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About IASO Olympiad 2012
Exam Date: 14th September |
IASO is International Amateurs Science Olympiad
This Olympiad aims at identifying the Young Amateur Scientists for the elite Amateur Club of IAAMS Eligibility for IASO
All students from Class 2 to Class 10 studying in CBSE or ICSE or IB/IGCSE schools.
Eligibility
All students from Class 2 to Class 10 studying in CBSE or ICSE or IB/IGCSE schools.
Structure and Pattern of Prelims - 2012
1. This exam will be conducted in two levels.
Prelims – 2012 (First Level) :
This level will be conducted in the respective school premises.
Mains – 2012 (Second Level) :
Top 500 students in each class along with class toppers from each school will be selected and Mains – 2012.
2. The medium of the test will be English
3. Objective Type with responses captured on OMR sheets
4. The maximum Duration of the exam is 90min.
5. Structure and Pattern of Prelims 2012.
1. This exam will be conducted in two levels.
Prelims – 2012 (First Level) : This level will be conducted in the respective school premises .This is an Assessment level exam
Mains – 2012 (Second Level) : Top 500 students from each class will be selected along with the class toppers for Mains – 2012 and it will be Conducted in the nearest selected centers. This is the Olympiad level.
2. The medium of the test will be English
3. Prelims constitute with objective type with responses captured on OMR sheets
4. The Duration of the prelims exam is ranges from 60 min to 90min and it is class dependent.
5. The number of questions in prelims ranges from 45 to 75 and it is class dependent .
6. There will be seperate question paper for each class. |
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| Syllabus |
| SCIENCE - IASO |
| 2nd Standard |
Plants, Animals, Human Body, Family, Food, Clothes, House, Occasions and Festivals, Occupation, Good Habits and Safety Rules, Transport and Communication, Earth and Universe.
General Mental Ability and Everyday Science
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| 3rd Standard |
Plants and Animals, Human Body, Water, Food, House and Occupation, Transport and Communication, Matter and Materials, Earth and Universe.
General Mental Ability and Everyday Science
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| 4th Standard |
Plant and Animal Life, Human Body, Water, Matter and Materials, Transport, General Activities, Earth and Universe.
General Mental Ability and Everyday Science
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| 5th Standard |
nimals, Plants and Food, Human Body and Health, Water, Matter, Natural Resources and Calamities, Earth and Universe, General Science.
General Mental Ability and Everyday Science
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| 6th Standard |
Units and Measurement, Motion and Measurement of Distances, Light, Shadows and Reflections, Electricity & Circuits, Magnets, Air & Water, Sorting Materials into Groups, Separation of Substances, Changes Around Us, Living Organisms & Their Surroundings, Food, Health & Hygiene., Our Universe and Solar System.
General Mental Ability and Everyday Science
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| 7th Standard |
Units and Measurement, Heat, Motion and Time, Electric Current and its Effect, Winds, Storms and Cyclones, Light, Acids, Bases and Salts, Physical and Chemical Changes, Weather, Climate and Adaptations of Animals, Respiration, Transportation, Reproduction in Plants, Natural Resources and Their Conservation, Our Universe and Solar System
General Mental Ability and Everyday Science
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| 8th Standard |
Motion, Measurement, Kinematics, Dynamics , Work, power and energy and Sound
Metals and Non-metals, Coal and Petroleum, Combustion and Flame, Conservation of Plants and Animals, Cell, Reproduction in Animals, Force and Pressure, Friction, Sound, Chemical Effects of Electric Current, Some Natural
Phenomena, Light, Stars and Solar System, Pollution of Air and Water.
General Mental Ability and Everyday Science
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| 9th Standard |
Motion, Measurement, Kinematics, Dynamics , Work, power and energy, Sound, Matter in Our Surroundings, Is Matter Around Us Pure, Atoms and Molecules, Structure of Atom, chemical bonding, Periodic classification, Cell - The Fundamental Unit of Life, Tissues, Diversity in Living Organisms, Why Do We Fall Ill, Natural Resources, Improvement in Food Resources.
General Mental Ability and Everyday Science
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| 10th Standard |
Motion, Measurement, Kinematics, Dynamics , Work, power and energy, Pressure and its applications, Light-Reflection and Refraction, Human Eye and Colourful World, Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Electric Current, Sources of Energy, Our Environment and its Management.
Chemical Reactions and Equations, Acids, Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-metals, Carbon and its Compounds, Periodic Classification of Elements, Life Processes, Reproduction in Organisms, Heredity and Evolution,
General Mental Ability and Everyday Science
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| 11th Standard |
Physics and Chemistry
Units & Measurements, Mechanics, Properties of Matter, Heat & Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Waves.
Chemistry: Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Structure of Atom, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, States of Matter, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox
Reactions, Hydrogen, The s-Block Elements, The p-Block Elements (Groups 13 and 14), Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques, Hydrocarbons, Environmental Chemistry
General Mental Ability and Everyday Science
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| 12th Standard |
Physics and Chemistry
Units & Measurements, Mechanics, Properties of Matter, Heat & Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Waves, Electricity
Chemistry: Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Structure of Atom, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, States of Matter, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox
Reactions, Hydrogen, The s-Block Elements, The p-Block Elements (Groups 13 and 14), Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques, Hydrocarbons, Environmental Chemistry
General Mental Ability and Everyday Science
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| Before IASO Olympiad Exam |
How to participate
Registration of Students : Olympiad 2012 is open to the students of classes 2 to 12 and registrations are received from the schools in the prescribed pro-forma. School Registration Form / Student Participation Details Form and the entire School Communication Kit-2012 is posted to the schools.
