Texas Gulf Coast Regional Science Olympiad

Saturday March 2nd, 2019

Lone Star College Cy-Fair

Hosted by the Division of Science and Public Service (Division II)

Welcome!

Welcome to the 2019 Texas Gulf Coast Regional Science Olympiad at Lone Star College Cy-Fair! It is an honor to have this

opportunity to be the hosts for the Regional Science Olympiad. Please take the time, while you are here, to tour our beautiful

campus. We hope that your experience will prove to be inspiring, exciting, and gratifying.

Master Schedule

Please refer to pages 8 and 9 for the schedule of individual events.

3.30-6.00pm March 1st Friday: Early Registration BY APPOINTMENTS ONLY

March 2nd, 2019, Saturday: Day of the event

6:30 am – 7:30 am Middle School and High school Check-in/registration (CC Foyer/Lobby- Brown Hole)

Impound (refer to the schedules for locations and time)

8:00 am – 12.45 pm Event competitions

3.00 pm – 4.00 pm Division B Awards Ceremony (Theater – ART 111)

4.00 pm – 5.00 pm Division C Awards Ceremony (Theater – ART 111)

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Lone Star College Cy-Fair Planning Committee

Directors Ann Van Heerden, Professor of Chemistry

Padmaja B. Vedartham, Professor of Biology

Tournament Staff

Dean of Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics

Registration & Information Center

Claire Phillips

Lou Cruz, Marisue Freed

Events and Room Coordinator Celia Harper, Lisa Cougot, Amy Aragon

Appeals Troy Giambernardi

Scoring Chinyoung Bergbauer

Catering Smruti Desai,

Volunteer coordinator Tien Nguyen

Facilities and ordering

Division Staff

Elizabeth Regan, Lisa Cougot

Patricia Smith, Rebecca Moore & Angela Bars

Lab scheduling and preparation Amy Aragon, Tien Nguyen

Theater, Light & Sound Joshua Estrada, Thomas Muhn

Event Volunteers

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Selected students from LSC – Cy-Fair and Honors College.

Padmaja Vedartham, & Cynthia Swenceski

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We would like to thank the following individuals for their support, volunteering their time and expertise as judges, especially on a

Saturday:

Carolina Andrade Rangel

Warner Bair (III)

Lyndon Brown

Madhu Chakranarayan

Lou Cruz

Smruti Desai

BhagyaShree Dixit

Benjamin Dunnigton

Sam Fix

Maria Florez

Crista Force

Barry Force

Lory Galloway

Troy Giambernardi

Marisol Hall,

Mohamad Hishmeh

Kathy Hughes

Shaunte Hulett

Joann Labs

David Lee

Milton Kandeh

Geeta Khandekar

Shalini Kapoor

Josie Kesler,

Ted Kesler,

Scott Liebling

Machima Manowong

Dario Martinez

Prabhakar Nagavelli

Tien Nguyen

Claire Phillips,

Priyanka Prashant

Thelma Quijano

Sudha Rani

Venus Ravanmehr

Bhanvna Rawal

Sharon Stefan

Wolfgang Stefan

Hui Tan,

Gholam H.Toutounchi

Todd Thomas

Kristen Vaczi

Ann VanHeerden

Padmaja Vedartham

Narain Vedartham

Leslie Wang

Clay White

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Competition Format

The 2019 Texas Gulf Coast Regional Science Olympiad will consist of 18 different events for Division B and 18 events for

Division C. Each team will compete in all events for their division. All events are weighted equally.

Scoring

Each team will receive points for each event entered. In each division (B or C), the total number of teams, “n”, will be used to

determine the points a team receives in an event. Each team ranked in the event will receive the number of points equal to its rank,

so first place will receive one point, second place two points, etc. Teams making an honest attempt to participate, but cannot be

assigned a raw score because of time, mechanical failure, wrong dimensions, etc., will be ranked with participation points (“P”) on

the score sheet which will be “n” points. Tie-breaking procedures will be employed in the event of a tie. Teams that do not show up

to the event will be given “n+1” points for No-Show (NS). Teams that are Disqualified (DQ) for behavioral problems, poor

sportsmanship, or as provided in the event rules will be given “n+2” points.

