2025 MAIS STEM Competition

2025 STEM Competition for MAIS schools

Students will participate in five events and one optional team event at the State Finals on January 18, 2025 at  Hartfield Academy, Flowood MS. All events will earn STEM points.  Register for the State Competition below. See registration and payment below.

State Finals:  Jan 18, 2025 Hartfield Academy, Flowood, MS

Here are some notes for this year.

  • Qualifying Individual Events:  Individual students that place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in any individual event receive STEM points.
  • School awards require a minimum of three students in the grade category.
  • All students are required to participate in the Math and Science events. Team event students can participate in all events or opt-out of the Tool ID, Electronic Component ID, Electricity, and Drone flying.  However, students that opt-out will potentially receive fewer STEM Points.
  • Fees: $55 per student, Payment is due Jan 4, 2025.

Events: The five individual events will be Math (3rd – 12th), Science Lab equipment ID (3rd-12th), Tool ID (3rd-5th), Electronic Component ID (6th-12th), Electricity (3rd-12th), Drone Flying (3rd-12th). The team events will consist of a Robot driver-controlled MAZE course and a Robot autonomous MAZE course. More details on each event are below.

MATH: Students will have 20 minutes to complete 20 grade-appropriate math problems and one abstract problem. Download the Math Study Guide K-12.

SCIENCE:  Students will have 15 minutes to identify 20 science lab tools and equipment by matching the object with the correct name.  Labs tools and equipment will be common to middle and high school science labs.  

TOOL ID (3rd – 5th):  Students will be given 15 minutes to identify and match a set of 20 tools. These tools will be basic home and shop tools. 

ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ID: (6th – 12th):  Students will be given 15 minutes to identify and match 20 electronic components.  Included component examples are:  resistors, wire, capacitor, transformer, diodes, LED’s, Transistors, crystals, switch, integrated circuit, relay, etc.  Search Sierra Circuits and Instructables for examples.

ELECTRICITY (3rd – 12th):  Students will have one minute to wire an electric circuit from a color-coded drawing.  Typical components may include:  6v battery, house light switch, light, buzzer, LED, diode, and resistor.  Color-coded wires will be given to match the provided drawing.   

DRONE / ASTROSPACE (3rd-12th):  Students will be given one minute to fly a drone through several hula-hoops ( photo of drone course ) as well as other course objective such as landing on a pad. Teachers/coaches must work with each student to pass the basic FAA drone quiz.  This is available here FAA Recreational License (free).  The students printable license certificate must be shown at this drone event.    

TEAM EVENT:  The Team event is a Robot MAZE Course.  Each team consists of two students. Each team will be asked to navigate the MAZE as driver-controlled (remote controller or App) OR autonomously.   Any remote control or programmed ground vehicle can participate (robots, R/C cars, and custom). A team consists of two 3rd – 12th grade students.

Each MAZE course (driver-controlled and autonomous) must be navigated forward by each team member. A different student must drive each course attempt; thus, both students on each team must be involved.

The robot dimensions must be less than 16″ by 16″ by 16″. The driver-controlled mode can be by remote-control or App control, no wired control.  The autonomous mode must be controlled by a program from an App or uploaded internally.  Any programming language can be used.

The course shape will be published ahead of the events (see above); however, the exact driving dimensions will only be available the morning of each competition. Each competition will have different course dimensions.  At the competition team students will have the morning to measure the course dimensions and to adjust their programs.  The course shape and additional rules will be published here by October 30, 2024.

Team MAZE Scoring. Autonomous and Remote Controlled maze events will be scored separately.  Autonomous will have a maximum of 200 points.  Remote control will have a maximum of 100 points.  Scoring will be by performance points with a maximum time. Penalty objects on the course will reduce the score. The autonomous robot can be repositioned or adjusted on the course one time without penalty.  The remote-control robot cannot be repositioned or restarted.   Restart cannot occur from a dead battery.  Any not stated or unusual competition issues will be resolved by the Competition Director and the MAZE Event Director.

Download the competition flyer HERE.  Register your school below.

♦ All equipment is supplied for the individual events.

♦ Pre-register your school below and you are guaranteed entry if payment is made two weeks before the event. Refunds will only be given up to two weeks before each event. New students can be substituted for dropped paid students.

♦ Make your team payment below by Paypal or credit/debit card or issue a PO to hold your spot.  Checks can be mailed to:  Mississippi Robotics, 156 Matt Lee Road, Pinola, MS 39149. Make check payable to:  Mississippi Robotics. PO’s can be emailed to MSRobotics.STEM@gmail.com . Please allow sufficient time to process your PO.

 

Mississippi Robotics