. Students may register as a team or individually. Students who register as an individual will e placed on a team upon arrival at conference. If you choose to register as a team prior to

ow. battending Fall Regional Conference, the requirements for team registration are listed bel ach participating individual must be a current, paid NSBE Jr. member. In addition, each eam member must submit an official transcript to NSBE headquarters. Et Team Requirements Every Kidzone team must:

• Consist of five members • Be a combination of students in grades 3rd‐ 5th (Competitive Division) • Kidzone ESO teams CANNOT CONSIST OF FOUR 5th graders!!!!! • Be paid NSBE Jr. Members • Have a current advisor/coach that is a paid NSBE Alumni member • Completed Registration in IMPAK and validation from the National Kidzone Coordinator • Completion of Pre and Post Test to be eligible for National and Regional Awards.




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Kidzone teams that do not meet all the above criteria will not be allowed to participate in NY Kidzone competitions. A

Cost There is no cost to participate in the Kidzone competition other than NSBE Jr. Membership. Kidzone funding is provided by gifts and volunteering to NSBE. If you or another party ould like to contribute to the NSBE Kidzone program, please see the Contributions to idzone section in this toolkit.

wK IMPAK Registration Registration on IMPAK includes providing information in regards to the team list, student Information and a brief survey on each student, which should be completed PRIOR to the egional competition. The Post‐Test will be sent out after the completion of National rConvention. Completing all of the information in the IMPAK is vital to the success of the program and is used to track student progress throughout the year. The pre‐test and post‐test results rovide NSBE with good statistical data that allows the National KidZone Committee pmetrics to gauge the success of the program. All forms are located on IMPAK and must be submitted PRIOR to the regional competition. Please see the Critical Dates section for important Kidzone dates. IMPORTANT NOTE: A Kidzone ESO coaches can prepare more than one Kidzone team for the regional competition.




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CRITICAL 2012-2013 DATES For quick reference, the following target dates are listed to ensure your participation in the Kidzone ESO competition. For further information on the upcoming NSBE conferences, please visit www.nsbe.org. For more information on NSBE events and programs login on MPAK and view events, scholarships and competitions. (You must me a NSBE member to ogin to IMPAK.)

Kidzone ESO competition. For further information on the upcoming NSBE conferences, please visit www.nsbe.org. For more information on NSBE events and programs login on MPAK and view events, scholarships and competitions. (You must me a NSBE member to ogin to IMPAK.) Il

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Responsibility And Events

Target Timeframe (No later than)

Kidzone Team Registration

Final submission deadline is October 15, 2012. After this date no further registrations will be accepted for the Kidzone competition track at Fall Regional Conference. Final Deadline for Transcript Submittal!

KidzoneTeam Training

Held throughout most of the school year, April 2012 ‐ March 2013

Regional ompetitions C

Norfolk Water Marriott, Norfolk, VA – R2 November 24

Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa, Montgomery, AL – R3

November 24

Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago, IL – R4 November 911

Austin Doubletree, Austin, TX – R5 November 911

Sheraton Parsippany Hotel, Parsippany, NJ, –R1

November 1618

Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort, Tucson, AZ – R6

November 1618th

Kidzone: National Convention egistration RDeadline

All Kidzone teams and individuals who do not become winners of the regional Kidzone competition or who failed to register by Fall Regional Conference automatically qualify to compete at the National Competition. The teams that one the Regional Competition will receive advanced seeding at the National Convention. The entry form for the Kidzone National Elementary Science Olympiad must be submitted by February 1st , 2012

National Competition

Held at the NSBE National Conference, Indianapolis, IN March 27, 2012 – March 31, 2012




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KIDZONE ELEMENTARY SCIENCE OLYMPIAD COMPETITION Kidzone Elementary Science Olympiad (Fall Regional Conference) he Kidzone Elementary Science Olympiad held at the Fall Regional Conference will serve Tas practice rounds for the National Elementary Science Olympiad. All regional winning teams are representatives for their region and compete at the national convention with advanced seeding at the NSBE national conference, to be held in Indianapolis, IN, March 27, 2012 – March 31, 2012. Kidzone National Elementary Science Olympiad

ause Most people have never been to a Science Olympiad tournament. This is a problem becit is difficult to participate in something when one is not sure what to expect. During an elementary Science Olympiad tournament, different events are run in three different time periods. Teams will rotate to each event during the time period. The conclusion of the contest will feature a Science Bowl. Awards, Trophies, and Scholarships Awards, trophies, and/or scholarships are given to teams who win at each competition level. Regional winning Kidzone teams receive complimentary registration to National Convention. The top three national teams will receive special recognition in our national publication as well as be awarded with different awards, trophies, and scholarships according to NSBE allocations.