These scoring rules apply to each event, regardless of the number of teams that actually enter that particular event. Overall

team’s scores will be determined by summing the points for each team for the total events it entered, with the lowest total being

assigned first-place. The first tiebreaker procedure for sweepstakes scoring will be “head-to-head” results in common events (i.e.,

which team outranked the other(s) in more common events.) In the unlikely event of a three (or more) – way tie, this procedure will

be reapplied to continued ties, if appropriate. The second tie-breaking procedure will be a “head-to-head” rank in a common event.

The event that will be used to apply this tiebreaker will be the first common event on the following list, in this order: 5

1) Anatomy & Physiology, 2) Indoor Bottle Rockets, and 3) Road Scholar for B division and

1) Anatomy& Physiology, 2) Chemistry Lab, and 3) Fossils for C division.

Behavior/Conduct

The purpose of the Science Olympiad is to encourage student interest in science, to develop teamwork and cooperation and,

above all, to have fun, with winning as a bonus. Unfortunately, in the spirit of being competitive, people’s good nature (students,

coaches, parents, and observers) is sometimes unreliable. For this reason, signed “policy letters” must be submitted by each

participating team prior to competing. In addition, everyone should be aware that any of the following behaviors would result in

disqualification of a team:

rude or abusive behavior to any staff member, judge, volunteer, or damage to property

disruption of any event or the awards ceremony,

cheating or instructing team members to cheat.

Team Substitutes

Additional participants (2 per school team) are ONLY allowed to substitute for an ill team member. The substitute cannot participate

on another team for their school. The ill team member must relinquish their wristband at the registration desk. A replacement

wristband will be provided to the substitution team member. The ill team member will not be allowed to return to the competition.

Appeals Procedures

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Contestants who believe that other participants are breaking the rules (using forbidden books, materials, cell

phone/pager/PDA, etc.) should report this IMMEDIATELY to the event coordinator, who will render an immediate decision regarding

the legality of the activity. No other appeal related to this situation should be necessary. All other appeals must be filed at the HSc1

242 within one hour after the specific event ends. After this time has elapsed, all results are final and no appeals will be considered.

Results of all appeals will be available at the registration desk and are final. Appeal forms are available in HSc1 242.

Clarifications

All clarifications are based on the State and National clarifications for 2019.

Protocol

Parent, coaches, and observers are NOT ALLOWED in the competition areas.

Cell phones, pager, PDA’s, laptop computers, two-way radios, and any other communication devices are NOT

ALLOWED in the competition areas. Contestants violating these rules will be disqualified.

Contestants may arrive late for an event; however, they WILL NOT be granted any extra time past the scheduled end

of the regular event.

If a competitor must leave a competition area FOR ANY REASON, they must turn in all work and may NOT return to

that event.

2019 Gulf Coast Regional Science Olympiad, LSC-CyFair, March 2nd, 20197

*Registration from 7:30-8:30 at front check-in desk (if you did not register online).** IMPOUND ROLLER COASTERS FROM 7:30-8:30 AT CENT 151 AND Registration at impound if you did not register online.

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Name of the event↓ Time→ 7.30 8:00-9:00am 9:15-10:15am 10:30-11:30am 11:45-12:45pm3.00 pm

AWARDS CEREM

ON

Y ART 100-111 Main Stage &

Lobby

B1 Anatomy and Physiology HSc1 110

B2 Boomilever * Testing at registered time in ART Recital 102 from 8:30-12:30

B3 Density HSc2 239

B4 Disease Detectives HSc1 119

B5 Elastic Launched Gliders * Testing at registered time in CENT 152/153 from 8:30-12:30.

B6 Experimental Design HSc1 234 (bio lab)

B7 Fossils HSc2 248

B8 Game On HSc2 135 (Computer Lab)

B9 Heredity HSC1 111

B10 Herpetology HSC1 122

B11 Indoor Bottle Rockets * Testing at registered time by CENT 152/153 from 8:30-12:30.

B12 Naked Egg Drop * HSc1 236 Testing at registered time in HSc1 236 from 9:00-1:00 IF you built at 8:00.

B13 Picture This HSc2 142 HSc2 143

B14 Potions and Poison HSc1 239

B15 Road Scholar TECH 102

B16 Roller Coaster ** Testing at registered time by CENT 151 from 8:30-12:30.

