Oklahoma State VEX IQ EL Robotics Championship
- Date
- 7-Mar-2020 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQC-19-0602
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Oklahoma
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 4
- Standard Registration Opens
- 4-Oct-2019 10:01 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 5-Mar-2020 23:59 EST
- Price
- $125.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Skills Challenges will be available to all teams, with 3 Max Driver attempts and 3 Max Programming attempts per team.
The top ten (10) teams from the qualification rounds will participate in Finals. These ten (10) teams will be automatically paired into 5 Alliances. The top scoring alliance in Finals will earn the Tournament Champion Award.
Competition Preparation
This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. To help all teams prepare, here are a few tips for each team:
1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found here. http://link.roboticseducation.org/vexiq_robotinspectionchecklist_2018-19
2. Check the official Game Manual for rule updates and changes.
http://www.roboticseducation.org/vex-iq-challenge/viq-current-game/
3. Check the official QA Forums for rule updates and changes.
https://events.vex.com/VIQC/2018-2019/QA
4. Carefully read all of the information contained in this tournament posting all updates will be posted here
5. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
- Spare parts & tools
- Batteries and chargers
- Programming cable
- Power strip
- Laptop computer
- Engineering notebook.
6. Read through the Awards Appendix, there has been some small changes to the awards process.
http://link.roboticseducation.org/vexiq_nextlevel_awardsappendix
7. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
8. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby as the venue is a very tight fit.
9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX IQ participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found here: http://www.roboticseducation.org/vex-iq-challenge/vex-iq-challenge-referee-training-videos/
10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here -
http://content.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/pdf/VEX-IQ-Troubleshooting-Flowcharts-20141117.pdf
11. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware. https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/resources/vexos
Grade Level: Elementary
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 7-Mar-2020
Venue/Location:600 North Grand Avenue
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Saturday March 7th
7:30 am Registration, Inspection, Turn in NoteBook
9:00 am - 11:45 am Skills Challenge
9:00 am - 11:45 am Judging
11:30 pm - 11:45 Event Meeting*
11:45 - 12:15 Lunch
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Qualification matches
4:40 pm - 5:00 pm Final alliance matches
5:10 pm Presentation of awards, closing
* In previous seasons this was called the Drivers Meeting, but is now the Event Meeting because it is intended for everyone at the tournament: students, mentors, teachers, and parents.
Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer for the Oklahoma State VEX IQ MS event contact Barbara Fuller. Contact email: [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations please visit the event on events.vex.com where we will post updates about the event status as needed.
Refund and Payment Policies
Refunds will not be issued for this event unless extreme circumstances occur. Thanks
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:- 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
- Record the STEM Presentation as a video following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
- Upload the video to one of the online video resources following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
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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:
Barbara Fuller <[email protected]>
- 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.
- 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.
- The winner of the STEM Research Project Award will be announced with the other judged awards at the event.
REC Foundation Design Award Rubric
REC Foundation Design Award Rubric
Participant Release Form Spanish
Participant Release Form Spanish
REC Foundation Code of Conduct
REC Foundation Code of Conduct
Criteria for registered VEX IQ Challenge teams (Elementary and Middle School) to qualify for participation in championship events.
VIQC Qualifying Criteria
A description of this year's STEM Research Project
STEM Research Project Topic (2019-2020)
A description of this year's STEM Research Project Rubric.
STEM Research Project Topic Rubric (2019-2020)
VIQC Sqaured Away One Page Description.
VIQC Sqaured Away One Page Description
VIQC Robot Inspection Checklist.
VIQC Robot Inspection Checklist
Participant Release Form English
Participant Release Form