Roll Numbers:
The school's coordinating teacher will be generating the students' Roll Numbers as per the guidelines given. A copy of these roll numbers along with the students' registration and school registration sheet should be sent to the IAAMS's Central office before the last date.
IAAMS will register your school and the students and dispatch question papers and guidelines for conducting the examination. Principals / teachers may please note that any school can be registered as a centre for Olympiad 2012.
Minimum of 40 students need to be registered from each school for feasibility reasons. Students should be registered through the schools only. Individual registration by the student is not encouraged.
Fees : A nominal participation fee is charged from each student. Part of it is retained by the school for its expenses as exam centre. Details about the fee / mode of payment etc. are given in the School Registration Forms sent to schools.
IAAMS Olympiad 2012 is conducted in the subjects: Mathematics, Science and Computer Skills & English is in two levels:
Prelims and Mains
| Prelims: The date for Prelims is 14th September, 2012. |
| Mains: The date for Mains is Novermber 2012 |
Prelims – 2012 (First Level): This level will be conducted in the respective school premises under the supervision of IAAMS deputed coordinator.
Mains – 2012 (Second Level): Top 15% of the students in each class will be selected and Mains – 2012 will be Conducted in the nearest selected centers.
Service Cell:
Any clarification regarding rules, format/pattern of the paper, etc., may be sought from the
National Coordinator through e-mail/fax/phone call at :info.iaamsolympiad@gmail.com
Address: Central Office
Street 3, near JOHNSON GRAMMAR HIGH SCHOOL (ICSE),
Kakateeya Nagar, Habsiguda,
Hyderabad - 500 007
Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
Phone: 9390166600 / 9397166600 / 040-65814423
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| Awards and Credits |
A. Students
1. 5Q assessment Report for every participating student
2. Master Mind of the School Medal for each Class will be awarded to a student who scores the highest total in both IAMO & IASO .
3. Excellence Certificates to all the student who participate in Mains – 2012 (Second level)
B. Final Awards and Credits for Students
1. For the student at National Position 1 in each class :
Medal of Honour “Amateur Scientist 2012”.
and a memento with cash prize and Nurture Program
2. For the student at National Position 2 in each class :
Medal of Honour “Amateur Scientist 2012”.
with cash prize and Nurture Program
3. For the student at National Position 3 to 10 in each class :
Memento with cash prize and Nurture Program
4. Consolation Prizes will be awarded for all the worthy students there after.
C. Best Principal Award
Best Contribution in Science Education Award and a Cash Prize of Rs. 5000 for School Principal / Correspondent on the basis of promoting the awareness of the 'Pure pursuit'
D. School
Science Genius Shield will be Awarded for that school for having created a “Amateur Scientist”.
School Science Quotient Report will be given for every participating School.
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| Suggested Reading and Cues/Guidelines |
Science (IASO)
- School Text Books of Current Year. IAAMS suggests the text books of previous academic year also.
- Text books of other syllabi.
E.g. : A student of ICSE should also read the CBSE text books of the current academic year
- Basic terminology related to ‘Universe’
- Physics by Cutnell & Johnson
- Books on ‘Physics problem solving’
Cues
- Knowledge about ’Everyday Science’ [Children’s Knowledge Bank]
- Knowledge about ‘Universe’
- Knowledge about the basic applications of Physics in daily life
- Knowledge about plants and animals around you
- Knowledge about the basic applications of Biology in daily life
- Knowledge about the basic applications of Mathematics in daily life
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| After IASO |
Student and School Analytics
“What is not measured is not managed” – Ancient Aztec Proverb
IAAMS will provide the following metrics to the school after the Prelims Examinations.
- Student Evaluation Chart (Student wise - For each set)
- School Analytics Report (One Consolidated Report)
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Student Evaluation Chart (Student wise)
Subject wise for IAMO and IASO separately
- Absolute Score
- Percentile Score
- Grade (High Distinction (HD)/Distinction (D)/Satisfactory (S)/Remedial (R))
- Category and Sub Category wise Response report
- Difficulty level Response report
- Generic Inferences for Improvement
- Graphical Analysis Tool
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School Analytics Report (School wise)
Class wise & Subject wise IAMO and IASO separately
- Average Score
- Median Score
- Standard Deviation of scores
- Category and Sub Category wise School Strengths/Weaknesses
- National Average vs. School Average
- Schools' contribution (No of students and percentage) to the National top 100, 500 and 1000 scores
- Generic Inferences for Improvement
- Graphical Analysis Tools
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Unique 5 Q Report
Based on the different varieties of questions in the Examination paper we have introduced ‘Five Indicators’ which are
- Knowledge Quotient (KQ)
- Understanding Ability Quotient (UAQ)
- Reasoning and Analytical ability Quotient (RAQ)
- Problem Solving Skill Quotient (PSQ)
- Awareness and Vision Quotient (AVQ)
- A comprehensive analysis and inferences based on the different combination numbers of the above five Qs’ will be given for every student. This is first of its kind in the history of Olympiad Examinations in our country.
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