COMPETITION CURRICULUM Pre-Test The pretest is administered prior to the team registration process before any tutoring has begun. It is designed as the performance baseline for participating students. This test is designed to collect data on the applicable National Science Standards. The pre‐test should e submitted via the link provided below. The link will also be provided in the email onfirmation of registration. bc 2012-2013 Kidzone Pre-Test




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EVENT DESCRIPTIONS AND PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE: Below is a tentative schedule for the Fall Regional Conference and National Convention. Please note the competitions are subject to change prior to convention. In the event of an addition or deletion to the schedule, all registered participants will be notified. Please also note that times are subject to be different for each Fall Regional Conference. A finalized time and event schedule will be provided to participants three weeks prior to competition. Fall Regional Conference Tentative Schedule Times Events 7:00 – 7:40 am Registration/Breakfast

7:50 – 8:00 am Opening Ceremony

Period 1 (8:00‐11 AM) Knock‐Knock Who’s There Chopper Challenge Disease Detectives Period 2 (1:00 PM 3 ‐ PM ) Grab a Gram Zowie Metrics Clay Boats Food Source : Owl Pellets 11:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch 3:15 – 4:30 pm Science Bowl Walk Ins – K‐2 (Non‐Competitive) 8:30 am ‐ 3:30 PM Life Cycles A‐Weigh We Go Leaf and Tree Finder Animal Trackers Magnetic Magic Barge Building Rainbow Connection Fill the Bill 4:45 pm Closing Ceremony




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National Convention Tentative Schedule Times Events Even Teams Odd Teams

7:00 – 7:40 am Registration 7:50 – 8:10 am Opening Ceremony

Period 1 (8:30– 10:30 am) Rock Hound Barge Building Aerodynamics Hot Air Ballons Write It/Do It Which Way’s North? Solid/Liquid or Gas Water Rockets Name that Scientist Pasta Bridge Period 2 (9:30– 11:30 am) Barge Building Straw Egg Drop Hot Air Ballons Sink or Float Which Way’s North? Estimania Water Rockets Leaf Bingo Tree ID Pasta Bridge Magnets Period 3 (10:45 am – 12:30 pm) Straw Egg Drop Rock Hound Sink or Float Aerodynamics Estimania Write It/Do It Leaf Bingo Tree ID Solid/Liquid Gas Magnets Name that Scientist 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 pm ‐ 3:30 pm Science Bowl Walk Ins – K‐2 (Non‐Competitive) 8:30 am ‐ 3:00 pm Cracker Counter Puff the Stuff Boxes and Cans A‐Weigh Music to my Ears Animal Vegetable or Mineral Color Wheel Fill the Bill 2 Marshmallow Tower 4:00 pm Closing Ceremony




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EVENT DESCRIPTIONS Teams from grades 3‐6 will participate competitively during the 2012 Fall Regional Conference and at the 2012 National Convention. The following sections include activity descriptions, rules, and scoring.

AERODYNAMICS Description

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Each team will build one paper airplane to be flown a distance of at least five meters, landing on a predetermined target. Airplanes must be of a folded aerodynamic

wads of paper do not qualify. design. Crumpled

The Competition: 1. Two sheets of plain white paper will be supplied for each team along with

approximately five centimeters of masking tape and a pair of scissors. Two planes will be constructed.

2. Planes flown in competition must be made on site, during the allotted time, using only the materials provided.

3. Planes will be hand launched from behind a line on the floor at a specified target, on the more than five but less than 12 meters distant. floor,

Scoring: 1. After the flight, the distance will be measured from the center of the target to the nose of

the airplane where it first landed. The distance from the target will become the team's score.

2. Each team member will fly one of the two planes once. Team score will be determined by adding the two scores.

3. The lowest score, signifying the closest to the target, will be the winner. In case of a tie, the best single flight will break the tie.

ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MINERAL Each participant will classify objects, pictures or models to the appropriate category.

BARGE BUILDING

barge of aluminum foil that can support a cargo. They cargo the barge can hold and then load cargo until

Each team will construct awill predict the amount of

es on water. the barge tak

Description: The purpose of this event is to construct a barge using aluminum foil that can upport a cargo of the largest number of objects without getting them wet. s



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The Competition: 1. Each team will be given a 15 x 15 cm piece of aluminum foil by the event supervisor.

arges and turn them into Each team will then be given 10 minutes to construct their b

the supervisor. No other materials may be used in building the barge.

2. Each team will then be given 5 minutes to load their barges. 3. The event supervisor will inform each team of the average mass of each cargo piece

before they begin their construction. The cargo may be pennies, washers, paper clips, marbles, or other similar objects. The cargo will not be known until the time of competition.

4. The student barge captain and his partner must predict the number of pieces of cargo that the barge will hold. The barge must then be loaded until it sinks. The piece that caused the barge to sink will not count in the total cargo. Sinking occurs when water enters the barge.

