Math Olympics Warm-Up Guidelines

The bi-monthly Math Olympic Warm-Ups are practice competitions that help teachers and students prepare for the main event. Schools have their choice of using either the Numbers Munchers software or the Math Munchers software by MECC. Schools should not report scores for both for the same classes.

Dates for the Math Olympic Warm-Ups

General Guidelines for all Software

  1. A teacher or parent needs to supervise the competition while students are using the program. This will help "officiate" the results and reduce the desire to challenge the scores of another student.
  2. Number Munchers game utilizes Multiplication without time outs. There is a 30-minute time limit when reporting scores for the Number Munchers competition. The same software without time limitations is the Math Marathon competition events. Multiples should be set for "in order" instead of "random".
  3. Each class reports their three highest scores plus a class average of all the students for Number Munchers and Math Munchers but not for the Math Marathon events.
  4. Students may practice the game as often as the teacher allows, but only two official "tries" under teacher or parent supervision are allowed.

Number Munchers Guidelines

Use Number Munchers MECC. All teachers must have their computers use the following settings. (The Apple IIE can use the "Control" plus "a" to access the control menu.)"

Settings for All Computers 

                      Multiples
Grades K-2              2-6
Grades 3-4              2-9
Grades 5-6              2-12
Grades 7-12             2-20

Math Munchers Guidelines

Math Munchers Settings 
Grades     Math Munchers Multiples Setting
K-2         Grade 4 (settings 2-6)
3-4         Grade 5 (settings 2-9)
5-6         Grade 6 (settings 2-12)
International Math Olympics Annual Competition
April 1-7, 2003

All results for the various competitions above are due by midnight (local time) of the last day listed. Entries received after that time will not be eligible for ribbons or Hall of Fame.

 Send results of Warm-Ups via email to: Judy O'Hara (johara@leeca8.leeca.org).

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