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15th 16th August 2015

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WELCOME

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WELCOMESingapore (SIMOC)InternationalMathematicsOlympiad Challenge2015

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You will be competing in the following events:

Math Olympiad(Individual)

Math Warriors(Team)

Mind Sports(Team)

Math WarriorsFinal Round(Top 16-20teams from

Math Warriors)

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Objectives

Promote Math Olympiad

Promote logical, deductive and analytical

reasoning skills

Encourage and stimulate creative and

critical thinking skills

Realize your multiple intelligence potential

Discover new problem-solving approaches

Enjoy our activities while learning in a group (cooperative learning)

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Math OlympiadDifferentiated papers for Grades 2 to 1090 minutes with translations/EnglishContest starts at 9 am, August 15, 2015Grades 2 to 4: Section A 10 Multiple Choice Questions

(2 points for correct answer, 0 points for unanswered question, penaltypoint (deduct 1 point) for wrong answer)

Section B 10 Non-routine Questions(4 points for correct answer, No penalty point for wrong answer)

Total 70 points. To avoid negative scores, each student begins with 10points.

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Math OlympiadGrades 5 to 10: Section A 15 Multiple Choice Questions

(2 points for correct answer, 0 points for unanswered question, penaltypoint (deduct 1 point) for wrong answer)

Section B 10 Non-routine Questions(4 points for correct answer, No penalty point for wrong answer)When a problem introduces a more advanced concept, all necessarydefinitions are included.

Total 85 points. To avoid negative scores, each student begins with 15points.

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Math Olympiad AwardsPerfect Score Award Full marksGold Award Top 8%Silver Award Next 12%Bronze Award Next 20%Merit Award Next 25%

Champion and Runner up for Grades 2 to 10 (18 awards) Champion, First and Second Runner-up Countries for Overall

Contest based on top 50 medals/awards won in Math Olympiad(Perfect Score = 9 points, Gold = 6, Silver = 3, Bronze = 1point)

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For Maths Warriors Competition and Mind Sports Challenge,there will be 3 divisions :Lower Grades 2 to 4,Middle Grades 5 to 7Upper Grades 8 to 10Students select their own teams of 3!They must be from different countries andmeet the average grade requirement (G3, 6, 9).

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Maths Warriors Contest

Mind Sports Challenge

Your team takes 2 challenges:

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Students are exposed to 50 puzzles.

You score 1 point for each puzzle you solve.

You complete the challenge when your team cansolve 25 puzzles (make sure you inform a Judge)or when time is up.

Mind Sports ChallengeTM:

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Puzzles are: Problems that invite solutions Problems in a physical form (game). Set with :

objective(s)/goal(s)- rule(s), which must be followed

To be solved with thinking, no force is ever required.(Youll break the puzzle, NOT solve it!)

Independent learning aids

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Score sheet for PuzzleChallenge

Collect only 1 score sheetper teamComplete 25 challenges

Make sure you writedown all your teammembers names, level andcountry on your score sheet

Good luck!

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Learn to make and solve 2 puzzles

Puzzle Making for Parents and teachers

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Our advisors will share with participants on their strengths& weaknesses

Discuss strategies on how to solve some of the difficultproblems

Well also give the solutions for some of the moredifficult problems

Sharing:

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Maths Warriors and Mind SportsChallenge Awards

Top 16 teams will win prizes (48 prizes)The scores of the top 16 team members will go towardscalculation of the Champion, First and Second Runner-upCountries for Overall Maths Warriors and Mind Sports based ontop 16 team members from their countries (First place = 16points, Second = 15, . 16th place = 1 point)Awarded for 3 divisions- Total 9 awards

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Overall Champion Awards

We will add the raw Math Olympiadscore + Maths Warriors score (from 1 to16) + Mind Sports Challenge Score(from 1 to 16) to calculate the finalscore. Highest Scorer will be declaredthe Grand Champion for Each GradeLevel (G2 to 9)

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Results are announced before the end of the day

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Prizes / results:

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Benefits for Students

Improve academic performanceDevelop their intelligenceBuild concentrationBuild psychological strengthImprove memoryEnhance brain powerImprove ability in strategic thinkingSpeed-up decision makingDevelop a love for problem solving

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I feel that the MindGym has developed puzzle-solving skills in Rafflesians.It was fun and a great way to teach us how to solve problems both in theacademic and in life. It also taught us not to give up easily when facingchallenging problems. In the sec 1 Puzzle Design MindGym brought outcreativity in students when they were asked to make their puzzles, logic whenIQ logic took place and thinking when Puzzle Challenge took place. TheMindGym was good enrichment for us students.

Sec 1J, Ong Han Yang Raffles Institution

The West Cluster Inter-School Thinking Sports Day was fun and interesting.There were many challenging puzzles to solve and I enjoyed doing most ofthem especially the one with the 9-coloured cubes IQ Logic. My team won aprize in the Minds Eye Station and this made us feel extremely happy as weworked well together.

Nanthini , Pri.4D Qifa Primary School

Students Feedback:

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You can invent your own games/puzzles

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0800h 0090 hrs Registration of participants

0900 1030 hrs Math Olympiad Competition (Individual round)

1100 1130 hrs School Hall forming teams of 3 (different level anddifferent country) Team bonding

3 divisions (Lower Grade 2 to 4), Middle (G5 to 7), Upper (G8 to 10)

1135 1235 hrs Maths Warriors contest selection of top 16 to 20teams

12:40 1325 hrs Lunch and Mind Break

1330 1430 hrs Mind Sports Challenge

1440 1540 hrs Maths Warriors Final Round

1555 1615 hrs Announcement of winners and Closing

Aug 15, Schedule 9:00am to 16:15pm

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Prize giving and Gala lunch will be held atSAFRA Jurong Country Club.

There will be an opening ceremony, Officialspeech and shows.

Prize giving ceremony for Gold Award winners aswell as all prizes for Maths Warriors, MindSports Challenge and Grand Champions.

Aug 16, Schedule Noon to 3:00 pm

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