2012 Math Coach Handbook
Tthe MATH Bowl Coach Handbook contains all rules and instructions for your 2012 team.
Click here for the 2012 M.A.T.H. Coaches Handbook
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MATH Bowl Invitational Competitions
Many schools choose to participate in Invitational competitions the week of February 13 - 18, 2012, which are organized locally, but use questions provided by IASP. A list of MATH Bowl Invitationals Hosts who have contacted the IASP office will be available by clicking here. You will see competitions listed as "Open" (accepting entries), or "Closed" (not accepting any additional entries). If you would like to host an invitational and have not yet ordered questions, click here to go to the Forms page to find the order form.
MATH Bowl Practice Questions
The 2012 MATH Bowl competition will be using the same standards used for the 2009 and 2006 competitions. Instead of writing new practice questions for 2012, we are making available the questions used for those past competitions. By studying these questions with their teams, coaches can get a good picutre of what the 2012 questions will be like.
Click here for 2006 Invitational Questions
Click here for 2006 Area Competition Questions
Click here for 2009 Invitational Questions
Click here for 2009 Area Competition Questions
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Invitational Questions
Questions used for 2012 MATH Bowl Invitational competitions will be posted here after Invitational week. Click here for 2012 Invitational Questions (1 per page)
Click here for 2012 Invitational Questions (4 per page)
MATH Bowl Coaching Videos
Indiana State University has assembled two sets of videos, designed to help MATH Bowl Coaches. The first series is geared toward giving tips about coaching the contest, and stars the MATH Bowl Coach from Northwestern Elementary School, Jan Koloszar! Jan does a great job of sharing her successful system. The second set of videos discusses ways to teach the concept of "probability" that will be on the 2011 competition, and may spark some ideas in both new and experienced coaches. Although the Topic Videos were created specifically for the 2011 Competition, some elements may apply to future competitions, even though some topics will only apply to that specific competition year. Enjoy the videos. Thanks, Indiana State!! Click on the links below to view the videos:
Coaching Tips 1 | Coaching Tips 2 | Coaching Tips 3 | Coaching Tips 4 | Coaching Tips 5
2011 Topics 1 | 2011 Topics 2 | 2011 Topics 3 | 2011 Topics 4 | 2011 Topics 5
Help Recruiting Your Team
To help coaches save some time as you search out students for your team, IASP is making some printable flyers available. You can print, fill in your information, copy, and post them around your building! The poster is designed to fit on 8.5" x 11" paper.
Click here for the Math Bowl Recruiting Poster
Description of the Elementary M.A.T.H. Competition
The competition will be made up of four rounds with three different team
members competing in each round. Each round shall consist of seven
multiple-choice questions. The competition will be based on The National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics publication Curriculum and Evaluation
Standards for School Mathematics. This includes thirteen curriculum standards.
Teams
Teams are composed ideally of twelve members. Four others may be used as
alternates. There is no limit of how many students may come from any one grade
level. A student may participate in only one round. At the end of the fourth
question, one or two members of the squad may substitute for students at the
table.
Eligibility
All full-time students in grades 4-5 (6 where appropriate) are eligible to compete. Within these constraints, schools may select their teams in any manner and with any additional criteria they choose.
Format
The competition will consist of four rounds with each round consisting of seven multiple-choice questions which will be read to the students and projected on the screen simultaneously. After consulting with the other team members at the table, the team captain will answer each question by circling the chosen response on the answer sheet. At the conclusion of the allotted time, (30 to 60 seconds) the proctor will grade each response before the next question is read.
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