DIVISION C
HIGH SCHOOL
November 8, 2014
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Today you will receive:
Team information
Information pertaining to each
event
Information from Coaches
meeting in Fishkill
Change in general rules for
competition
Invitational information
• Coffee and a donut!
• When:
Jan 31st, 2015
7:30am-4:00pm
• Where: LeMoyne
College
(Snow Date: Feb 7)
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Done through e-mail, but
most information will be
posted on the Mid-State
Website.
I will post on the website ASAP.
 Use your best judgment, also.
 We will try to delay if the weather
looks like it might clear.
 It is very difficult to re-schedule
everyone.
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Please be sure to have 2
coaches with your team
• Have medical forms
readily available
• Be sure to use the ones
linked to our website.
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Every team has the same
conflicts: on Website
• It doesn’t matter which
rotation you are assigned
• We will assign team
numbers as they are
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registered.
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is impossible to mimic the state
schedule, but we did our best.
 Also States has 3 rotations.
 We needed to use the LeMoyne
facilities that are available the
best we can.
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Open from Jan. 11th at 8pm
to Jan. 24th at 8pm.
 2. You will find directions for
creating your NYSSO account
on the Mid-State C regional
page.
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After you've created an
account, it may take a day or two
to get it approved.
 4. Once your account is approved,
you will be notified by email.
 5. Then you will have access to
signing up for your build times.
You can sign up the day of
competition
 However, you will be limited to times
that are left open.
 Also, your students will have to walk
to the site of competition to sign up
during the impound hour.
 So, please sign up during the open 2
weeks!
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Each team is asked to administer and
score an event of their choice.
 Written events will be sent to you to
xerox and bring all materials to run
the event. A key will be provided.
 Exceptions:
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◦ Experimental Design
◦ Write it, do it
The scoring rubric will be sent to you.
 The team in charge needs to bring all
of the materials to run the events
(stop watches, dowels, painters tape,
metersticks, etc).
 You will receive the sign up sheet at
registration in your packet.
 You will need to impound, measure
and score the running of the device.
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NYS website: has more of
the trial information
• Invasive Species and Game
On!
• Invasive list are posted
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www.newyorkscioly.org
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In Grewen Hall front entrance
Please bring (all forms are online):
• Team roster-typed please!!
• Student Signature sheet
• Permission/health forms for every
student with you.
• Vandalism form
• Principal liability sign off sheet
• $20 if not pre-paid
Pull up in front of Science
Building and drop off a coach
to register the team at Grewen
Hall Lobby. Then the Security
people will further direct
buses the day of event.
• Buses may park all day where
directed by Security
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Air Trajectory
Scrambler
Compound Machines
Bungee Drop
It’s About Time
Protein Modeling
Mission is NOT an impound at Regionals
Time: 7:30am-8:30am on site
Anyone can impound
Label your device!!!!
We are running all the events.
• We will drop the two lowest
scores.
• You may elect to not
participate in 2 events.
• Also, the 2 trial events are
NOT for points, but will get
medals.
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We have to run these to get
medals 4-6 paid for.
• Scores from these two events
will not be added to the team
score.
• Events are: Invasive Species
and Game On!
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1st thru 10th place medals will be
awarded.
 We must have at least 20 teams
registered and run all the events to
get 1-6 medals.
 We are buying medals 7-10 which
were donated by TACNY.
 Site fee of $20 to off set Le Moyne’s
costs.
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Dolphin Den (newly renovated) a la
carte
Cam’s Pizza near by.
Be sure to clean your room. Take a
picture and return it to original
condition.
Rooms will be checked before the
award ceremony will begin.
 Come
to Dr. Guinta’s room, SC
120 to turn in your scores.
 Be sure to bring the tests and one
copy of the answer sheet.
 Dustin Scholz will go over your
scores and enter the scoring
program.
 Please break all ties.
Each team will be
assigned a team room
• A penalty will be assessed
if not left clean!
• Card can be taped to door
of your room when you
leave.
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Need to clean up your team
room
• Bring a broom, dustpan and
garbage bags
• Poor sportsmanship
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We will have a guest
speaker.
• Hopefully, will start about
3:30pm
• In the renovated James
Commons (same place as
before)
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Dr. Giunta has a form for paying.
Please make checks payable to:
Science Olympiad Mid-State
and mail to:
Dr. Carmen Giunta,
Le Moyne College,
1419 Salt Springs Rd.
Syracuse, NY 13214
All laptops, etc. must be
battery operated. There will
not be access to electrical
outlets for everyone.
• You will not have access to
Wi-Fi
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are kits available that
are made specifically made for
SO.
 Here is a brochure for Ward’s
 See newyorkscioly.org website
for more information.
Air Trajectory
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Astronomy
• Bridge Building
• Bungee Drop
• Cell Biology
• Chemistry Lab
• Compound Machines
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• Disease
Detective
• Dynamic Planet
• Entomology
• Experimental Design
• Forensics
• Fossils
• Game On
• GeoLogic Mapping
• Green Generation
• It’s
About Time
• Invasive Species
• Mission Possible
• Protein Modeling
• Scrambler
• Rocks and Minerals
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Technical Problem Solving
• Wright
Stuff
• Write it, do it
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TI-Nspire CX Handheld
TI_Nspire Lab Cradle
Gas Pressure Sensor
Microphone
you don’t have these you can borrow them
for free direct from TI
at http://education.ti.com/educationportal/s
ites/US/nonProductSingle/resources_borrow_
guidelines02.html
or by calling 1-888-917-6411
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If anyone would like to help
us, please see us after the
meeting.
•Judging!!
•Steering Committee
•General help
 On
December 13th
 At FM High School
 Sign up on line at the NYSSO
website both to run an event and
to get times for build its.
 $85 registration fee
 All NYS events are being run if
they get enough teams.
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Cornell
MIT
Yale
Amherst, Buffalo
Columbia HS in Albany area
Islip on Long Island
 My
email:
jamiecucinotta@me.com
 All information will be on
the mid-state website.
 Or Maha:
mhrbac@gmail.com
Students presented with a theme: fire,
gravity silly sports, frogs, etc
 Students must build an original game
incorporating the theme.
 Computer will have current version of
SCRATCH.
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 http://scratch.mit.edu
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Students are evaluated on quality and
originality of artwork as well as game play
and overall impression.
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Introduction-5pts
Help/instructions-5pts
User control-5pts
Autonomous sprites (enemies, powerups, etc.-5pts
Collision management-5pts
Scorekeeping-5pts
De-briefing-5pts
Documentation-5pts
Code organization (neatness, named objects, used
of message-passing to organize code-10pts
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Part 2: Game Play
◦ Implementation of theme-10pts
◦ Quality and originality of graphics-10pts
◦ Use of sound-10pts
◦ Play balance (difficulty or ease of playing 10pts
◦ Overall impression/originality-10pts
◦ We will be using a new flash drive to
download their game for grading.