MATH CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT - MASTERS
MARCH 18, 2017
REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL (REDMOND, wa)
The Ellipsis Math Challenge Masters Tournament will be held on March 18, 2017. This tournament is hosted by the Redmond High School. A big thank you to the Redmond High School for hosting this tournament!
This tournament is by invitations only. Top scoring students (up to 25 students from each grade level and division) from the Fall 2016 Math Challenge Tournament will be invited to compete in this competitive Masters tournament.
If for any reason, your child is not available to attend the event, please let us know by January 30 so that we can invite and provide this opportunity to the next top scoring student on our list.
This tournament is by invitations only. Top scoring students (up to 25 students from each grade level and division) from the Fall 2016 Math Challenge Tournament will be invited to compete in this competitive Masters tournament.
If for any reason, your child is not available to attend the event, please let us know by January 30 so that we can invite and provide this opportunity to the next top scoring student on our list.
Math Challenge Masters Tournament
When: March 18, 2017 Where: Redmond High School 17272 Ne 104th, Redmond, WA 98052 Fee: $20 SCHEDULE Check in 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Seating, welcome, and instruction 9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Mental Math 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Problem Solving Challenge 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. LUNCH Break 11:05 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Fun Activities (tba) 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Award Ceremony 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. |
DIVISIONS
Grade levels 2 - 5 will each has Division I and Division II. Students will be competing at the same division as they had for Fall 2016 Math Challenge Tournament.
Division I is for students who are in the full time accelerated or advance learning programs such as Quest, Merlin, or HCP and they are usually learning a grade level ahead.
Division II is for students who are not in the accelerated program or advanced learning program.
AWARDS
Trophies will be awarded to 1st through 5th place students in each grade and division. Ties are broken by comparing students' scores on who got the most scores on the Problem Solving section. If it is still a tie, then we look at who got the most points on the last 5 problems of the Problem Solving test. Maximum score is 219.
Grade levels 2 - 5 will each has Division I and Division II. Students will be competing at the same division as they had for Fall 2016 Math Challenge Tournament.
Division I is for students who are in the full time accelerated or advance learning programs such as Quest, Merlin, or HCP and they are usually learning a grade level ahead.
Division II is for students who are not in the accelerated program or advanced learning program.
AWARDS
Trophies will be awarded to 1st through 5th place students in each grade and division. Ties are broken by comparing students' scores on who got the most scores on the Problem Solving section. If it is still a tie, then we look at who got the most points on the last 5 problems of the Problem Solving test. Maximum score is 219.
FORMAT
The masters round tournament has the same format as the Fall 2016 Math Challenge Tournament. The tournament will consists of two rounds: Mental Math and Individual Challenge.
The masters round tournament has the same format as the Fall 2016 Math Challenge Tournament. The tournament will consists of two rounds: Mental Math and Individual Challenge.
Mental Math (10 minutes) – Students will be presented with 40 problems to be solved by students ‘mentally’. Students may not do any written work and only their final answers may be written. Any erasures or cross-outs will result in the answer being marked wrong. Because of the emphasis on speed and accuracy, students are given only 10 minutes to answer as many of the 40 problems as they can correctly and legibly. Each problem worth 2 points. Maximum individual score on this test is 80.
Individual Challenge (40 minutes) – Students will be presented with 20 problems to solve. The first 8 questions are worth 5 points each, the next 7 questions are of intermediate difficulty and worth 7 points each, and the last 5 questions are harder and worth 10 points each. During this round, participants will be given scratch papers to do any calculation to reach final answers. Maximum individual challenge score is 139 points.
The mental math and individual test scores will be added to determine individual awards for a maximum of 219 points.
The mental math and individual test scores will be added to determine individual awards for a maximum of 219 points.