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
- 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:650 Biggio Drive
Auburn, Alabama 36849
United States
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*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 Coliseum650 Biggio Drive
Auburn, Alabama 36849
United States
Travel Info
Please see documents tab for hotel information
Webcast
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.
- 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]>
- 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.
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
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