Asian Science and Mathematics Olympiad for Primary Schools

91B, Jalan Kenari 20, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel / Fax : (+60)03 - 5879 7831 E : asmops15@gmail.com W : www.asmo2u.com

ASMOPS 2015
Asian Science and Mathematics Olympiad for Primary Schools
21-25 November 2015 · Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.

Introduction
In recognition of the growing significance of science and mathematics in our daily life,
and in the general education of young people, and with the aim of enhancing the
development of international contacts between countries within the Asian region in
the field of school education in science and mathematics especially primary school,
an annual science and mathematics competitions has been organized for Primary
School Students; the competition is called the " Asian Science and Mathematics
Olympiad for Primary Schools" or ASMOPS and is a competition among individuals
and teams.

Objectives
1. To provide opportunities to Malaysia students to exchange views and to share
learning experiences in mathematics and science in an international arena.
2. To provide motivation for students and teachers in schools and in all jurisdiction in

teaching and learning mathematics and science while developing high-order
thinking abilities.
3. To develop school-based curricula towards international standard.
4. To promote good relationships and cultural exchange among countries in the
network.

Participation and Application
Students from elementary school, must not enrolled in Secondary school;aged not
more than 13 years old on October 31,2015.
Participation from other countries in the competition is by invitation. Any invited city
or country is entitled to send up to 4 teams (2 teams for science and 2 teams for
maths). Each country teams consists of : A team leader and 16 students.
invitation letter had been sent to Singapore , Indonesia, Philippines , Taiwan , Brunei ,
India , Nepal , Bangladesh , Hong Kong , Korea , Japan , Vietnam and others.

91B, Jalan Kenari 20, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Categories of Competitions
1. Stage Theory :

• Science : Individual
• Math : Individual
2 . Stage Experiment / Exploration :
• Science : Team(s)
• Mathematics : Teams(s)
• Science & Mathematics ( combined ) : Team(s)
The constructed problems are based on Mathematics and Science Olympiad primary
school curriculum, reference books and other relevant sources, which cover
intellectual, reasoning and creativity.

Competitions Paper
The participating countries are welcomed to send five (5) proposed problems each
for Mathematics and Science , using Word files written in English, three(3) for the
individual contest and another two(2) for the team contest for both the subjects on
or before 9th October 2015 to allow the ASMOPS Committee to do the consideration
and preparation of competition papers. The team leaders must avoid using the exact
proposed problems they submit to the organizers for training their contestants.
We will provide a list of terms in English and allow leader from other country to
translate the term in particular language.the terms might/might not used in the
paper. Students are not allowed to bring any dictionary inside the exam hall accept

the translation list.
***USD 50 will be deducted from each teams registration fees for those who are
willing to send qualified questions within the due date.

Letter of Participation and Registration Forms
Interested countries in joining this competition should confirm their participation by:
1. Sending a letter of confirmation before 31st August 2015
2. Sending the name lists of students, team leader, deputy leader and tutors before
30th September 2015.
3.Questions submission before 9th October 2015.
3. Notifying the details of travel scheduled flights before 30th September 2015.
4. Confirming itinerary before 15th October 2015.

91B, Jalan Kenari 20, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel / Fax : (+60)03 - 5879 7831 E : asmops15@gmail.com W : www.asmo2u.com

Registration Fee and Facilities
The participation fee for the Olympiad is USD250/team to cover the cost of meals,
accommodation, local transportation and sightseeing (city tour) for the teams (four
students) during the official period of the ASMOPS 2015 from November 21-25, 2015.

Only 1(one) team leader will be charged free for the cost for each country.
Teams will be responsible for their own travel expenses to and from Kuala Lumpur.
Each observer, teacher, parent, pedagogical leader, and additional team leader have
to pay USD550/person to cover meals, accommodation, and local transportation
from November 21-25, 2015

Itinerary

Session
Date
21st Nov 2015
(Saturday)

Morning
Airport pick-up,
registration
Lunch

22nd Nov 2015
(Sunday)


Opening ceremony

23 Nov 2015
(Monday)

Students’ team
competition
Science & Maths fair,
International Parents
Forum & visit UTAR

rd

24th Nov 2015
(Tuesday)
25th Nov 2015
(Wednesday)

