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Alabama State VEX Championship - Middle School IQ

Date
28-Feb-2020 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQC-19-1066
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type
Open Tournament
Capacity
60
Spots Open
2
Event Region
Alabama
Standard Registration Opens
15-Oct-2019 20:26 EDT
Registration Deadline
22-Feb-2020 20:27 EST
Price
$175.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Registration - Teams who qualify at a local competition will receive a confirmation email from the REC Foundation with instructions on how to register for the Alabama VEX Robotics State Championship. 

Food - Concession stands will be available for teams. 

Load in - TBD

Skills - Skills fields will be available and each team will have 3 attempts for both driver and programming skills challenges

Engineering Notebooks - Each team has the option to submit their engineering notebook

 

 


Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 28-Feb-2020

Venue/Location:
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum
650 Biggio Drive
Auburn, Alabama 36849
United States

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Agenda

*Tentative Schedule

Thursday, February 27, 2020

6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Middle School VEX IQ Registration/Inspection Open

6:30 pm -8:00 pm - Skills Matches - optional

8:00 pm - Building closed

Friday – February 28, 2020 - Middle School VEX IQ -

8:00 am-9:30 am – Registration/Inspection

8:30 am-11:30 am – Skills Matches

10:15am - 10:30 am – Driver’s meeting in pit area

11:30 am -12:15 pm – Lunch Break

12:30 pm – Qualification Matches start

4:00 pm - Final Matches

5:00 pm - Awards

Volunteer

Thanks for your interest in volunteering at the Alabama State VEX Robotics State Championship! We will post sign-ups in Mid-January. 

 

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

No refunds.

Date: 28-Feb-2020
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum
650 Biggio Drive
Auburn, Alabama 36849
United States

Travel Info

Please see documents tab for hotel information

Webcast

http://aub.ie/MSIQlive

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 (February 21, 2020 by 4:00 pm CST):

    Jennifer Spencer <[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.

If you have questions about this process, please contact your REC Foundation Regional Support Manager. Refer to our website for contact information: events.vex.com/support

Important Documents

Schedules, maps, etc.

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