Department of Education

Region No. VIII

ORMOC CITY DIVISION
Narra St., Brgy. Don Felipe Larrazabal
Ormoc City, Leyte

DIVISION MEMORANDUM
No. _______, s. 2019

TO : All Public Schools District Supervisors

Heads, Public and Private Elementary, Junior and Senior High School & ALS
All others concerned

FROM : MANUEL P. ALBAÑO, Ph.D., CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent

SUBJECT : 2019 DIVISION SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS FAIR ( DSTM F )

DATE : September 2, 2019

1. This Office announces the conduct of the 2019 Division Science, Technology and Mathematics
Fair (DSTMF) dubbed as “SCIMATECH 1.0: Panagtagbo ug Pasundayag sa Kaalam “ with the
theme: Reinventing the Future: Advancing Communities Through Science, Technology
and Innovations on September 30, 2019 - October 1, 2019.

2. The objectives of DSTMF are:

a. promote Science, Technology and Mathematics consciousness and a culture of innovation
among the youth
b. aims to identify the most creative and innovative student researchers from the Junior and
Senior High School who shall represent the country in the International Science Research
Fairs.

3 In view thereof, all schools/districts are encourage to conduct school /district level competitions
and other science related activities in line with the National Science Month Celebration for the
month of September and in preparation for the 2019 DSTMF.

4. The Division Science, Technology and Mathematics Fair will be conducted at the New Ormoc
City National High School Covered Court for the opening program on September 30, 2019
at exactly 1:00 p.m. Contest venues will be announced during the said program.

Qualified participants /contestants are the first place winners

 in every district for public elementary schools
 in every school for private elementary, junior & senior high school
 in every school for public junior and senior school
ALS learners are also encourage to participate the said competition.
 Registration Fee of Php 100.00 for each of the contestant and coach will be collected to defray
expenses incurred relative to medals, certificates and trophies for the winners, lunch and
snacks for the contest facilitators & judges , honorarium for judges coming from
non-deped agencies and other incidental expenses shall be charged against local funds,
School MOOE, PTA, Science/YES O Club funds and other available sources..

Division first place winners for Science Investigatory Projects (SIP) and On-The-Spot Contest
will represent during the 2019 Regional Science, Technology and Math Fair (RSMTF) on
November 6-9, 2019 in Catbalogan City, Samar.. However, if in case the first place winner
cannot attend due to emergency or illness and any other valid reasons, the second place winner
will automatically replace the identified contestant.

5. Enclosed herewith are the list of the different activities/contest areas to be undertaken, guidelines/
criteria for judging, list of judges and the corresponding members of the different committees for
the 2019 Division Science, Technology and Math Fair. (DSTMF).

a. Soft copies of the SCIENCE INVESTIGATORY PROJECT (SIP) manuscript for both elementary and
secondary levels (junior / senior ) should be submitted on September 23, 2019 for pre-evaluation by the
judges and email to ciddepedormoc@gmail.com.
Setting up of SIP Poster displays should be done on September 30, 2019 at 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.at the
NOCNHS COVERED COURT for evaluators/judges to have time to interact/ask preliminary questions with
the young researchers and oral presentation/Science Congress will follow immediately.
b. Hardcopies (3 ) of the Strategic Intervention Materials (SIM) for teacher category should also be submitted on
September 23,2019 for a thorough pre-evaluation by the identified judges at the CID office, Dep Ed ,Ormoc
City Division.

6. Immediate and wide dissemination of this memorandum is desired.

Enclosures: Science & Mathematics Competitions , Guidelines ,facilitators & judges ,registration form

Reference: As stated

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:

Science ,Technology & Mathematics Fair Program

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CONTEST AND CATEGORIES

DAY 1: September 30, 2019

8:00 -9:00 nn----Registration, Setting Up of Poster Display/Exhibit

9:30-11:00 a.m. Poster Making Contest

11:00-12:00 a.m. Practice for presenation/shoutout

1:00 -5:00 p.m --- Opening Program (Shoutout/district )

Contest Proper : Family Quest, Math & Science Quiz,

SIM for Teachers

MATHEMATICS
1. Family Quest (in English)………………………………………………………………………Grades 1 & 2
2. Quiz Bee (team)……………………………………………………………………………………Grades 3 – 10
3. Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) teacher category)…………………………by Key Stage