5. The event supervisor will provide the barge captain with the cargo to be loaded. Each must be loaded one at a time while the barge is floating in a pan of water. piece

Scoring: 1. The win er e

followin fon will be the team with the highest score. The score will be determined by thg rmula:

i. Amount of cargo held x 10 ‐ the difference between predicted amount and actual amount.

ii. For example: if the team predicts their barge will hold 70 pieces and it sinks 57 at 57, their score will be 57 x 10 minus the difference between 70 &

which is (570‐13 = 557) points. 2. Ties will be broken by accuracy of the prediction. If the judges determine that a

contestant intentionally sinks his boat at or near the predicted number, that team will be disqualified and receive participation points only.

CHOP ENGEPER CHALL

Description: Contestants will build and test 3 choppers (rotary flying devices) using only the materials provided at the competition. They may bring pencils, a ruler/straight edge

o other equipment/supplies are allowed. and scissors. N

Construction: andard 1. Each team will be given one sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 inch 60‐90 Ib. card stock and 3 stpaper clips to construct 3 choppers that use rotation to slow their descent.

2. Each chopper must be made using a single piece cut from the sheet of cardstock provided and one paper dip. The pieces for the 3 choppers need not be the same size and shape.



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3. Each chopper must rotate in a different direction, as shown below, and they must be labeled with the direction they are intended to rotate. The drawings only illustrate the direction of rotation. The choppers may be any design.

4. Contestants may test their devices in the building area but will not be allowed to test fficial drop location. them from the o

The Competition: 1. When it is their turn, contestants will release their choppers, one at a time, from the

height specified by the judges. All teams will release their choppers from the same height.

2. The judges will measure and record the time required for each chopper to reach the e ground/floor. Time will continue if the chopper bounces off an object, but will stop if th

chopper gets stuck and stops. pper's flight time will be divided by 2 if it does not rotate in the direction labeled. 3. A cho

Scoring: 1. The team's score will be the sum of the flight times for all three choppers. Longest total

time wins. Ties will be broken by comparing each team's single longest flight times.

CLAY BOATS

t and fill it with the greatest Each team will build a boat from clay, launch i

astic gram cubes before sinking. number of pl

Description: Students will construct a clay boat from a wad of clay with a total mass of 25 gramsStudents will then float their clay boat in a tub of water. Plastic centimeter cubes (mass of 1 gram each or other objects of uniform weight) will be loaded in the hull

e at a time until the boat sinks.

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of the clay boat on

The Competition: 1. Clay boats must be built on site with the clay provided by the Science Olympiad officials.

Each team will be given the same amount (25 grams) of unused and un‐worked Plasticine clay.

2. Participants may not practice filling the boat during the 10‐minute building period. Teams will be timed during this period for purposes of tiebreakers. All boats must have

ll a dry start. The plastic cubes or other objects must be dried between testing trials. Astudents will be given dry objects to load.

3. During the test period, team members will load their own clay boats. Loading some objects before floating the boat will be allowed; but if it sinks when launched, the team will receive a score of zero. All objects loaded after launching will be added one at a time with officials counting the objects as they are loaded. All boats must be loaded within the 10‐minute test period.

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Scoring: The number of objects on board the clay boat as the boat sinks is the team's score. The highest score wins. In case of a tie, shortest elapsed time during the construction period will determine the final score.

COLOR WHEEL

Participants will demonstrate their knowledge of primary and secondary colors.

DISEASE DETECTIVES

This event tests if students understand connections between things they may encounter in daily life and various health problems that affect communities, risks

jury, and opportunities for prevention. for disease/in

Description: Epidemiology uses science to study disease, injury, health, and disability in communities. This study involves: reasoning skills, such as those used by "disease detectives;" comparison of risks (the chances of becoming sick or injured); and surveys to help describe different groups of people (for example, kids in school classes and people in neighborhoods). The goal of the Disease Detectives event is to have students understand connections between things they may encounter in daily life and various health problems that affect communities, risks for disease/injury, and opportunities for prevention. The event will also help students to understand

of causes of diseases and injuries. general categories

The Competition: hich may present 1. The team will move to different stations. Each station has an object, wa ris or

2. At e h k prevention opportunity for disease or injury. ac station, participants will perform various activities, such as:

e a. identifying and writing the disease or injury problem related to the object at thstation.

ent the disease or b. describing how the object might be used or modified to previnjury problem in populations.

c. identifying and describing routes of transmission of disease d. using simple calculations (e.g. addition and subtraction) to make comparisons or

erent groups of people. risk for diff

3. Sam lee. interpreting a table or graph presenting data related to diseases or injuries. p Problems: a. Stations might include examples of improper cooking techniques as a risk factor

for food‐borne infectious disease, a bicycle helmet as a preventive measure for injury, fatty foods as a risk for heart disease, a tobacco product as a risk factor for lung cancer, or a bar of hand soap representing effective prevention of person‐to‐person spread of infectious disease. The last station might include



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data for students who visit the zoo on a field trip: of 25 students who visited, 12 petted the lizard; of these, 8 became ill. Of the 13 students who did not pet the lizard, only one became ill. How would you present the risk of illness from petting the lizard? Students might compute risks (e.g. 8/12 vs. 1/13) or draw graphs to illustrate the comparison of risk.

