3 2025 DIVISION SCIMATHLYMPICS The activity aims to: Showcase learners research and innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Promote STEM awareness and interest among learners, teachers, and the community; c . Provide opportunity for the collaboration and establish research networks between and among the learners, stakeholders, and the community.
4 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SCIMATHLYMPICS TIMELINE Activity Date / Schedule School and District level Screening September – October 3, 2025 Submission of Entries October 6 – 14, 2025 Division level Science and Technology Fair October 17, 2025 Preparation of Entries October 20 – November 7, 2025 Regional SciMathlympics 3 rd Week of November
5 Science Banner Program
6 Science Banner Program FB Page:
7 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SINESIYENSIYA 1. This competition is open to all Junior and Senior High School students from both Public and Private Schools in the Division. A maximum of three (3) students may collaborate on a single video entry. 2. The group will collaborate on a 3-minute animated film about different science concepts that will relate to this year’s theme. The participants can discuss the topic in English and/or Filipino. Harnessing the Unknown: Powering the Future Through Science and Innovation ”. 3. All contents in the video must be original and are owned by the participant/s. Entries may include personal experiences and thoughtful observations. Videos must reflect that the student has carefully reviewed and examined the topic
8 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SINESIYENSIYA 4. All creative visual tools such as animations, simulations, physical demonstrations, or visual aids are allowed. Entries with photos and videos which are derivative works will automatically be disqualified . 5. The district and private school cluster can send two (2) official entries . 6. Entries must be uploaded in OneDrive using this link: https://tinyurl.com/2025Sinesiyensiya or by scanning the QR code below:
9 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SINESIYENSIYA 7. Entries shall use this filename convention: " DISTRICT_SIYENSIYENSIYA_VideoTitle " (ex. District 9_SIYENSIKULA_Machine and Brain Interface). 8. Participants shall also upload the name of the participant (s) and a pdf file of the video script along with the references in the Chicago Manual of Style. Non-submission of any of the required documents for the competition category will automatically be disqualified .
10 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SINESIYENSIYA 9. The short films will be judged prior to the 2025 Division SciMathlympics based on the following criteria: 10. All the winning entries will receive certificates and will be posted on the official Facebook page of the DROIDS-21 with the permission and proper acknowledgment of the creators/ participants. Participants must submit a duly notarized Certification
11 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SCI-REEL This competition is open to all Elementary, Junior and Senior School students from both Public and Private Schools in the division. There will be three (3) categories: (a) Elementary, (b) Junior High School, and (c) Senior High School. The video entry shall not exceed one (1) minute. The district shall submit one (1) entry in elementary category; three (3) entries in the Junior High School and three (3) entries in Senior High School categories and one (1) entry per category for private school cluster.
12 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SCI-REEL 4. The participant must design a reel proving or applying a Scientific concept, theory or law in a cheerful, lively and creative manner based on the theme that is not more than one (1) minute. 5. The participant can explain the topic/concept in English or Filipino. 6. All contents and audio in the reel must be original and are owned by the participant/s. All creative visual tools such as animations, simulations, physical demonstrations, or visual aids are allowed. The contestant will be held accountable to any issues that may arise with regard to the originality and accuracy of the content.
13 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SCI-REEL 7. The following video format are highly recommended: File size: The video should be up to 287.6 MB in s2e for iOS, or 72 MB on Android. Orientation: Sci-Reel is formatted to be viewed on a smartphone, so vertical video is best. Dimensions: Sci-Reel video dimensions should be 1080x920. Aspect ratio: The aspect ratio should be that of a standard smartphone screen, 9:16. l: I is also possible, but it will not take up the whole screen. File type: .mp4 and .mov files.
14 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SCI-REEL 8. Entries must be uploaded in OneDrive through https://tinyurl.com/2025Sci-Reel with this QR code below 9. File uploaded shall use this subject format: "Sci- Reel_DISTRICT_Entry #." (ex."SciReel_D10_Entry #1).
15 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SCI-REEL 10. The participant shall create a folder in the drive assigned to their district. The folder shall contain the reel, a word file that contains the name/s of the participant/ s and the pdf file of the video script along with the references in Chicago Manual of Style. Non-submission of any of the required documents for the competition category will automatically be disqualified. 11. DepEd-Sagay Technical Working Committee reserves the right to remove, reject, or disqualified any entry if it: (a) violates the terms of service and privacy policy; and (b) infringes, misappropriates, or violates any rights of any third party including, without limitation, patent, copyright, trademark or right of privacy or publicity.
