ORIENTATION FOR SCHOOLS September, 2017
WHAT IS MATH CHALLENGE? A national inter-school competition in which students in classes 7, 8, 9 and 10 will have the opportunity to demonstrate their intellectual, analytical and problem solving skills using Math. Objectives: Strengthen the mathematical reasoning and analytical capabilities of the next generation of problem solvers in Pakistan! Foster a love of mathematics! Identify and celebrate Math talent!
WHO IS ORGANISING IT? The competition is jointly organized by DAWN and EDeQUAL DAWN is Pakistan s leading English newspaper - Dawn in Education has successfully organised the annual Spelling Bee for thirteen years EDeQUAL is a pioneer in implementing technology-enabled learning in Math and Science in Pakistan s schools - EDeQUAL s online learning system is used by schools to train teachers and to improve student performance in Math
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? Schools in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Schools in other cities can also participate, but they must be willing to compete in one of the above cities Students cannot participate independently; they must participate through their school Competition is open to students in classes 7, 8, 9 and 10 only Group 1: class 7 and 8 Group 2: class 9 and 10 Schools can choose to compete in one or both groups The competition for each group will be conducted separately Minimum student participation requirement in Round 1 (School Round) of the competition: 25 students from each class (50 students per group)
WHAT DATES WILL IT BE HELD? Round 1: School Round Round 2: Preliminary Round Round 3: Regional Round Round 4: Final Round Conducted within each school computer lab Conducted at outside venue Conducted at outside venue Conducted at outside venue Karachi Setup: 15-21 Jan Test: 22-31 Jan 2018 27 Feb 4 Mar 2018 5 Mar 2018 6 Mar 2018 Lahore Islamabad Setup: 15-21 Jan Test: 22-31 Jan 2018 Setup: 15-21 Jan Test: 22-31 Jan 2018 14 16 Feb 2018 17 Feb 2018 20 22 Feb 2018 23 Feb 2018
HOW WILL IT BE CONDUCTED? 1: Schools Round 2: Preliminary Round 3: Regional Round 4: Final Round Dates 22-31 Jan 2018 14-16 Feb: LHR! 20-22 Feb: ISB! 27 Feb-4 Mar: KHI! Venue Time Progression Within each participating school! 1 hour computerbased quiz! Top two-third schools (by aggregate score)! External auditorium in each city! 1 hour pool-based competition! Top ten percent of school teams (by aggregate score)! 17 Feb: LHR! 23 Feb: ISB! 5 Mar: KHI! External auditorium in each city! 1 hour pool-based competition! Top twelve school teams (by aggregate score)! 6 Mar: KHI! External auditorium in Karachi (KSBL)! 2 hour competition!
ENGAGING GAME SHOW FORMAT
HOW MANY WINNERS WILL THERE BE? Participation certificates with scores Winner and runner-up certificates and plaques Winner and runner-up certificates, plaques and prizes GROUP 1 Class 7 & 8 Round 1: School Round Round 2: Preliminary Round Round 3: Regional Round Round 4: Final Round Karachi Lahore Islamabad School winners (1 student per class) identified to represent school teams 1 regional winner school per city 1 regional runner-up school per city 1 national champion school 1 national runner-up school GROUP 2 Class 9 & 10 Round 1: School Round Round 2: Preliminary Round Round 3: Regional Round Round 4: Final Round Karachi Lahore Islamabad School winners (1 student per class) identified to represent school teams 1 regional winner school per city 1 regional runner-up school per city 1 national champion school 1 national runner-up school
WHAT DOES IT COST TO PARTICIPATE? School registration fee: Rs 3,300 Per student participation fee: Rs 300 Minimum requirements for participation: 25 students per class (=50 students per group) Example: School wants to participate in Group 1 (class 7 & 8) only. Minimum student participation is 25 from class 7 and 25 from class 8. Ø School registration fee = Rs 3,300 Ø Student participation fee = 50 x Rs 300 = Rs 15,000 Ø Total = Rs 18,300 Ø Note: if there are more students each one must pay student participation fee
WHAT WILL STUDENTS GAIN FROM PARTICIPATING? Experience a flagship high-tech, high energy nationwide Math competition Opportunity to represent their school in competing for regional and national Math champion Each student will be provided: A unique username and password to access Math Challenge - School Round (to be administered by the school)! A completion certificate showing their score achieved in the School Round! A coupon worth Rs 299 that can be redeemed for EDeQUAL s online assessments, which can be used to test their Math competency level!
