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 REGISTRATION IS CLOSED (ENDED on FEB 15)
2010 San Deigo Science Festival TOURNAMENT RULES 2010
Competition Date: Saturday, March 27,2010
Preliminary: Thursday, March 25,2010*
2010 You CAN do the Rubik's Cube Tournament
Join the fun….. All public, private, religious, home schools, after school, and other “Not for Profit” community youth organizations in the San Diego County serving ages K-12 can participate.
Registration Deadline: EXTENDED TO: February 15, 2010
Prizes:
Division 1- (K-8) Division 2 - (9-12)
Grand Prize - $1,000 Grand Prize - $1,000
1st Prize - $750 1st Prize - $750
2nd Prize - $450 2nd Prize - $450
3rd - $100 3rd Prize - $100
4th - $100 4th Prize - $100
5th - $100 5th Prize - $100
Cash prizes are to be used by winning organizations to enhance Math and/or Science education efforts. Winning team members will receive trophies and all competitors will receive a free T-shirt. One team per Division. Divisions are determined by the oldest team member on the team. Hence, if you are a K-12 school entering one team only, and the oldest team member is 12th grade and the youngest 1st grade, this team would compete in Division 2. Alternatively, if they have sufficient students interested, they could enter a team in each division.
The Tournament will consist of teams of eight, K-12 only, who will be competing for the fastest time to collectively solve 25 Rubik's Cubes.
The Tournament will be held as part of the 2010 USA San Diego Science Festival. All teams will compete in the preliminary Tournament to be held on Thursday, March 25, 2010*, (Location to be determined) The top six finalists from each Division will advance to the Grand Final to be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010, as part of the San Diego Science Festival Expo at Petco park. The Final will be followed by the Awards Ceremony.
About You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube
Everyone’s favorite puzzle is now used in schools and youth organizations across the country to teach General Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra and Geometry. You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube is a math education program that can be integrated into the school curriculum and/or used as an educational outreach activity through after school clubs, community youth organizations or any environment that encourages learning activities.
The You CAN Do The Rubik Cube provides a Math Education Kit available at www.YouCanDoTheCube.com at a special discounted price (1 kit - $49.99, 2 - $79.99 and 3 - $99.99) for Registrants of the Tournament. The kit includes 12 Rubik’s Cubes, Solution Guides, and an instructional CD with math lessons and activities that have been designed and piloted by teachers and educational consultants for classroom use at varying grade levels. These lessons are aligned with national standards, curriculum frameworks in 50 States and 21st Century Skills. Kit materials can be downloaded (without cubes) for free. Kits can be ordered online at www.YouCanDoTheCube.com or use this order form.
No purchase is necessary to register and compete in the Tournament.
Orientation Workshop for Teachers and Coaches
Teachers and Coaches are encouraged to attend the orientation workshop on February 6, 2010, 12:30pm to 3:30pm at UCSD where we will show you how to solve the Rubik’s Cube and you will hear from Teachers and Educators who already use the Rubik’s Cube in their classroom. To sign up for this workshop, simply state so on the tournament registration form below.
The first 30 MATH OR SCIENCE teachers who register for the tournament AND attend the teacher/coach orientation workshop on February 6, are eligible to receive a free Math Education Kit valued at $150.
So get on board, get a team together and compete in the Tournament!
Don’t delay, register your school/organization today.
For complete guidelines, read the official rules.
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