16 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SCI-REEL 12. The Sci-Reel Video will be judged prior to the date of 2025 SciMathlympics based on the following criteria:
17 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SUMOBOT ( RoboExpo ) This activity is open to elementary, Junior High School and Senior High Schools. Schools are encouraged to have one (1) participant. The participants will be given two (2) hours to assemble, program and calibrate the robots provided and another two (2) hours for the Sumobot battle. Single elimination system will be observed during the tournament. The Robotics Club of Sagay National High School will assist the participants and coaches during the RoboExpo .
18 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SCIMATHQUIZ 2025 SciMathQuiz is open to all Grade 3 to Grade 12 participants. Each district will have their qualifying rounds and the top 2 highest scorers for Elementary, Junior and Senior High Schools will represent their respective districts in the Division Round. The quiz bee has three (3) rounds: EASY, AVERAGE, and DIFFICULT. Below are the corresponding number of items, points and time allotment for answering the questions.
19 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SCIMATHQUIZ 2025 3. The coverage of the SciMathQuiz will be the Mathematician and Scientists who paved the way to the development of science and innovation. 4. Each participant must have a white board/illustration board/bond paper, markers/chalks, and paper and pens (for solving). 5. Each participant will start with zero at the start of Easy Round. The accumulation of points all throughout the quiz will be cumulative. 6. The Quiz Master will read the questions twice.
20 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SCIMATHQUIZ 2025 7. Participants will have to wait for the signal of the Quiz Master before answering the questions. 8. When the time is up, participants will be asked to raise their boards or papers to show their answers. Participants can only show up and bring down their boards or papers upon instruction of the Quiz Master. 9. Questions and protest from participants regarding the answer to the items will be entertained. If a protest arises, the participants may raise their complaints to the Quiz Master and will be forwarded to the Board of Judges. Questions and protests must be forwarded before the next question is read; otherwise, they will be considered invalid. The decision of the Board of Judges is final.
21 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES SCIMATHQUIZ 2025 10. In case of a tie, a Clincher Round will be given. Each question is good for 30 seconds only. Once the participant answers correctly, the other participant will automatically be eliminated. The clincher round will however continue if none of the participants correctly answered the question.
22 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS This competition is open to all Grade 9 - 12 students from both Public and Private Schools in the division who have not reached the age of 20 on or before May 1 of the current school year. Each district shall send one (1) entry for JHS and one (1) entry for SHS. Hard copies of manuscripts shall be prepared in three (3) copies. The first-place winners at the Division level shall represent the Division to the Regional STF competition as approved by the Screening Committee. Only one (1) entry is allowed per category.
23 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS 4. The four (4) major categories are Life Science, Physical Science, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, and Mathematics and Computational Sciences.
24 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS 5. Entries must be uploaded to this link provided below with the a subject format: TUKLAS_DISTRICT_ CATEGORY (ex. TUKLAS_D10-LS-I). https://tinyurl.com/2025SciMath-TUKLAS
25 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS 6. Submitted file shall include completely filled-out Project Form (Enclosure 9) and other relevant files in PDF format . Incomplete submission of the required documents may disqualified the district entries. 7. DepEd-Sagay Technical Working Committee reserves the right to remove, reject, or disqualify any entry if it infringes, misappropriates, or violates any rights of any third party including, without limitation, patent, copyright, trademark or right of privacy or publicity.
26 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS 8. The Full Proposal will be Judged according to the following criteria: A. Life Science, Physical Science and Robotics and Intelligent Machines
27 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS B. Mathematics and Computer Sciences
28 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS Research Paper Format Descriptions: Science Project (Life and Physical Science) Rationale – It should be 250 words or less. Do not discuss specific aspects of research in great detail, including experimental procedures and statistical methods. Any information that is unnecessary to include in a brief explanation should be saved for the written research paper or the project exhibit board. Introduction- What relevant background information supports your research problem/questions. Explain what is known or has already been done in your research area. Include a brief review of relevant literature. If this is a continuation project, a brief summary of your prior research is appropriate here. Be sure to distinguish your previous work from this year’s project. Include a brief description on how your project will address an issue, concern or problem. Explain why this research is important and any societal impact of your research.
29 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS c. Methods – What procedures were carried out for the experimentation? Explain in detail what you did. What data did you collect and how did you collect the data? Discuss your control group Discuss your control group, the variables you tested, and the statistical treatment used. Handling and disposal of waste may be included if necessary. DO NOT include a list of materials. d. Results - What were the result(s) of your project? Include tables and figures which illustrate your data. Include relevant statistical analysis of the data.
