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Kentucky 2020 VEX IQ Elementary State Championship

Date
7-Mar-2020 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQC-19-1171
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type
Open Tournament
Capacity
44
Spots Open
3
Event Region
Kentucky
Standard Registration Opens
1-Oct-2019 22:57 EDT
Registration Deadline
3-Mar-2020 22:57 EST
Price
$55.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome to the 2020 Kentucky VEX IQ Elementary State Championship!

This event will take place at Stamping Ground Elementary in Stamping Ground, Ky on March 7th, 2020

This event will be live-streamed here: https://youtu.be/yL7arsqCuKU

The KY State Vex IQ Tournament is open to Elementary VEX IQ teams that have qualified from other events. 

Kentucky has been granted 8 Elementary School VEX IQ World Championship spots. The number of qualifying spots is based on the number of registered VEX IQ Elementary School teams in Kentucky.

Kentucky VEX IQ – Elementary School State Championship has 8 World Championship spots:

  • Excellence Award 1 
  • Teamwork Champions 2
  • Teamwork Runner-up 2
  • Design Award 1
  • STEM Award 1 
  • Robot Skills 1

 

If a team double-qualifies for a World Championship spot, the state’s next highest ranking team from the World Skills Standings up to and including the State Championship receives the invitation. 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.


   Immediately following the completion of a State/Regional/Provincial Championship event, the skills challenge rankings will be finalized and the top teams in the Robot Skills Challenge may be eligible to fill unused state/regional/provincial/national spots for 2020 VEX Worlds. All scores posted after the state/regional/provincial championship will be included on the World Skills Rankings until March 12, 2020.

Teams will be given 3 Driver Skill and 3 Programming skill runs for Robot Skills

Teams will play 8-10 qualifying matches.

 

NO OUTSIDE food or drink allowed in the venue, except for students/adults with special dietary needs.  Water bottles are allowed.

Concessions, as well as an organized pizza order, will be available

 


Grade Level: Elementary

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 7-Mar-2020

Venue/Location:
Stamping Ground Elementary School
3233 Main Street
Stamping Ground, Kentucky 40379
United States

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Agenda

9:00 am: Doors Open/Registration and Inspection begin.
9:45 am: Opening Ceremonies/Event Meeting
10:00 am: Skills competition begins

12:00 am: Lunch Break/Remaining Skills as needed 
12:45 pm: Lunch/Skills end
12:45 pm: Qualifying matches begin
3:45 pm: Qualifying matches end
3:55 pm: Top ten teams for the finals matches
4:15 pm: Awards

 

Volunteer

Volunteers contact: [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Event may be moved to the following weekend if cancelled by weather.

Refund and Payment Policies

The State Championship event is a qualifying event and is limited to a specific number of teams. If a qualified team can not attend please contact Event Partners ASAP. Teams need to notify the Event Partner by Feb 8th if they will be unable to attend and be elligible for a refund. Thank You!

Date: 7-Mar-2020
Stamping Ground Elementary School
3233 Main Street
Stamping Ground, Kentucky 40379
United States

Travel Info

Stamping Ground Elementary School
3233 Main Street
Stamping Ground, Kentucky 40379
United States

Webcast

There will be a live broadcast of the Kentucky State Elementary VEX IQ Championships. Feel free to share the link with your family and friends that are not able to be at the event!

https://youtu.be/yL7arsqCuKU

 

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:

    Pat Price @ [email protected]

  5. For events that qualify teams directly to VEX Worlds At each event that qualifies teams directly to VEX Worlds, the top five (5) contenders for the STEM Research Project Award as judged from the video submissions, will deliver their 4- minute presentations in-person to a panel of two (2) judges at the event. Additionally, judges will have up to 4 minutes for questions and answers. The winning team will be selected from the in-person presentations as judged using the STEM Research Project rubric.
  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

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

 

Participant Release Form English

Participant Release Form