Scoring: Responses for each station with a commonly found item could include identification of the possible risk of use or exposure to the item and a possible means for prevention. Each identification station is worth 2 points (1 point for identification of the health problem, 1 point for description prevention). The final data station is worth 2 points (1 point for an appropriate risk comparison, 1 point for an appropriate written explanation).

ESTIMANIA

Description: Students will be asked to estimate the answers to approximately ten questions

ate between ten and one million. requiring an estim

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Th Competition: ue1. The format: q stions will follow the following

Sample Questions: a. How many pennies in the jar?

imeter paper clips could be laid end to end across a b. How many two‐cent

standard football playing field?

2. Calculators will be allowed. 3. Students should bring a variety of equipment to help them with their estimations

s, cups of various sizes, spoons, etc.) (ruler

Scoring: Points will be awarded on the following scale:

The team with the most points wins. In case of ties, the least amount of time needed to estimate the 10 problems will determine the winner.

FOOD WEB FOOD CHAINS OWL PELLETS

dents try to determine the items in an owl's food chain/web. Teams of stu

Description: Students will be required to determine the simple food chain based upon the contents of various bones found in an owl pellet.

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The Competition: 1. Student teams will be given an owl pellet. They are to observe and examine the external

feature of the pellet, dissect and attempt to reconstruct the skeletons of the animals devoured by the owls.

wls 2. Student teams should investigate through the library, the possible diet of various oand may bring notes from the library resource to the competition.

3. Through the reconstruction of the skeleton students should be able to identify the rodents or birds that are part of the owl's diet.

4. Students need to work quietly and cooperatively to complete the task on the allotted

. time.

5. All teams will be supplied a pellet, toothpick, tweezers, needles, scissors, and magnifier6. A written test will be administered on the diet of various owls, food choices and webs,

redator ‐ prey relationships. and p

Scoring: Up to 50 points will be awarded for the procedures and identification of the diet of the owl and up to 50 points will be awarded on the written test.

GRAB A GRAM

Description: Teams will cooperate to pick up fifty (50) grams of two different sets of material. There will be two rounds using different substances (preferably different densities) in each round.

The Competition: Each team member must pick up some of the given material and place it in the provided container for delivery to the judges for massing. This must occur during both rounds of the competition. The material could be sand, paper clips, cereal,

eanuts, beans, rice, etc. packing p

Scoring: 1. The total mass of the sample (mass of the substance plus the container) from each team

becomes its score if the mass is 50 or under. Samples will be massed to the nearest tenth of a gram. Those samples over fifty grams will have that amount over 50 subtracted from 50. The lowest possible score per round is “0 " , so if a team is more than 50+, they will not have a negative score.

e end 2. The two team scores will be combined to determine a winner. A perfect score at thof two rounds would be 100.

3. In the unlike y e e team with the best single score could be declared winner.

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i. Sam le p Scores: 1. Masses between 1‐50 equal that number (e.g., 37 = 37) 2. Masses over 50 are subtracted from 50, so 62 = 38 (50‐12)

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ii. Masses over 100 = 0 (as 102 is 52 over 50, which would equal ‐2, except a negative score is not allowed).

HOT A NSIR BALLOO

Description: This event requires a team of three students to build and to fly the paper hot air

on must be pre‐built and brought to the competition. balloon. The ballo

The Competition:

1. Each team is required to build a paper hot air balloon and to fly it.

2. Each team will be given 15 minutes to inflate their balloon and get it airborne. 3. The competition will be evaluated for aesthetics, height, and time of flight. 4. Each balloon may be heated from a source provided (e.g., heavy duty hair dryer or paint

stripper). Adults will monitor this station while the heat source is being used. The heat will be conducted into the balloon through a metallic vent like a large tin can or dryer vent.

oSc ring: 1. Ball noo s that fly will be judged as follows:

ints (timed with a a. longest time of flight, 40 points, second longest, 38 po

ints, second highest, 29 points. stopwatch).

b. highest balloon, 30 poc. aesthetics, 20, 19, 18.

2. The highest total score wins.

ALERT: This is a fun event. The building of the Hot Air Balloon is a great application of measuring skills and great as an art science project, but the flying of the Hot Air Balloon must be supervised by adults to prevent accidents with the heat source.

