Eastern Pennsylvania State VEX IQ Championship - Middle School

Agenda

Schedule/Agenda

7:45 doors open / concessions are open / breakfast burritos, hot dogs, walking tacos, snacks, chips, candy, drinks for sale!
8:00 inspection – inspection will be in two stations: Station 1) Sizing – be sure to get a skills trials sheet from the inspector; Station 2 - final inspection. You will receive a skills trials sheet at inspection.
8:10 4 skills fields will open up – be sure to take the skills trials sheet to the table each time you run a skill – the score referee will note that you ran a trial. You will be able to run 3 driver skills and 3 autonomous trials.  The trial sheet will help you keep track.
9:00 skills closes
9:10 Event General Meeting - production and distribution of the qualification match roster
9:30 – 11:30 qualifying matches on 3 fields and skills on one field
11:30-1:00 LUNCH and skills trials will run on 4 fields
1:00-2:30 remainder of the qualifying matches
2:30 finals – top 16 teams
3:00 Awards / clean up

PLEASE HELP SET THE AUDITORIUM BACK UP!

Volunteer

Every effort will be made to staff our volunteers with judges from local educational institutions and businesses

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather on Saturday, March 7th,  Eastern State VEX !Q Championships will be postponed to Sunday, March 8th starting at 1:00pm - Perkiomenville Mennonite Church.

Refund and Payment Policies

If you find that you need to cancel your registration for this event, a refund will be issued up until and including February 25th, less the $5 Robot Events fee. Email Beth Roth at [email protected] to give formal notice.

Date: 7-Mar-2020

Travel Info

Perkiomenville Mennonite Church
1836 Gravel Pike
Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania 18074
United States

STEM Research

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:

   Beth Roth <[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.