WHAT ARE SCHOOLS RESPONSIBLE FOR?! 1. Informing students and parents in class 7, 8, 9 and 10 about Math Challenge 2018! Posters to be placed in school and letters sent to parents! 2. Ensuring student signups (minimum 25 per class for each competing group)! 3. Collecting student participation fees (Rs 300 per student)! 4. Registering for Math Challenge online: www.mathchallenge.pk/registration 5. Printing out completed registration form and sending it with full payment by deadline: 31 October 2017! 6. Setting up computer lab for Round 1 (15-21 Jan 2018)! 7. Conducting Round 1 in computer lab (22-31 Jan 2018)! 8. Participating in subsequent rounds of the competition (if they qualify)!
SCHOOL ROLES Principal: inform students and parents, promote participation in competition Math Challenge coordinator: be the school s focal point for the competition, including registration, conduct of Round 1 within the school, selection of school team, participation of team in subsequent rounds Computer technician: prepare computers in lab to conduct Round 1 (based on implementing technical instructions from Math Challenge)
HOW DOES MY SCHOOL REGISTER? Complete online registration form: www.mathchallenge.pk/registration Identify which groups (Group 1, Group 2, or both) you will compete in! Identify how many students will participate in each group (min. 50 per group)! Collect participation fee (Rs 300) from each student Prepare a bank cheque for the total fee calculated in your completed registration form Print out registration form and send with bank cheque to DAWN Receive your confirmation of registration via email Further instructions on participation in Round 1 and beyond will be shared with registered schools via email and competition website
HOW SHOULD STUDENTS PREPARE? TOPICS Group 1 Group 2 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9 Class 10 Factors, Multiples and Integers All topics from class 7, plus: All topics from class 7 and 8, plus: All topics from class 7, 8 and 9, plus: Rational Numbers Functions and Graphs Expansion and Factorization of Algebraic Equations, Algebraic Manipulation and Formulae Indices and Standard Form Percentages Basic Geometrical Concepts and Properties Graphs of Linear (2 Unknowns) and Quadratic Equations Linear Inequalities Fundamental Algebra and Algebraic Equations & Inequalities Angle Properties of Polygons Solutions to Quadratic Equations Coordinate Geometry Ratio, Rate and Speed Statistics Set Language and Notation Trigonometrical Ratios and Further Trigonometry Perimeter and Area of Simple Geometric Figures Volume and Surface Area Direct and Inverse Proportions Congruence and Similarity Area and Volume of Similar Figures and Solids Mensuration - Arc Length, Sector Area, Radian Measure Geometrical Properties of Circles Functions and Graphs Probability
HOW SHOULD STUDENTS PREPARE? APPROACH Questions will be of different difficulty levels Difficulty level will increase with each Round! Emphasis will be more on question interpretation and analysis and less on complicated calculations Practice questions will be posted on competition website
HOW SHOULD STUDENTS PREPARE? EXAMPLE QUESTIONS Class 7: What is the difference between the sum of first 100 even numbers and the sum of the first 100 odd numbers?! Class 8: Four brothers were born at exactly 24 month intervals from each other. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is the youngest brother?! Class 9: If two sides of a triangle have lengths of 22 cm and 33 cm, what is the maximum perimeter of the triangle?! Class 10: The area of the small square is 100 cm 2. What is the area, in cm 2, of the large square?!
INFORMATION RESOURCES www.mathchallenge.pk www.facebook.com/mathchallengepk info@mathchallenge.pk infokhi@mathchallenge.pk infolhr@mathchallenge.pk infoisb@mathchallenge.pk
QUESTIONS?