"KNOCK, KNOCK WHO'S THERE?"

ation of "evidence" students are to determine what animal passed by. From examin

Description: This event is designed to examine a student's knowledge and awareness of his fellow travelers on the planet earth. Contestants will be asked to identify a variety of naturally occurring evidence that indicates the presence of, the passage of, or the

living organism in the environment. existence of some

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Th Co pem tition: c petition may be administered in any of the following formats or combin1. The om ation: a. Orally ‐ slides/illustrations may be projected and questions asked. Each

question will be stated twice. b. Actual examples will be placed on display for identification and/or questions.

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2. quire a multiple‐choice answer The majority of questions will reer sheets will be provided.

or a short answer. 3. Answ

Scoring: Each correct answer will be worth one point. Certain specimens or examples will be

would be misspelled terminology. designated as tiebreakers. A second tiebreaker

ens that might be used include:

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Animal tracks

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Animal skShed fromCocoons Feathers Egg cases

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LEAF AND TREE FINDER

Students will attempt to classify trees and or leaves using a simple dichotomous key. LEAF BINGO/TREE IDENTIFICATION

Description: This is an appropriate game for students studying life science or botany units. It tests the student's ability to identify trees by their common names. This is a good review activity after the students have learned to work with taxonomic keys such as

nder and How to Know the Trees. Master Tree Fi

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C mpetition: 1. The students must have worked with tree guides and/or taxonomic keys and have learned to identify by their common names at least twenty‐five different trees.

2. On the day of the activity, the students should have ample time to hold and examine the specimens prior to beginning the game. Bingo cards must be prepared prior to the event.

your list includes only trees that you A sample card is shown below. It is important that

have studied.

3. The event supervisor will hold up a leaf specimen. t on the bingo 4. The teams individually identify the leaves and mark the appropriate spocard.

5. The supervisor continues to hold up the specimens until the game ends.

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Scoring: The first team to complete a line (vertical or horizontal) or diagonal (or fill in the whole card) and call out "Bingo" wins. The teacher must then verify the identifications and the bingo If something is incorrect; the games go on until a perfect bingo is achieved.

MAGNETS

Description: ach student will identify what objects a magnet will attract and identify materials

agnet can attract. Ethrough which a m The Competition:

n, a 1. Give student a collection of various objects ‐ a nail, a pin, an eraser, a penny, a crayopaper clip, etc.

2. Ask each child to separate objects into two categories ‐ predict which object will beattracted to and will not be attracted to a magnet.

3. Give each child a magnet to test their predictions to determine which objects were attracted to the magnet. This step should be completed under judge's supervision to verify matches.

act 4. Show students a piece of paper, a magnet and a paper clip. Ask, "Will the magnet attrthe paper clip through this paper?"

5. Repeat procedure asking students to predict and test attraction using magnet and a of wood, a magnet and a piece of plastic, a magnet and a glass of water, etc. piece

Scoring: The greatest number of correctly predicted objects will determine the winners.

SINK OR FLOAT

rmine which objects will sink and which will float. Students dete

Description: Students will predict what might happen to various objects as they are placed into a bowl of water.

The Competition:

ils, erasers, chalk, 1. The following objects will be provided by the supervisor: rocks, penc

craft sticks, drinking straws, paperclips, and squares (one inch) of paper towels.

2. Students will also be provided with bowls that are half full of water. 3. Students must predict and separate objects into groups of those that float and those that sink.

4. Findings should be recorded on a chart showing which objects float and which objects sink.

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Scoring: The greatest number o t the correctly predicted objects will determine the winners.

STRAW EGG DROP

Description: Each pair of students will make a device of straws and masking tape, supplied on‐site by the event supervisor, to hold a large, raw egg. The device containing the egg

om a fixed height to a target. will be dropped fr

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Th Co pem tition: 1. Each pair of students will be provided with:

c non‐flexible straws one inch masking tape

a. 20 plastib. one meter ofc. scissors d. one raw egg

2. Students will have 20 minutes to construct a device to cushion the egg and prevent it the device from a height gg.

from cracking or breaking. They will have 10 minutes to drophe e

ght. of 2 ‐ 3 meters onto a target. No tape may be attached to t

3. There will be ONE drop per team from the prescribed hei lines will NOT be allowed during the competition. 4. Plumb

Scoring: 1. Teams whose egg is unbroken after the drop will be ranked ahead of all teams whose

egg is broken. 2. Teams whose egg is broken during the drop will be ranked after all teams whose egg isunbroken.

3. Teams whose egg is broken before the official drop will drop the empty container and be ranked after all teams whose egg is broken during the drop.

4. Teams in each of the three groups above will be ranked by the distance measured from the center of the bulls‐eye to the farthest edge of the container or the farthest edge of any parts thrown from the container (not the egg).

