Silicon Valley VEX IQ Squared Away League
- Date
- 9-Oct-2019 - 29-Jan-2020
- Event Code
- RE-VIQC-19-9797
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- League
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 1
- Event Region
- California - North
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Standard Registration Opens
- 9-Sep-2019 09:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 10-Nov-2019 23:59 EST
- Price
- $100.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
This league provides an opportunity for students to learn STEM in a hands on fun environment. Students should make the decisions and do all the work including, strategy, building, programming, researching, choosing a problem and innovative solution, and presenting at a tournament. Adults are expected to give guidance, provide structure, encouragement, and most of all, a fun experience. Instead of doing the work, mentors and parents should guide students by asking questions.
The league will meet 4 times. All teams must participate in at least 2 of the 3 qualifing meets (10/9/19, 11/13/19, 1/8/20) and the finals meet (1/29/20). Teams are allowed to participate in all the meet 4 meets.
***STEM research project video submissions for the Silicon Valley League STEM award are due by 1/19/2020***
This year STEM research project is not required for the excellence award. To learn more about this year's STEM research project requirements go to: https://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2019/08/stem-research-project-topic-2019-2020.pdf
Please submit your STEM video here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPLHxILn8YzGyWa1KTKy6PjISXSBDi3tIp0Syff1lOu3PzQQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 9-Oct-2019
1051 West San Fernando Street
San Jose, California 95126
United States
Date: 13-Nov-2019
13718 Saratoga Avenue
Saratoga, California 95070
United States
Date: 8-Jan-2020
1840 Grant Road
Los Altos, California 94024
United States
Date: 29-Jan-2020
30 Lyndon Avenue
Los Gatos, California 95030
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Qualifing sessions 10/9, 11/13, 1/8:
3:00 PM Check In and Inspection for each Session begins
3:40 PM Match Schedule generated with quick driver meeting
3:45 PM - 5:30 PM Teamwork Matches / Skills Challenges
Final session 1/29:
3:00 PM Check In and Inspection for each Session begins
3:40 PM Match Schedule generated with quick driver meeting
3:45 PM - 4:45 Teamwork Matches / Skills Challenges
5:00 PM - 6:00PM Finals Matches and awards
Skills Challenges will be available at all four league sessions.
Volunteer
This league relies on adult and youth volunteers, if you are interested in volunteering please contact Debbi Salom at [email protected] to help out.
Thank you!
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
All competitions will take place indoors and not be affected by usual weather. Please make sure your contact information is updated on RobotEvents in case we have to contact you due to emergency or other unexpected changes.
Refund and Payment Policies
If you need to cancel, please do so by October 5th for a refund of the fees collected (minus the RobotEvents processing fee). Email with subject: IQ League Cancelation to [email protected]
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.
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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:
Debbi Salom <[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.
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