B17 We’ve Got Your Number HSc1 205

B18 Write It Do It HSc1 201 HSc1 202

Time →

Name of event ↓ 7:30 8:00-9:00am 9:15-10:15am 10:30-11:30am 11:45-12:45pm

4.00pm

C1 Anatomy and Physiology HSc1 110

AWARDS CEREM

ON

Y ART 100-111 Main Stage &

Lobby

C2 Astronomy HSc1 111

C3 Boomilever * Testing at registered time in ART Recital 102 from 9:00-1:00.

C4 Chemistry Lab HSc2 253

C5 Circuit Lab HSC1 234

C6 Code Busters Tech 102

C7 Disease Detectives HSC1 119

C8 Experimental Design HSc2 253

C9 Fermi Questions HSC1 124

C10 Fossils HSc2 248

C11 Herpetology HSC1 122

C12 Mousetrap Vehicle ** Testing at registered time in CENT 151 from 9:00-1:00.

C13 Science Word HSc2 142 HSC2 143

C14 Thermodynamics *** HSc2 252

C15 Water Quality HSC1 237

C16 We’ve Got Your Number HSc1 205

C17 Wright Stuff * Testing at registered time in CENT 152/153 from 9:00-1:00.

C18 Write It Do It HSc1 201 HSC1 202

*Registration from 7:30-8:30 at front check-in desk (if you did not register online).

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** IMPOUND MOUSETRAP VEHICLES FROM 7:30-8:30 IN CENT 151. Registration at impound if you did not register online.***IMPOUND FOR THERMODYNAMICS IN HSC2 252 FROM 7:30-8:30.

Maps for the Buildings

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Please go to HSc1 242 for Appeals

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HSC 2 First Floor map

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HSc 2 Second Floor map

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Lone Star College Cy-Fair Map

Campus Map

1. ART - Center for the Arts

2. TECH - Technology Center

3. LRNC - Learning Commons: College and Harris County Public Library

4. CASA - Center for Academic and Student Affairs: Student Services/Admissions/Financial Aid

5. CASA - Center for Academic and Student Affairs: Instructional Building/Continuing Eduction

6. CASE - Center for Academic and Student Engagement: Instructional Building

7. CASE - Center for Academic and Student Engagement: Center for Student Life

8. CENT - College Center/Conference Center: Food Services/Bookstore/Fitness Center

9. HSCI - Health Science Center I

10. HSCII - Health Science Center 2

11. ESEC - Emergency Service Education Center

12. SP - Student Parking

Direction to Lone Star College: https://map.concept3d.com/?id=854#!ct/18077,17930,0

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Lone Star College Cy-Fair

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Administrative Team at LSC Cy-Fair

Dr. Seelpa Keshvala, President (http://www.lonestar.edu/cyfair-president.htm)

Dr. Bennie Lambert, Vice-President of Student Success

Mr. Ted Louie, Vice-President of Administrative Services

Dr. Deana Sheppard, Vice-President of Instruction

Dr. Claire Phillips, Dean of Math, Science, & Engineering

Lone Star College-CyFair is committed to academic excellence, exceptional service, and a dynamic climate for

lifelong learning. Our passion for learning is supported by our core values: integrity; trust; dignity and respect.

Vision:

Lone Star College Cy-Fair is a responsive, innovative and collaborative learning community that thrives on preparing

students for a lifetime of learning and change.

Learning Signature

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Lone Star College-CyFair’s Leaning Signature communicates the college’s unique attributes as an education

institution. The colleges’ signature distinctively conveys its commitment to providing innovative and creative learning

environments, which focus on student engagement and student success. 

This comprehensive college provides a full range of university transfer, adult literacy, workforce development and

life-long learning opportunities for the community. Its unique and award-winning design enhances learning in a

digital world and provides support for students to be successful at any stage of their life. Not only is the college

designed for 21st century learning skills, it also includes two national model partnerships within its founding facilities.

We sincerely thank our leadership at LSC Cy-Fair for supporting Regional Science Olympiad for several years to

serve the needs of high school and middle school students across the state. They also believe in the positive impact

this event imparts on the overall student experience.

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