DIVISION OF DAVAO DEL NORTE “Tagum City Tel. No. (084) 216-6497 Fax(084) 216.6506 www depeddavaodelnorte ph ‘August 24, 2016 DIVISION MEMORANDUM No, 220 _s. 2016 2016 DIVISION SCIENCE AND MATHEMETICS QUEST To: District Supervisors Secondary & Elementary School Administrators Science and Mathematics Coordinators Public and Private Schools 1. The Department of Education, Division of Davao del Norte will conduct the 2016 DIVISION SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS QUEST on October 13-15, 2016 at Sto. Tomas Central Elementary School SPED Center for elementary and Sto. Tomas National High School for Secondary, Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte. 2. The theme of this activity is “Science and Mathematics: Go Global, Go for Excellence Through Research and Inventions to Save Mother Earth.” This activity aims to: a. promote academic excellence in science and mathematics through contests, camaraderie and sportsmanship; b. harness the knowledge, skills and values of science club leaders, students, teachers/coordinators and science enthusiasts to cope with and apply the developments and advancements in science and technology; c. enhance the knowledge and skills of students and teachers through mathematics and science quia, fair, and Sci-Dama contests 3, The Participants to this Division activity are the following: ELEMENTARY SCIENCE - ‘a. District top two (2) winners in quiz —Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6. b. District top 1 winner in Sci- Dama Water Patrol (Grades 3 or 4) & teachers category District top 1 winner in Sci- Dama Power Patrol (Grades 5 or 6) & teachers category District top 1 winner in Sci-doku - Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6. District top 1 winner for On the Spot Painting ( Students and Teachers Categories) District top winner in Sci-Math Chess ( 4 = 2 boys & 2 girls) . District top 1 winner in SIM ( Teachers’ Category) ~ by Grade Level District top 1 winner in SIP Life & Physical ~ Individual ( Student Categories) District winner of SIP Life & Physical ~ Team (Student Category) SECONDARY SCIENCE - a. School top one (1) winner in quiz ~ Grades 7, 8, 9 and 10. b. School top 1 winner in Sci- Dara b.1 Grade 7— Electro Sci Dama — Students Category b.2 Grade 8 — Dama Sci-notation ~ Students Category b.3 Grade 9 - THI Dama ~ Students Category b.4 Grade 10- ThermoSci - Students and Categories c. School top 1 winner in Sci-doku - Grades 7, 8, 9 and 10. d. School top 1 winner for On the Spot Painting ( Students and Teachers Category) fe. School top winner in Sci-Math Chess ( 4 = 2 boys & 2 girls) {District top 1 winner in SIM ( Teachers’ Category) ~ by Grade Level g. School top 1 winner in SIP Life & Physical ~ Individual ( Students Category) School winner of SIP Life & Physical - Team (Students Category) ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS ~ 2. District top two (2) winners in quiz ~Grades 1~ 6 ( Students Category) a.1 District top one (1) winner in quiz~ Teachers’ Category mmp aoDistrict top 1 winner in Damath Counting Numbers (Grades 1 or 2) ~ Students Category ict top 1 winner in Damath Whole Numbers (Grades 3 or 4). Categories: Students and Teacher-Coaches b.2 District top 1 winner in Damath Fractions (Grades 5 or 6). Categories: Students and Teacher-Coaches a. District top 1 winner in Sudoku, one per grade level - Grades 4, 5 and 6 only). c.1 District top 1 winner in Sudoku ~ Teachers and Hearing Impaired Categories |. District top winner in Rubiks Cube, at least one but at most of 5 per grade level - ( Grades 4, 5 & 6) ¢. District top 1 winner in MIM ( Teachers’ Category) - per Grade Level SECONDARY MATHEMATICS - Quiz a.1 Students Category - school top one (1) winner in quiz ~ Grades 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 a.1 Teachers Category ~ all coaches a. School top 1 winner in Damath : b.1 Grade 7 ~ Integers ~ Students and Teacher-Coaches Categories b.2 Grade 8 — Rational - Students and Teacher-Coaches Categories b.3 Grade 9 - Radicals ~ Students and Teacher-Coaches Categories b.4 Grade 10 — Polynomials - Students and Teacher-coaches Categories b. Sudoku a1 Students Category - school top one (1) winner- Grades 7, 8, 9 and 10. a.1 Teachers Category — All coaches in Sudoku . School top winner in Rubiks Cube~ ( Grades 7, 8, 9 & 10) 4, Participants are expected to bring the following: 4.1 Quizzers ~ paper & pen; for Science - bring 1/8 illustration board 4.2 Sci-dama/Damath — board, chips, timer, calculator, ballpen, etc. 4.3 Rubik's Cube ~ rubik's cube 4.4 On the Spot~ % illustration board, pastel 5. A registration fee of Fifty Pesos (P 50.00) shall be charged to each contestant, teacher coach, school head contestant, adviser, coordinators to defray the cost of testing materials, medals and other incidental expenses incurred during the conduct of the activity. 6. The participants for SIP & and SIM were advised to submit their manuscript on October 7, 2016 (Friday), in three (3) copies, attn. : EPS Labasan. Failure to submit the papers on the scheduled date shall not be accepted anymore. There will be also a pre-registration on the same date by the SCAAD Officers and on the same date at the Division Office by the SCAAD Officers. 