Durham Tournament

Tournament Date

March 3, 2018

Regional Director(s)

Linda Tugurian, linda.tugurian@dpsnc.net

Location

Riverside High School

Schedules

Division B Schedule
Division C Schedule

Counties

Division B:
Durham

Division C:
Durham

Schools Registered

Division B Teams:
This Division B tournament has a capacity of 21 teams.

This division is now full.

Division C Teams:

This Division C tournament has a capacity of 20 teams.

This division is now full.

Important Links

Regional Tournament Policies

Announcements

3/11/18

Good morning everyone!

I hope that you all had a great day yesterday! I have published the scores in Avogadro, so head coaches can log in and see raw score data. For everyone else, here are the links to the spreadsheets for ranks in every event.

Division B

Separate scores – this is what medals and trophies are awarded from.

Combined Scores – this ranks all varsity and JV teams together. This is the list that we will choose the FPOW candidates from. If you are not familiar with our FPOW program, please see the policy here.

Division C

Separate scores – this is what medals and trophies are awarded from. There was a tie for 1st place, it is broken by the team with more 1st place medals.

Remember that scores are not final until 5pm on Wednesday. If you see a problem, head coaches should email Kim and we will get it sorted out.

2/27/18

Hi folks! We look forward to seeing you bright and early Saturday morning! Here are a few last comments on events for the tournament. Your final Avogadro schedules to print will be available by the end of the day today. If you still need to schedule in the walk-in events, please email Amy (amlamb@ncsu.edu) and she can enter them for you.

Div B

General Comments – smart watches of any kind can not be worn during the event. Once something is impounded, you can’t touch it until it is time to compete. Non-competitors cannot touch it at all!

Crimebusters – please have students bring a wash bottle of distilled water.

Hovercraft – remember that students can take the test even if they don’t have a device. Lots of kids without graphs or protected propellors – graph points are easy points and the hovercrafts are not allowed to run for safety issues if the propellors aren’t covered.

Optics – students can leave measuring tools in the laser maze during testing as long as the mirrors are not being propped up in some way on them.

Roller Coaster – The start line and finish line cannot be adjusted in these devices. Something else must be adjusted to make the ‘vehicle’ go faster or slower. Remember that the track cannot be enclosed at any point – we have to be able to see the ball at all times. If the ‘vehicle’ doesn’t make it through the device on either run, students receive participation points only in this event.

Thermodynamics – Lots of kids without what they needed at other tournaments for this event. Remember that they need 2 identical beakers turned in at impound with their device and graphs. Students can take the test event if they don’t have a device.

Towers – The rules seem to be confusing lots of folks this year. Every piece of the tower 25cm above the ground and higher must be able to fit through an 8cm ring. The bottom must span a 20cm opening. This means a skinny top and a wider bottom to be in Tier 1.

Div C

Amazing Mechatronics – We are running the programming piece using the virtual software Tinkercircuits. It works just like a physical Aurduino, but be sure students have played around with it a bit so that they are familiar with the setup.

Forensics- please have students bring a wash bottle of distilled water.

Mission Possible – Water to complete a circuit: cannot pour salt water in to a container, it must be plain water. Some people are being penalized for having an iphone in their Mission. The phone itself may be used IF the battery is removable AND it is not a lithium battery. Most don’t meet these criteria, so be careful on this one. The scoresheet for this has been updated on the event resource page.

Optics – students can leave measuring tools in the laser maze during testing as long as the mirrors are not being propped up in some way on them.

Thermodynamics – Lots of kids without what they needed at other regionals for this event. Remember that they need 2 identical beakers turned in at impound with their device and graphs. Students can take the test event if they don’t have a device.

Towers – The rules seem to be confusing lots of folks this year. Every piece of the tower 20cm above the ground and higher must be able to fit through an 8cm ring. The bottom must span a 20cm opening. This means a skinny top and a wider bottom to be in Tier 1.

Please let me know if you have any questions, good luck!

All Durham coaches have now been sent a google form permission/photo consent information in it. Every student on the team must have this form on file to compete!

If Google forms are new to some of you, we made a tutorial video to help you. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/LA2jZotkmYQ

If some of your parents don’t have internet access, you can use the attached Paper copy, but please limit this unless absolutely necessary. We have to scan every one of these papers and keep them and with 18,000 students participating this year, it’s a bit overwhelming and cumbersome.

(COACHES ONLY) If you have not tried to log in to Avogadro yet, please do it today! Here is the website. Your login is your username, which Amy Lamb sent to each of you in an individual email. The user manual is here, and we have also made a video to help you get started on this.

Here is the link: https://youtu.be/oZ1U6k1Xd4I

Make sure to also watch this video: https://youtu.be/e_GHyuUtxLo

It explains why we’re using self-scheduling.

You need to login and self-schedule in to the walk-in events – this opened at Feb 9th and closes at 5pm on Feb 23rd. After Feb 23rd you must email me to change our self-schedule selections. Your team members do not have to be filled out to do this part. We also REALLY need you to let us know now if you are sure you won’t have a team for certain events. Please click ‘not showing’ in any event that your team is not participating in.

You will need to turn in the Vandalism & Behavior form signed by you, your principal, and your students. 1 per team. Form attached.

Let me know what questions you have!

Amy Lamb

Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator

amlamb@ncsu.edu

We have a Weebly page for our tournament. You can see more info HERE.

Amazing Mechatronics Update

February 24, 2018

Coaches, In consultation with Kim Gervase, our event leader, and several coaches, I am opting to make a change in the Amazing Mechatronics event in both the B and C Durham Regional Tournaments on March 3. We have been given the option to run the event using computers (which we will provide) and a web-based program,…

Early Registration

January 30, 2018

Friday March 2nd registration will begin at 4:30 at Riverside High School. There will be no impound at early registration. Regular registration will start at 7:30 Saturday morning.

Room Assignments

January 30, 2018

Car events will run on the gym floor which is wood. The ceiling height is 34 ft. Ping pong parachute will run outdoors, launchers will be provided. Helicopters will run in the media center. Hovercraft will run on the bookshelves in the media center.

January 30, 2018

I have just completed the room assignments and schedules. At this point, these are still tentative, as I may need to make some minor adjustments. If you see something that needs adjustment, please contact me ASAP. I am attaching photos of the Hovercraft surface and of the Helicopter area. We estimate the height of the…

Durham Regional Science Olympiad Tournament 2018 Coaches Meeting Jan 29 @4:30

January 24, 2018

Good morning! We will host a Durham Regional Science Olympiad Coaches Meeting next Monday 1/29 from 4:30-5:30 pm in the Riverside HS Media Center. Amy Lamb from NCSO state office will join us to share any updates and you will have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have. This is an optional meeting,…

Amazing Mechatronics Div C

December 28, 2017

Only the Raleigh/National Ready & Charlotte tournaments will compete using the simulation program – Tinkercad Circuits. All other tournaments will use the Arduinos and laptops like last year.

Happy holidays!

December 19, 2017

Just a quick wish for a happy holidays to all our AMAZING Science Olympiad coaches. Please continue to help us recruit volunteers for our tournament in March! Our volunteer sign-up is found here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d49aca823aaf58-durham Our tournament information will be housed here: https://ncsodurhamregional.weebly.com/ . More details coming in January! Again, happy holidays! Linda & Willow