Schedule

 

 

ELMACON 2024, 24th Annual PIMS Elementary Math Contest - May 4th 2024

 


ELMACON 2024 will be held in the Earth Science and Swing buildings on UBC's Point Grey campus. The competition is separated by grade, students will take all three parts of the exam (sprint, target, and countdown) in the room assigned to their grade. Room assignments will appear below soon.

 

  • Grade 5: TBA
  • Grade 6: TBA
  • Grade 7: TBA

 

Registration will take place in the Earth Science Building is on Main Mall, directly across from the whale skeleton (Beattie Biodiversity Museum). The nearest parkade for both buildings is West Parkade.

 


 


10:00am

Registration: Students should present their ticket at the registration desk for their grade.

  • Grade 5: TBA
  • Grade 6: TBA
  • Grade 7: TBA

 

10:15am-10:45am

Seating: Students taken to assigned seats. All students must be seated by 10:45.

 

10:45am-11:00am

Sprint Instructions: Opening Remarks and Instructions (no admission into the rooms during this time).

 

11:00am–12:00pm

Sprint Round (50 minutes total for 26 questions).

  • Grade 5: TBA
  • Grade 6: TBA
  • Grade 7: TBA

 

12:00pm-12:15pm

Restroom break

 

12:15pm–12:25pm

Target Round Instructions (no admission into the rooms during this time).

 

12:25pm–1:15pm

Target Round (3 sets of 4 questions with 15 minutes for each set).

  • Grade 5: TBA
  • Grade 6: TBA
  • Grade 7: TBA

 

1:15pm-2:45pm

Lunch Break: Please bring your own packed lunch. Please note, no food is allowed in the lecture rooms!.

 

2:45pm–3:00pm

Top 25 and Countdown: competitors announced.

 

3:00pm–3:45pm

Countdown round

  • Grade 5: TBA
  • Grade 6: TBA
  • Grade 7: TBA

 

3:45pm

Award Ceremony