Visit Malaysia

Departure

Afternoon

Evening

Airport pick-up,
registration
Tea break

Airport pick-up,
registration
Team Leaders' Meeting
& translation
Dinner

Students' individual
competition
Science & Maths fair,
Education Forum


Shopping tour for
parent

Mathematics games
contest for participants
and parent

Cultural Night
Souvenir exchange

Visit Malaysia

Award Ceremony

91B, Jalan Kenari 20, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel / Fax : (+60)03 - 5879 7831 E : asmops15@gmail.com W : www.asmo2u.com

Juries
The juries appointed by the organizing committees are as follows:

1. The central committee of Asian experts
2. Math and Science professionals from countries that participate in the competition.
3. Math and Science experts and professionals from Malaysia.

Awards and Medals
The total number of marks awarded for the Individual Competition should be 40
(forty) points for short answer/multiple choice questions and 60 (sixty) points for
long answer problems. The marks awarded for the Team Competition should be 10
(ten) points for each problem. The competition organizer shall determine how the
marks are allocated within each examination.
The Organizing Committee establishes minima (expressed in points) for Gold Medals,
Silver Medals, Bronze Medals and Honorable Mentions. The participant who obtains
the highest score will receive a special prize .

Syllabus
Science:
1. Science skills and methodology, general health (nutrition, common disease
and how to prevent it).
2. General environment issue (deforestation, natural resource management,
pollution, water and carbon cycles, etc).

3. Basic ecology (habitat, interaction, food chain, and food web, population,
ecosystem, life cycle, etc).
4. Physiology (photosynthesis and respiration).
5. Current technology development (GMO, biotech, bio fuel, satellite, etc).
6. Human anatomy and function (skeleton and movement, olfactory system,
auditory system, mouth, eyes, circulatory, digestive system, skin, respiratory
system) and human disease.
7. Classification of organism based on their food, anatomy, systematic,
reproduction system and habitat.
8. Mechanics (motion of object, static fluid, gas).
9. Solar system (member of the solar system, rotation of earth and moon, earth
and moon eclipses).

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10. The earth planet (structure, surface, process of earth formation, water cycle,
renewable resources, climate, seasons, gravitation, wind).
11. Electricity and magnetism (application, models).
12. Matter (properties, phase transformation (solid-liquid-gas), physical, chemical,

and biological transformation).
13. Thermal properties (temperature, thermometer, energy, conduction,
convection, radiation).
14. Light (property, vision, colour).
15. Force (shape of material changes, magnetic, gravitation, frictional forces)
16. Energy (kinetic, potential, heat, sound, renewable, energy conversion).
Mathematics:
1. Arithmetic: integers, rational numbers and their representations (fraction,
decimal, and percentage), (number) factorization, greatest common divisor,
least common multiple, number ordering, and ratio/proportion.
2. Geometry: angle and its measure, area and perimeter, triangle (including
triangle inequality), quadrilateral, parallelogram, trapezoid, circles, cube,
parallelepiped nets, symmetry, reflection and rotation, scaling, and similarity.
3. Data and measurement: data representation, mean (average), median,
modus, and min/max.
4. Combinatory: basic counting principle and probability, simple application of
pigeonhole principle, and Venn diagram.
5. Logic: basic logic and deduction skill

Contact

Address :

91B, Jalan Kenari 20
Bandar Puchong Jaya
47100 Puchong, Selangor.
Telephone : (60)3 5879 7831
Email :
asmops15@gmail.com

91B, Jalan Kenari 20, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel / Fax : (+60)03 - 5879 7831 E : asmops15@gmail.com W : www.asmo2u.com

Confirmation letter :(we are only reserved to first 10
confirmed countries )
reply to asmops15@gmail.com before 1st August 2015

WE ARE CONFRIMED !
Name of country:____________________________________
Name of participant agency or department : ________________
___________________________________________________
Name of Leader : _____________________________________
Contact number : ____________________________________
Email :___________________________________________
Address : ___________________________________________
ASMOPS 15 schedule :
Work Tasks

Due Date

letter of confirmation
Team name lists
Questions submission
travel scheduled flights
Confirming itinerary
Depart!

31st August 2015
30th September 2015
9th October 2015
30th September 2015
15th October 2015
21st November 2015

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Date : ____________________