5. The winning team will be the team whose egg does not crack or break AND is the closest to the target. In the event of a tie, construction time for building the containers will be the deciding factor.

SOLID, LIQUID, OR GAS

emonstrate their knowledge of the three states of matter. Participants d

Description: The objectives are: 1. To test the ability of the student to classify materials into one of these three categories:

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2. To determine whether the student understands the basic differences between the solid, liquid, and gaseous states in regard to the number and motion of molecules, distance between molecules, differences in volume and shape, and properties.

3. To learn the names and properties of common solids (example: most metals), liquids ) and gases (example: air). (example: water

The Competition: 1. The contestant will classify pictures, models or real objects into one of these three categories.

2. Each student will move from one station to another. (About 20 stations should be used. 30‐60 seconds for each station.)

3. Each student will be given a paper and pencil quiz on the differences and properties of a solid, liquid, or gas, and on the names, properties, sources, and uses of the more

on ones. comm

Scoring: 50 % for identifica50% for the quiz.

tion of pictures, models, or real objects

WHAT WENT BY?

Students will be asked to identify and provide inform30 different items representing evidence left behind.

ation about 20‐

WHICH WAY IS NORTH?

attempt to navigate themselves around a state road map. Students will

Description:

will attempt to navigate themselves around a state road map. Teams of students

The Competition: 1. Teams will be given a standard state road map and a set of directions to guide them

across the state to a pre‐determined destination. All teams will receive the same map and directions.

2. Rulers will be provided. Calculators may be used but will not be provided. Students may make notes. Notes must be confined to one side of an 8.5‐11" sheet of paper. Notes will

n the be collected when students turn in their answer sheets. Students are not to mark omaps.

3. All participants will begin at the same time and have a maximum of 45 minutes to answer the questions and turn in their notes and answer sheets.

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5. Questions may follow along a storyline journey, be in form of a simple test, or a nation of both. combi

Scoring: The number of correct answers recorded will determine places in this competition. In case of a tie, the team using the least amount of time will be awarded the higher place.

WRITE IT/DO IT

Description: This event tests competitor's ability to clearly communicate in writing and follow

. written directions

The Competition: to 1. One student is shown a contraption built from K'NEX. The student has 10 minutes write a description of the object and how to make it.

2. His/her partner (in another room) takes the description and attempts to recreate(build) the original object in 10 minutes.

grams allowed and no verbal or other communication allowed in passing. 3. No dia

Scoring: The student who builds the object nearest to the original is declared the winner. A point will be given for each piece of material placed in the proper location. No penalty will be assessed for parts that were not assembled. The decision of the judges is final. Time may not be used as a tiebreaker.

ZOWIE METRICS

Description: Students will estimate 100 grams, 100 milliliters and the volume in cubic centimeters of various substances. Students will also demonstrate their

he relationship between the three units. understanding of t

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a. CAPACITY ‐ students will be given an unmarked container and asked to estimat100 ml of water taken from a large bucket.

00 b. VOLUME ‐ students will estimate the volume of a box (approximately 100‐ 5cm3) in cubic centimeters.

c. MASS ‐ students will estimate 100 grams of a substance like sand or cereal. d. At the fourth station, students will be given a metric ruler and asked to estimate,

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2. Students will return the container of liquid and the objects along with their estimates to dges. the ju

Scoring: 1. One point will be given for each milliliter and gram correctly estimated up to 100 and

penalized two points for each estimate over 100 (e.g., if students brought back 85 mL, their score would be 85; if they brought back 122 g, their score would be 78). The lowest score for any station would be zero.

2. For the second and fourth stations, students' scores will be the difference between the actual measurements vs. the estimates subtracted (e.g., if they estimated the box was

0 (270‐250) subtracted 270 cm3 and it was actually 250 cm3, their score would be 2

from 100 = 80).

3. A perfect score would be 400 (100 points for each station). 4. The highest total score for all four stations determines the winner.

Final Event: The Science Bowl The final event, a Quiz Bowl, is predominately a mathematics competition in the style of the television game show Jeopardy, where quick thinking and problem solving skills are tested. Black inventor and scientist knowledge is also quizzed in this event. (No calculators are ermitted.) . All questions will be taken from elementary school science textbooks and will

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TEST BASICS The Quiz Bowl is a Jeopardystyle mathematics competition. There is no time limit on this event. The contestants are not allowed to use calculators.