7. The travel, registration fee, and other incidental expenses incurred by the participants shall be charged to school MOOE and other sources of funds such as PTA, Municipal LSB and Science and Math Club Funds, subject to its availability and the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations. Participants from the private schools shall make financial arrangements with their respective school authorities for the payment of the registration fee and other related expenses. 8. Deped Officials & teachers will be granted service credits/ compensatory overtime credits (COC) for rendering services during the said activities that fall on Saturdays. 9. To ensure the continuity of the lessons, the coordinators and members of the working committees shall prepare their lesson plans ahead of the schedule and turn-over the same to the teachers assigned by the school head to ensure for the compliance of DepEd Order 9, s.2005. 10. Immediate and wide dissemination of this memorandum to all concerned is desired. ne vexrollaos Faputvnc No. 1 DM No. 234 s, 2016 . SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 13, 2015 ~ Day 1 6:00-9:00 ~ Arrival ~ Setting of Sci Dama, Damath, Sci-Doku, Sudoku, SciMath Chess Areas 9:00- 10:00 - Opening Program 10:00- 12:00 - Science & Math Quizzes ~ Simultaneous Events : Sci Dama, Damath, Sci-Doku, Sudoku, SciMath Chess Rubik's Cube 12:00- 1:00 - LUNCH 1:00-5:00 -On the Spot Painting - Cont. of events OCTOBER 14, 2016 - Day 2 8:00- 12:00 - SIP/ SIM/ MIM - Cont. of events 12:00-1:00 = LUNCH 1:00-5:00 ~cont. of events OCTOBER 15, 2016 - Day 3 8:00~12:00 Finalization of Results 12:00- 1:00 - LUNCH 1:00-3:00 Closing ProgramEnclosure No. 2M No. 277s. 2016 ye ‘GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS QUEST All contestant, coaches and coordinators should register and pay the registration fees. All coaches of different events are not allowed to enter the event area while the contest is on-going. Only the judges, arbiters, facilitators and officials are allowed inside the event area. . A contestant can qualify for only one (1) contest event. . There must be no tie entry for any event in the Division Level. In order to determine the over-all Champion in this Division Level, points of 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1 will be assigned to the first, second, third , fourth and fifth rank respectively in all events to be contested. DIVISION SCIENCE AND MATH QUIZ Only the top two (2) district quiz winners in the elementary and top one (1) school winner in the secondary per grade levels both in Science and Mathematics can participate in the quiz. Only the contestant can make protest immediately after the question is being answered and before reading the next question. There will be only one round for Science Quiz. SCI- DAMA/ DAMATH/ SCIMATH CHESS & RUBIKS CUBE FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS: Only the top one (1) district and for secondary, the school winner in each contest category can joi the Sci-Dama/ Damath/SciMath Chess/ Sudoku/Scidoku & Rubiks Cube competitions, . Contestants must be at their event area before the opening program will start. . The rules for each event must be observed. SUDOKU/ SCIDOKU Each contestant will be given three puzzle with varying level of difficulty (easy, average and difficult). ‘A maximum time allotment of 30 minutes is given for the entire duration of the tournament. For Scidoku, a standard 6 x 6 grid square will be used by Grades 3 & 4; 8 x8 grid square for Grades 5 & 6 and 9x 9 grid square for Grade 7 to 10. For Sudoku, 9 x 9 square will be used. Each correct answer in every box will receive the following corresponding points; 1 point each for easy, 1.5 points for average and 2 points for difficult level. In case of a tie, another set of puzzle for a time limit of 20 minutes will be given. The first contestant to fill up all the squares correctly will be declared as winner. If not all answers are correct, the highest number of points will win the competition Talking is not permitted (to distract other players), nor making distracting noises. The only person a competitor may talk is the judge. Food and drinks are not permitted in the tournament are , unless directed so by a judge. Keep papers covered at all times. Not covering the paper will be considered as cheating, ON THE SPOT PAINTING Only the top one (1) district and for secondary, the school winner in each contest category can join in the competition, ‘The medium to be used are craypass for elementary and pastel for secondary. The size of the illustration board to be used is %. The criteria for judging ; a. Creativity 25% b. Relevance to the theme 20% ¢. Color Harmony 25% d. Neatness 15% e. Uniqueness/Visual Impact 15% _ SCIENCE INVESTIGATORY PROJECT (SIP) siM/MIM a. Raters will be guided by the following criteria: Criteria for Judging - Creativity 30% 1, Subtasking 15% = Scientific Thought & Emerging Ideas 30% 2. Congruency 15% - Thoroughness 15% 3. Usability/ Functionality 45% - Skill 15% 4, Replicability 25% - Clarity 10%