30 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS e. Discussion - What is your interpretation of these results? What do these results mean? Compare your results with theories, published data, commonly held beliefs, and expected results. Discuss possible errors. Did any questions or problems arise that you were not expecting? How did the data vary between repeated observations of similar events? How were results affected by uncontrolled events? f. Conclusions - What conclusions did you reach? What do these results mean in the context of the literature review and other work being done in your research area? How do the results address your research question? Do your results support your hypothesis/hypotheses? What application(s) do you see for your work?
31 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS g. References - list of reference materials such as journals, designs and patents, and online sources. This section should not exceed one page. Limit your list to the most important references. List the references/documentation used which were not of your own creation (i.e., books, journal articles). Your reference list should be written based on the APA (American Psychological Association) style formatting and citation.
32 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS Engineering Project Rationale – It should be 250 words or less. Do not discuss specific aspects of research in great detail, including experimental procedures and statistical methods. Any information that is unnecessary to include in a brief explanation should be saved for the written research paper or the project exhibit board. Introduction- What is your engineering problem and goal? What problem were you trying to solve? Include a description of your engineering goal. Explain what is known or has already been done to solve this problem, including work on which you may build. You may include a brief review of relevant literature. If this is a continuation project, a brief summary of your prior work is appropriate here. Be sure to distinguish your previous work from this year’s project.
33 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS c. Methods – What are your methods and procedures for building your design? Explain what you did. How did you design and produce your prototype? If there is a physical prototype, you may want to include pictures or designs of the prototype. If you tested the prototype, what were your testing procedures? What data did you collect and how did you collect that data? DO NOT include a separate list of materials. d. Results - What were the result(s) of your project? How did your prototype meet your engineering goal? If you tested the prototype, provide a summary of testing data tables and figures that illustrate your results. Include relevant statistical analysis of the data.
34 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS e. Discussion - What is your interpretation of these results? What do these results mean? You may compare your results with theories, published data, commonly held beliefs, and/or expected results. Did any questions or problems arise that you were not expecting? Were these problems caused by uncontrolled events? How did you address these? How is your prototype an improvement or advancement over what is currently available? f. Conclusions - What conclusions did you reach? Did your project turn out as you expected? What application(s) do you see for your work?
35 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS g. References - list of reference materials such as journals, designs and patents, and online sources. This section should not exceed one page. Limit your list to the most important references. List the references/documentation used which were not of your own creation (i.e., books, journal articles). Your reference list should be written based on the APA (American Psychological Association) style formatting and citation.
36 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS Mathematics and Computer Sciences Project Rationale – It should be 250 words or less. Do not discuss specific aspects of research in great detail, including experimental procedures and statistical methods. Any information that is unnecessary to include in a brief explanation should be saved for the written research paper or the project exhibit board. Introduction- What is your research question? Explain what is known or has already been done to solve this problem, including work on which you may build. You may include a brief review of relevant literature. If this is a continuation project, a brief summary of your prior work is appropriate here. Be sure to distinguish your previous work from this year’s project.
37 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS c. Framework – What is your framework? Introduce the concepts and notation needed to specify your research question, methods, and results precisely. Define relevant terms, and explain prior/ background results. (Novel concepts developed as part of your project can be presented here or in Section 4, as appropriate.) d. Findings - What are your findings and supporting arguments? What did you discover and/or prove? Describe your result(s) in detail. If possible, provide both formal and intuitive/verbal explanations of each major finding. Describe your methods in general terms. Present rigorous proofs of the theory results – or, if the arguments are long, give sketches of the proofs that explain the main ideas. For numerical/statistical results, include tables and f igures that illustrate your data. Include relevant statistical analysis. Were any of your results statistically significant? How do you know this?
38 MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES TUKLAS e. Conclusions - What is your assessment of your f indings ? How do the results address your research question? And how have you advanced your readers’ understanding relative to what is already known? Discuss possible limitations. Did any questions or problems arise that you were not expecting? What challenges do you foresee in extending your results further? What application(s), if any, do you see for your work? f. References - list of reference materials such as journals, designs and patents, and online sources. This section should not exceed one page. Limit your list to the most important references. List the references/documentation used which were not of your own creation (i.e., books, journal articles). Your reference list should be written based on the Chicago Manual of Style. For more information, you may visit the websites below: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.ph