FORMAT The contest has a master game board that consists of a grid of squares (as shown below). The size of the grid is 6 rows by 6 columns. The columns of this grid indicate the question ategory. The rows of this grid indicate the point value of the question. The difficulty of ach questions correlates to its point value. ce



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The teams shall be called by their team name to select the category and point value of the contest question. When a selection is made, the contest will proceed according to the rules outlined in the Problem Resolution Section. After a problem is resolved, the choice of roblem category and point value will proceed to the next team. The contest is concluded pafter the master game board has been cleared. ach team will be asked to select a number from a container. The teams participating in the

r selected. EQuiz Bowl will be ordered by the numbe The Quiz Bowl question categories are:

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Physical Science

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Basic Engineering • • • Black Scientist and Inventors

The competition question point values are as follows: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 for the first round and for the second round the point values are doubled.

SCORING f there is a discrepancy in the answer to a given question, the contest judges will discuss Ithe error and the corrective action that will be taken. Each team shall begin the competition with zero points. A running total of the Quiz Bowl score is displayed during the competition. A team may appeal to the Head Judge if it feels an error has occurred in the score keeping or in an answer. The team captain should alert the Team Judge who will immediately alert the Head Judge. The team making the appeal should be as specific as possible with regard to the alleged scoring or answer mistake. Should such an appeal occur, the Head Judge will confer with the relevant contest officials to determine if an error was made and corrective action will be taken by the judges to resolve the error.




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PROBLEM RESOLUTION After a team chooses a question category and point value, the appropriate question is displayed. The team that selected the problem will be given the first opportunity to answer the question. The point value of the problem shall be equivalent to the number of seconds the teams shall be given to solve the problem. The exception to this rule shall be the 60 point questions for which 90 seconds will be allotted. When the time to solve the problem has elapsed, the Head Judge will call on the team to supply an answer. Each team should be instructed to write its answer to each problem on a piece of paper and circle it. This team will have 5 seconds from the time they are called upon to supply the answer. At the end of 5 seconds, the Moderator shall call “Time!” The last answer given before the 5 seconds expire shall be considered the team’s answer. If the Head Judge cannot make a determination with egard to the last spoken answer, the Team Judge shall ask for it to be repeated at least ronce. The Team Judge’s decision regarding a team’s answer shall be final. n the event multiple answers are given, the Team Judge shall look at the team’s paper to Idetermine the team’s answer. team may answer a question prior to time elapsing; however all other teams may A

continue to work on the problem until time has elapsed or a correct answer is given. Upon receiving a correct answer, the team that gave the answer shall be awarded the point alue assigned to the question. Once a correct answer is given, the correct solution/answer vwill be revealed to the teams. Upon receiving an incorrect answer, the point value of the question shall be halved and rounded up to the nearest denomination of 5. At that time, the team with the lowest score shall be given the opportunity to answer the question. That team must supply their answer within 5 seconds of being acknowledged. If this answer is incorrect, the point value of the problem shall be halved and rounded again and given to the team with the next lowest score. This process repeats until a correct answer is given or until all teams have failed to upply the correct answer. If all teams fail to supply the correct answer, the solution will be srevealed. All Teams shall have the same time allotted to answer each question. When the Moderator calls “Time!” all teams must put their pencils down. During the course of the competition the Moderator has the option of asking a team’s judge if the all team members at their table have put their pencils down in time. In the event that the team members did not put their encils down in time, the team will not be allowed to answer the displayed question. The pnext team will have the opportunity to answer the question. Teams may not receive help from the audience. In the event that an answer is given by the crowd the question will be disqualified. The question will be simulated as if all teams have answered the question incorrectly, the answer will be shown, and the contest will resume with the team displayed on the overhead.



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QUIZ BOWL OFFICIALS There will be one Head Judge who will determine whether an answer given is correct or incorrect. The team will announce the solution to the problem and the Head Judge will ndicate whether the answer is correct or incorrect. The Head Judge will have final ruling in iresolving disputes. There will be one or two optional Judges who will work along with the Head Judge. The udges will help the Head Judge determine whether an answer is acceptable and will help to jresolve problems. There will be a Quiz Bowl Moderator who will call upon the appropriate teams to select categories, answer questions, regulate disputes with the assistance of the Judges and will irect the overall flow of the contest. The Moderator also reads the question after a team

e n. dhas made a sel ctio here will be one Selector/Displayer assigned the task of selecting the questions and

Tanswers once a category and point value is chosen. The Team/Table Judges’ responsibilities will be to determine which answer is accepted from the assigned team and to ensure that the assigned team competes fairly. The Team/Table Judges will be impartial to the teams to which they are assigned. No judge will be allowed to sit with the team representing his or her area, city or region. Judges are not allowed to assist the teams in question resolution. The team judge will also verify answers on paper for the participants.