SCIENCE
1. Science Quiz for every grade level
Elementary …………………………………………………………..Grades 3 - 6
Secondary
Junior………………………………………………………………Grades 7 – 10
Senior……………………………………………………………. .Grade 11 -12

2. Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) Teacher Category

Elementary – 1 entry from any grade level
Secondary
 JUNIOR HS
Earth Science - 1 entry
Biology - 1 entry
Chemistry - 1 entry
Physics - 1 entry

3 . Best Shoutout and Poster Making (by district)

 Participated by all the delegates (Science and Math contestants ) in both public
and private (elementary , junior & senior high school) and ALS from each
district
DAY 2 (OCTOBER 1, 2019) 8:00 A.M- 5:00 P.M.

1. On the SpPOT (Science Processes and Practices On-Site Test) Contest (for Secondary only )

 2 contestants/participants composed of junior high school /senior high school

or a combination of both junior & senior high school learners./ALS learners

2.SCIENCE INVESTIGATORY PROJECTS:

a. LIFE SCIENCE (LS)- Elementary and Secondary (Junior/Senior)

 Individual Project
 Team Project(3 members)
b. PHYSICAL SCIENCE (PS)- Elementary and Secondary(Junior/Senior)
 Individual Project
 Team Project (3 members)
c. ROBOTICS and INTELLIGENT MACHINES (RIM) for Secondary only (Junior/Senior)
 Individual Project
 Team Project (3 members)
d. SCIENCE INNOVATION EXPO (SIE) for Secondary only (Junior/Senior) (2 inventions )
 2 individual or 1 individual
 Team

CRITERIA AND CONTEST GUIDELINES:

A. Shoutout
a. Each district shall come up with a “Shoutout” participated by all delegates of the district.
b. Maximum time is 30 seconds, video format.
c. The video must be clear including its audio.
d. It must contain the best tagline for their district. Example ,”Designing Organic Solutions-
Philippines!”
e. This will be presented during the opening program, and accompanied with video.
f. Copy of the video in CD must be submitted to the secretariat c/o Gay Ballais of
NOCNHS on September 27, 2019.
B. Poster Making
a. This is a team category , with all the delegates from the district as team members.
b. Each district must provide one (1) whole illustration board and any writing and drawing
materials.
c. The team will be given 1.5 hours to create the poster.
d. The orientation of the poster will be “portrait”
e. Only the official and registered learners will join. Coaches and other officials are not
allowed
To assist in any of the phases of the poster making
 CRITERIA FOR BOTH CONTESTS:
Relevance to the Theme…………………………………………..40%
Creativity………………………………………………………………….30%
Composition/Originality……………………………………………30%
TOTAL ………………………………….. 100%

(point deduction for non-adherence to the guidelines to be determined by Board of Judges )

C. SIP MANUSCRIPTS

1. Please refer to DepEd Memorandum No. 134 s. 2018 dated August 20, 2018 for the
complete guidelines, required forms, research format and others.
2.
 Manuscripts to be submitted should be coded as shown below and with earmarks

CATEGORY CODE COLOR

(cover )
LIFE SCIENCE -Individual LS-I-DIST____ Green
LIFE SCIENCE-Team LS-T-DIST____ Yellow
PHYSICAL SCIENCE -Individual PS-I-DIST_____ Blue
PHYSICAL SCIENCE -Team PS-T-DIST_____ Red
Robotics & Intelligent Machines-Individual RIM-I-DIST_____ Orange
Robotics & Intelligent Machines-Team RIM-T-DIST_____ Violet
SCIENCE Innovation Expo SIE – DIST______ Pink

 All required forms are submitted and signed

 ONLY the products/outputs of the INNOVATION EXPO can be displayed in the
exhibit.
 ATTIRE OF THE CONTESTANTS
During the Poster Display: school/district delegation uniform
Congress Proper: Corporate Attire

NOTE:

There will be an orientation conference for all coaches (science contests) in all

public and private schools on September 5, 2019 ,3:00 pm at the Ormoc City Division
Convergence Zone (please be on time)

Orientation Conference for Coaches (Mathematics Contests) will be on September

9, 2019 at 3:00 p.m in same venue.
Revitalizing and Indigenizing Curriculum for Heightening , Advancing and Reengineering for
Development
EMPOWERING STAKEHOLDERS, ADVANCING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE!