Royal Oaks Elementary School VEX IQ Qualifier (ES/MS) - Squared Away

Agenda

7:30 AM Doors open to volunteers

8:00 AM - 9 AM Check-in / Inspection / Practice

8:45 AM Check-in Closed

9:15 AM Event meeting / Opening Ceremony

9:30 - 11:30 AM Programming / Robot Skills (3 ea.)  Design Interviews - Pits

11:30 - 12:15 Lunch

12:15 - 3:15 PM Teamwork Challenge Matches (minimum 7 per team), Design Interviews - Pits

3:30 PM Finals Matches (Top 10 teams)

Awards follow Final Matches

Volunteer

Interested in volunteering for our Official VEX IQ Robotics event, please contact Megan Staab at [email protected].

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

All events are indoors.

If due to bad weather conditions, changes to the event will be emailed to the registered teams immediatly upon making that decision.

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will be made to teams up to two weeks prior to the event, provided a written request is submitted (via email) to Megan Staab ([email protected]).  Any cancellations inside of the two-week window will not result in a refund.

If the event is rescheduled because of a weather-related event, refunds will be issued to teams that are unable to attend the new date.

STEM Research

This season the STEM Research Project is presented as a 4-minute video plus 15 seconds of credits that the team records and uploads to SchoolTube, YouTube, or a similar online video platform. A link to the video must be submitted to the Event Partner no later than ONE WEEK BEFORE the tournament date. Follow these steps:

1. Please refer to the **STEM Research Project and Presentation** document from the REC Foundation. The document can be found in the VEX IQ Challenge Team Resources area at https://www.roboticseducation.org
2. Record the STEM Presentation as a video following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
3. Upload the video to one of the online video resources following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
4. Have the coach or another adult email the link to the video, including the team number and contact information for the coach, to the Event Partner no later than ONE WEEK BEFORE the tournament date:

   Megan Staab at  [email protected]

5. Teams WILL NOT be interviewed by judges at the event, unless the event qualifies teams directly to VEX Worlds. Please refer to the STEM Research Project and Presentation document for details.
6. Only ONE submission allowed per team. If two or more video links are sent to the Event Partner, only the first link received will be considered.
7. The winner of the STEM Research Project Award will be announced with the other judged awards at the event.