Syracuse Junior High VEX IQ Squared Away Tournament (Elementary School Only)

Agenda

8:30 am - 9:00 am Tournament Set-up
9:00 am - 9:30 am Team Set-up, Check-in, & Inspection
9:30 am - 10:00 am Drivers meeting
10:00 am - 12:00 am Teamwork Challenges
10:00 am - 12:00 am Skill Challenges*
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Judging**
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Teamwork Challenges
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Skill Challenges*
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Judging**
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Finals, teamwork challenge (up to eight alliances)
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Awards
3:30 pm Clean-up

* Each team will be allowed a maximum of 3 skills runs for both Driver Skills and Autonomous Skills. If we finish early for lunch we will run skills on all fields until lunch starts.

** Judging will include judging for the Excellence Award, and the STEM Research Project. If you want to be eligible for judging, the respective logbook will need to be turned in at inspection.

Volunteer

If you would like to help, please contact Jessica Constant at [email protected].

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If the weather is bad, please stay home. We will re-schedule.

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds are given on a case by case basis, minus the $5.00 non-refundable RobotEvents fee.

Date: 25-Jan-2020

Travel Info

The event will be held in the Syracuse Junior High gym and cafeteria. Please enter the school through the main office doors.

Webcast

A webcast is not currently available.

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 Saturday, January 11, 2020 . 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 Saturday, January 11, 2020 :

   Jessica Constant <[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