International Science Bee

The International Science Bee is an academic science challenge sponsored by the International Academic Competitions Committee. As one of the most prestigious integrated academic competitions in the US. Consisting of Qualifying Stages, Regional Finals, and a Divisional Championships, competing students have a chance to put their science knowledge to use against other students in their respective age divisions in an engaging quiz tournament setting. Featuring fun, multidisciplinary challenges, and education activities backed by cutting-edge research, International Science Bee has been increasingly popular around the world, attracting over 50,000 students from more than 50 countries to take part every year.

The mission of the International Science Bee is to reward academic achievement by bringing innovative, stimulating, fair, and intellectually competitive opportunities to students worldwide. The Committee firmly believes that academic competitions play a unique role in education by encouraging students to explore new areas of knowledge while rewarding achievement in the classroom. Academic competitions not only help students gain self-confidence, make new friends, enhance memory, and give students an edge on future college applications, but most importantly, ignite a passion for lifelong learning! We would like to offer this unique opportunity to children around the world!

Questions may cover any discipline in the field of science including, but not limited to, biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, earth science, astronomy, computer science, non-computational mathematics, and the history of science.

Qualifier Round

Date:
Round2: Feb. 26th, 2023 14:00-14:30
Round3: Mar. 6th, 2023 17:30-18:00
Round4: Mar. 16th, 2023 17:30-18:00
Round5: Mar. 26th, 2023 14:00-14:30
Round6: Apr. 6th, 2023 17:30-18:00
Round7: Apr. 16th, 2023 14:00-14:30

Location: Online
Language:
- Elementary & Middle School: English or Chinese
- Junior Varsity & Varsity: English
*English National Round accept qualifiers from English Qualifier Round only. Chinese National Round accept qualifiers from Chinese Qualifier Round only. Participants are not allowed to exchange participating language. Only English National Round qualifiers are eligible for World Championship.
Rules: All exams consist of 50 multiple-choice questions, and students have 20 minutes to take each exam. Each correct answer will receive 2 points. An incorrect answer will receive -1 points, and an answer left blank receives zero points.
Division: Students should register for the following divisions according to their age.
- Elementary Division: 12 years old or below (born on or after September 1, 2010)
- Middle School Division: 12-14 years old (born between September 1, 2008, and August 31, 2010)
- Junior Varsity Division: 14-16 years old (born between September 1, 2006, and August 31, 2008)
- Varsity Division: 16 years old or above (born on or before August 31, 2006)
Awards:
- All students who qualify for advancement will receive a qualifier e-certificate.
- All participating students will receive a participation e-certificate.
Standards: Qualifying scores will be determined by the results of all students who take the exam. Qualified students can compete in the Regional Finals. (Elementary: 50+, Middle School: 50+, Junior Varsity: 50+, Varsity: 60+)
Academic Guidance: Provide some questions (for reference only)

National Round

Qualified students from the Qualifier Round will be invited to participate in the National Round!

National Round

Date: May 1st, 2023

Location: Shanghai
Language:
- Elementary & Middle School: English or Chinese
- Junior Varsity & Varsity: English
*English National Round accept qualifiers from English Qualifier Round only. Chinese National Round accept qualifiers from Chinese Qualier Round only. Participants are not allowed to exchange participating language. Only English National Round qualifiers are eligible for World Championship.
Rules:
- All National Round are buzzer-based competitions. In each Regional Final, there will be 3 or 4 preliminary rounds, and 1 final round. There are 30 tossup questions per round for Varsity and Junior Varsity divisions and 25 questions for Middle School and Elementary divisions.
- Up to 10 students compete together in a room at any given time. One point is scored for each correct response; only one student can score per question. Once a student has rung in with an incorrect response, they cannot ring in again on that question. 3 incorrect answers kill the question. If a student is the third one to answer incorrectly before the end of the question, they score -1; otherwise, students do not lose points for an incorrect response (the first or second incorrect response, and the third incorrect response if the question has been read to completion do not incur a loss of a point).
- When a student reaches 8 points they are finished for the round, but they will receive up to 7 bonus points based on how quickly they finished the round.
Awards: Each division will be awarded separately.
- The top three scorers will be awarded the national round Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes
- The top 50% of students will receive the winner's award
- All participating students will receive a participation certificate
Standards: All students play in 3 preliminary rounds. The top students in each age division make the finals. Approximately the top 50% in each age division will qualify for the Championships.
Academic Guidance: Provide some English questions (for reference only)

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技能：在压力环境下快速调动知识储备的能力。
* 组委会将提供学术材料
** 该挑战中各组别英文场得分前 50% 晋级全球轮

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技能：创造力、演讲能力、研究能力

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技能：创造力、演讲能力、研究能力
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技能：团队协作

6. “同一个世界”团队挑战 One world

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技能：团队协作