NATIONAL CONVENTION JUDGE SELECTION Each region is responsible for selecting two judges to represent them at the National Convention. All Judge information MUST be sent to the National Alumni PCI Chair at pci@nsbe‐ae.org by February 18, 2013. If the region does not select a judge a judge will be appointed for that region. Note: The selected judge may or may not be from that region. In addition the National Alumni PCI Chair reserves the right to appoint two NSBE members s impartial judges who are responsible for awarding scores to each team. The Alumni PCI aChair will appoint the Head Judge. The judges’ decisions are final. The judges may confer with the National Alumni PCI Chair, Nationa inal decision. l PCI Chair or the Try‐Math‐A‐Lon Coordinators prior to their f

SSUPPLIE The following items are needed for the Quiz Bowl competition: Quiz Bowl Software Questions & Answers

Pencils Enough for each student Enough for students Enough for each student

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Post-Test The post test is administered after the National Convention to all teams who participated in the Kidzone program. It is designed to allow NSBE to access the success of the Kidzone utoring program for participating students. The post‐test answer sheets should be tsubmitted via the link that will be emailed to all teams after National Convention.

here will also be a survey in the post test link that is to be completed by the coach. T

OVERALL COMPETITION SCORING Each team is awarded a numerical score for each phase of the competition. At the end of the competition the total points earned by each team is computed by the following rubric listed elow. The team with the highest weighted point total is the winner. There is one winning bKidzone team at each regional and national Kidzone competition. The rules for each event of the competition are subject to change. In the event of a change, the Alumni PCI Chairperson/Kidzone Coordinator will be responsible for communicating the rule changes to participating NSBE Jr. chapters as well as host NSBE Alumni chapters. Event Total Points Weighted Point Total Convention Competitions Each event is awarded points based

on the finish. A team who earns first place will earn the highest total points. This will be dependent on the amount of teams entered into the contest. If there are 20 teams, a first place victory will earn 20 points.

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*BONUS: THERE WILL BE BONUS POINTS AWARDED FOR EACH TEAM MEMBER THAT

SUBMITS PRE-TEST PRIOR TO THE CONVENTION.

POST TEST: ANY TEAM WHO DOES NOT COMPLETE THE POST TEST WILL BE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AWARDS AND STIPENDS IN THE NEXT CONTEST YEAR. THEY

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ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES Alternates

In the event of an emergency in which a member of a Kidzone competition cannot fulfill his/her obligations to the team then the team sponsor may elect to choose an alternate. The National Alumni PCI Chair and or the National Kidzone Coordinator have the final say in accepting the alternate at National Competitions. With the approval of the Kidzone Coordinator you may replace the student with an alternate at a local competition. An Alternate may be from any class; however a valid Kidzone team cannot consist of four 5th raders. So the alternate selected can be a 5th grader as long as there is already another gnon‐5th grade member remaining on the team. If a team does not have an alternate it may proceed with three members. If a team decides o compete with only three students, they will not be awarded any points for the missing eam member. tt Scoring Penalties The Kidzone ESO competition is a tutoring program meant to foster good study habits, help prepare for standardized testing, and promote competition and good sportsmanship among African‐American students. Students competing in the Kidzone Competition should conduct themselves in a professional manner. All cases of disorderly conduct must be presented to the Head Judge and or the National Kidzone Coordinator. At that point, the Head Judge, the National Kidzone Coordinator, and the Team Judges have ten minutes to listen to the complaint and make a majority ruling. The rulings are as follows:

Condition Ruling 1st Offense Verbal Warning 2nd Offense Deduct 100 Points and/or Eject

Offender 3rd Offense Eject Offender

Should a player be ejected from the competition the Alternate rules will apply.


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20122013 KIDZONE COMMITTEE If you have any questions about this toolkit or Kidzone ESO in general, please contact your egional Alumni PCI Chairperson/Kidzone Coordinator or the National Alumni PCI Chair. he followi e Kidzone coordinators’ email addresses and phRT ng ar one numbers:

Title Name Email and Phone National Alumni Pre‐

ath‐College Chair & Try‐MA‐Lon Coordinator

Morgan German pci@nsbe‐ae.org 43‐615‐3097 8

National Pre‐College Chairperson

Paula McCall [email protected]

Programs Coordinator, rs World Headquarte

Katrina Hill [email protected] 703.549.2207

National Kidzone Coordinator

Trameika Spencer kidzone@nsbe‐ae.org

Region I Alumni PCI n /TMAL Chairperso

Coordinator

Hyo‐Sung Loum r1aepci@nsbe‐ae.org

Region II n Alumni PCI Chairperso

y Bobby Teache

r2aepci@nsbe‐ae.org

Region III Alumni PCI n Chairperso

Sonja Favors r3aepci@nsbe‐ae.org

Region IV Alumni PCI Chairperson

Catherine Carney

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Region V Alumni PCI Chairperson

Willie Hill r5aepci@nsbe‐ae.org

Region VI Alumni PCIChairperson

Tyrie Mitchell [email protected]

National Convention Planning Committee PCI Chair

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