Scioly.org Event Challenges: Summer 2024

[RasmitDevkota]

SEC is back this summer!

What is SEC? SEC (Scioly.org Event Challenges) is an unofficial competition held virtually on Scilympiad, run entirely by community members! SEC is individual and anyone can compete or even run an event, meaning you don't have to be on a team or even in school to participate. This time around, it won't be monthly, thus the rebranding: SEC.

How do I participate? If you are interested in competing or running an event, fill out the interest form below as soon as possible so that we can organize event supervisors and finalize a list of events! You should fill out the form by April 14th if you are interested in running an event. You may fill out the form later, but there may not be a guarantee that the event is approved and run. This isn't an immediate commitment, so fill out the form even if you are not sure about participating. If you are not interested for any reason, we would love to hear your feedback on the form anyways and have a section for open feedback.

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Interest form:
Link: https://forms.gle/1koveiR5cQu31ejy9
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Tentative Timeline:

• March 25th - Volunteer and competitor registration opens
• April 14th - Volunteer registration deadline
• April 21st - Events finalized
• May 31st - Tests finalized
• June 3rd - Testing opens
• July 31st - Testing closes, competitor registration closes
• August 7th - Grading due
• August 10th - Results released

Disclaimer: This timeline is tentative and may shift slightly depending on circumstances. Any updates will be announced in this thread.

SMEC FAQs

• May students in college compete?
  Yes. Students must be 13 years of age or older, and must be in middle school, high school or college. Post-collegiate students MAY compete. Only participants located in the United States may register for this event.

• Will there be prizes?
  Winner of SEC are featured here on the Scioly.org Wiki

• What do I do if I have trouble accessing the Scilympiad system, before or during my test?
  Contact RasmitDevkota via message on the Forums or by email. If you have questions about the event as a whole, contact bernard on Forums or by email.

• What events will be held in future SECs?
  Future SECs will include an event rotation consisting of present and past events. Stay tuned to find out!

• Do I have to participate in Science Olympiad at my own school/homeschool in order to participate in this event?
  No! The only requirement is a Scioly.org account.

Disclaimer: By signing up, you are confirming that you are of 13 years of age or older. We reserve the right to remove underage participants from the event. Moreover, by signing up, your personal information such as your Username, School, and state may be shared with members beyond the Scioly.org staff team for the purposes of scoring and running the event. Your username, school, state, and grade may also be shared to the public for results. We reserve the right to disqualify any participant due to suspicion of ineligibility including, but not limited to age restrictions or suspicion of academic dishonesty. Data submitted through Scilympiad will be stored through Scilympiad. Only participants located in the United States may register for this event.

[RasmitDevkota]

The event slate is here! See the list of events which will be run for this summer's SEC below!

Event Slate:

• Anatomy and Physiology (Integumentary, Skeletal, and Muscular)
• Astronomy/RFTS Hybrid
• Codebusters
• Disease Detectives
• Dynamic Planet
• Ecology
• Entomology
• Forensics/Crime Busters Hybrid
• Forestry
• Fossils
• Materials Science
• Microbe Mission
• Optics
• Ornothiligy (NOT Ornithology)
• Potions and Poisons
• Scribble Pictionary (Identify the appropriate labels for different drawn sketches in this pictionary-style event!)
• Wind Power
• An event may be added to this list if there is overwhelming interest for it

If you filled out the form to run any of the above events and were selected, you have either been contacted already or will be contacted shortly to confirm your role. In addition, if you are interested in running any other fun unofficial events, we encourage you to fill out the form although the deadline has technically passed as there is still a lot of interest for these! If you are only interested in competing, you may still fill out the form to register at any time before the final day of testing.

Stay on the lookout for Event Modifications and Scilympiad login information!

[cookie1cat]

We should do Fast Facts.

[RasmitDevkota]

Event Modifications are here! Access them here to see what modifications are being made to each event, including rules and topics. Not all event modifications have been finalized, and any future updates will be highlighted in yellow.

If you are interested in competing, please be sure to fill out the interest form linked in the original post above! More information regarding Scilympiad will come out soon!

[RasmitDevkota]

Login IDs are here! Please see the linked spreadsheet with your login IDs (assigned to each Scioly.org username) and instructions if needed: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

If you haven't already, you can still fill out the interest form to compete! If you respond to the form after this spreadsheet was initially released, your login ID will be created as soon as possible, typically within a few days. Check the spreadsheet regularly for each new batch of login IDs.

The competition window will open Monday, June 3rd at 3:00 AM EST/12:00 AM PST and close Wednesday, July 31st at 3:00 AM EST/12:00 AM PST. Please be sure to check the event modifications individually prior to starting each test, especially regarding digital resources - not all events allow these.

If you encounter any issues, please reach out! Good luck!

[half-life5730]

I apologize if this it the wrong platform to ask this question but for binder events (such as fossils), it is unclear whether or not we are allowed to use a physical binder, or if a partner is allowed (as the screen says "you and your partner"). I'm presuming only one person is allowed to take the test and the regular materials (binder, calculator, field guide) are permitted, but I just want to make sure.

[RasmitDevkota]

All SEC events this year are individual, so you won't have a partner. For resources policies, please check each event's modifications individually as we do not have a universal policy and the exact specifications differ greatly from event to event.

[onshape]

For note sheet and binder events, do we have to print resources?

[RasmitDevkota]

Please check the event modifications for each event, some events are requiring printed resources.

[Thenerdicat]

For note sheet and binder events, do we have to print resources?

Most events will have their specified rule modifications for resources. Afair, most events require you to submit a file or link to whatever documents you used as resources before competing, but it's specific to event. Ecology and Forestry is digital, Anatomy is digital, not sure about the other events but it's expected they check digitized notes because everything's on Scilympiad.