Oregon VEX IQ Squared Away Middle School State Championship
- Date
- 7-Mar-2020 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQC-19-0964
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Capacity
- 38
- Spots Open
- 4
- Event Region
- Oregon
- Standard Registration Opens
- 6-Oct-2019 17:26 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 6-Mar-2020 17:27 EST
- Price
- $30.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
The Oregon VEX IQ Middle School State Championship is a great event for the the VEX IQ Middle School teams to compete and have fun.
After passing the technical inspection teams will participate in Robot Skills, Qualifying Rounds, and the Final Round.
STEM Research Presentations
See the STEM Research tab for more information about the STEM Research Project submission process.
State Championship Qualification
Oregon VEX IQ teams can qualify for the Oregon VEX IQ State Championship in two ways:
- Win a State Championship qualifying award at an Oregon VEX IQ Tournament. Please refer to the Awards tab on each VEX IQ event to view which awards are State Championship qualifying awards.
- Open spots will be filled with unqualified teams that have posted a Robot Skills score after the last VEX IQ tournament in the season.
World Championship Qualification
This event will qualify Oregon VEX IQ Middle School teams to the VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville, KY. The following awards will earn VEX Robotics World Championship spots:
- (1) Excellence Award
- (2) Teamwork Champions
- (1) Design
If a team double qualifies for the VEX Robotics World Championships, then the Regional Support Manager will use the Oregon VEX IQ Global Skills list to determine the next qualified team from the appropriate grade level indicated on the VEX IQ Championship Qualifying Criteria. World Championship invitations from the World Skills Standings are issued by email after the results of the State Championship have been posted at events.vex.com, and will not be announced at the State Championship.
World Championship qualifying awards and invitations are issued to teams whether or not the teams have expressed an intention to attend the event. Unaccepted World Championship invitations are not offered or transferred to other teams.
If you have any questions about the qualification process, please contact your Regional Support Manager:
Lisa Schultz: [email protected] (206)482-2472
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 7-Mar-2020
Venue/Location:17100 Bluff Road
Sandy, Oregon 97055
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Agenda:
7:30 Doors and Pits Open
8:00 - 8:45 Robot Inspections
9:00 Opening Ceremonies / Team Introductions
9:45 Skills opens
9:45 - 12:00 Qualification Rounds
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Break
12:30 - 2:15 Qualification Rounds
1:30 Skills Closes
2:45 Finals
3:30 Awards / Introducing the Oregon Champions / Qualifiers for Worlds
Volunteer
We are ALWAYS looking for volunteers! It takes a village to run a great tournament, please consider bringing people who would LOVE to help out.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If bad weather was to occur, use your own descretion on attending the event. If an event is cancelled and we are not able to reschedule the event we will refund your tournament fee minus processing costs.
Refund and Payment Policies
No refunds available.
Date: 7-Mar-2020
Cedar Ridge Middle School17100 Bluff Road
Sandy, Oregon 97055
United States
Travel Info
Cedar Ridge Middle School
17100 Bluff Rd
Sandy, OR 97055
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:
Aron Eslinger <[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