Invitational
Science Olympiad Event Clarifications 1/14/02
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Specific
rules clarifications for an event are available on the National Science
Olympiad web site just click on National Science Olympiad then National
Science Olympiad again then Clarifications. Please note that rules clarifications
are the decision of the National Science Olympiad officers. These rules
clarifications are for the events listed in the manuals. For Trial/Pilot
events, changes are made to the actual web site listing. Instead of choosing
Clarifications above, choose Trial/Pilot events these events can
be downloaded and are up to date. Please remind your students that they
need to check Clarifications and Trial/Pilot event listings frequently. |
Here are the specifics
particular to the Invitational Science Olympiad at the University of Delaware
on January 25/26, 2002:
- Our web site schedule
of competitive events will be updated on Tuesday, January 22, to include
room locations and a corresponding map of campus.
- The energy transfer
list for both Divisions B and C Mission Possible must be faxed to 302-697-4536
Attention Rob Adams by midnight EST on Tuesday, January 22.
- The following software
versions are installed in the Divisions B and C Compute This labs:
- Netscape
4.77
- Internet
Explorer 5.5
- MS Word 2002
(Office XP)
- MS Excel
2002 (Office XP)
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- Divisions B and
C will use the Eastern United States bird list for Feathered Frenzy.
- Division B will
run both Robot Billiards and Robot Maze during the same assigned time
period.
- For Divisions B
and C Wright Stuff and Storming the Castle, Division B Balloon Race,
and Division C Cow-A-Bungee, all competitors and spectators will enter
the gym/room at the beginning of the period and will not leave until
the end of the period so that no doors will be opening unnecessarily.
Room dimensions for the following events are:
- Division
C Wright Stuff ROB Height to ceiling at peak 36.
Height with no obstructions such as lights 22. Length and
width of floor 75 by 75. Air circulation to be turned
off.
- Division
B Wright Stuff Height to ceiling at peak 40. Height
with no obstructions such as lights 23. Length and width
of floor 58 by 53. Air circulation to be turned off.
- Divisions
B and C Storming the Castle Height to ceiling peak 40.
Height with no obstructions such as lights or curtain rod 20.
Length and width of floor for each division 29 by 80.
This will be run indoors.
- Division
B Balloon Race Ceiling height 12. Enclosed room only
for Balloon Race.
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- All events with
impounded devices should be clearly labelled with the division and team
number of the competitor(s). The competitor(s) may have another team
member or adult impound his/her device for him/her. All devices must
be impounded at the competition site for that event between 7:30 and
8:15 am on Saturday, January 26.
- Division B Egg
Drop devices will be built during a thirty minute thirty minute time
period between 7:30 and 8:15 am on Saturday, January 26. Each competitor
will have his/her hand stamped so that the students who build the device
are the students who drop the device at competition time. Devices will
be impounded at 8:15 am and cannot be modified thereafter. Devices must
be clearly labeled with team number.
- All competitors
must supply their own equipment as stated in the rules. This includes
goggles and lab aprons.
- Divisions B and
C Storming the Castle competitive teams will each have a total of three
minutes to make all three shots. There will be a maximum of four minutes
set up time before the team will start these three shots. Up to four
minute set up time will be consistent for all teams. However, if first
group of teams are permitted three minutes, then the set up time will
be three minutes for all teams all day. Look at rules, particularly
"energy rule" the device itself cannot contribute energy
to the launch, etc. After impounding, no modifications of device will
be permitted.
- Division B Road
Scholar will use a road map and a topographic quadrangle map. These
maps will not be Delaware maps in fairness to all teams competing.
- Division C Cow-a-Bungee
will be no higher than seven meters.
- Bottle Rocket is
our only outdoor event. Hopefully the weather will cooperate, but if
not the event will be cancelled. The current rules do not have an indoor
provision as there was years ago.
- All students will
need to wear their wristband and their nametag to be admitted to events.
- Each student must
sign in at each event.
- Competitive team
members or alternates may compete in the Trial/Pilot events. Trial/pilot
events earn medals, but do not count in team score.
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