MS Governor's Cup

​MS Governor's Cup
What's Up With That?

By Meghan Miller

Rules

• Students may compete in a total of 4 events, but only three on any one day.

• Areas to choose from include: Social Studies, Math, Language Arts, Arts and Humanities, Science, Composition, and Quick Recall

  • Composition topics this year:

    • District-Food Additives and Preservatives

      Region-Digital Citizenship

      State-Redistribution of Wealth

Open Ended

What areas do you think you want to compete in? Choose at least one and up to four of the following: Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, Arts and Humanities, Composition, and Quick Recall

District Level Rules

• The 5 individuals with the highest scores in each content area are awarded placement medals, and advance to Regional competition.

• If a student uses a cell phone or other electronic device during Content Assessment, that student is disqualified from that event pending KAAC notification. If a student’s device is put away, but creates a disturbance by ringing or vibrating, the phone shall be collected and returned to the student after the competition.

• During Content Assessment, students must place all personal items out of sight until the testing time frame is completed. Students must also cover their keyboards and not use an on-screen keyboard.

Composition

a. Each school may enter up to three students in Composition.

b. Students compete individually but earn points for their school by placing in the top five at District/Region and in the top ten at State.

c. Substitutions are allowed only at the District competition.
d. Students may use a hard copy of a dictionary or thesauri. CANNOT be shared among students.
e. If students identify themselves or their schools in their composition, their booklet will be

disqualified.

90 minutes, argumentative, 6750 character count

Math

​Augusta can have up to 3 students compete in Math

a. Substitutions in Content Assessment are allowed only at the District competition.
b. Students may use scratch paper on all exams and may use up to two approved calculators and graph paper on the Mathematics exam. Scratch paper will be collected at the end of the District/Region exams. Calculators may not be shared among students.
c. 50 minutes to complete 50 questions with 10 tie breaker questions

Math content includes:

9. Indirect Measurement: Similar Polygons, Pythagorean Theorem, Special Right Triangles, Trigonometry
10.Statistics and Data Analysis

11.Probability: Independent/Dependent Events, Permutation, Combinations

12.Polynomials, Polynomial Factoring, Algebraic Fractions

13.Relations, Functions and Variations

14.Linear Equations and Functions, Systems of Linear

Equations, Inequalities

15.Radicals and Exponents

16. Quadratic Equations and Functions

1. Number Theory

2. Sequences and Patterns

3. Absolute Value, Integers, Rational Numbers

4. Ratio, Proportion and Percents

5. Systems of Measurement
6. Geometry: Angles, Parallel Lines, Polygons, Circles, Geometric Solids

7. Geometry: Perimeter, Circumference, Area and Surface Area
8. Geometry: Volume of Prisms, Cylinders, Cones, Pyramids, and Spheres

Fill in the Blank

Students may use ________ __________ on all exams.

Science content includes:

8. Solar System and Beyond: Space Tavel, Space Objects,

Astronomical Events, Constellations

9. Scientific Process: Experiments and the Scientific Method, Tools of Science, Lab Safety and First Aid (Written Assessment only)

10. Plants: Resources and Their Uses, Evolution, Life Cycles, Plant Behavior
11. Animals: Evolution, Life Cycles, Resource Acquisition, Animal Behavior

12. Fungi, Viruses and Bacteria

13. History of Science: Scientists, Inventions/Inventors, Fields of Study, Technology, Current Events in Science

14. Health and Nutrition

1. Matter: Chemical and Physical Properties, Chemical Reactions, Compounds, Elements, Mixtures

2. Motion and Force: Newton’s Laws of Motion, Gravity and Inertia, Waves

3. Transfer of Energy: Heat Predictability, Kinetic and Potential Energy, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Electricity

4. Living Systems’ Structure and Function: Uni/Multicellular Organisms, Specialization

5. Reproduction and Heredity

6. Populations, Communities and Ecosystems: Food Webs, Sunlight

& Energy Flow, Carrying Capacity

7. Earth’s Subsystems: Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Climate, Resources

8. World Civilization: Age of Exploration – Emphasis on European Explorers
9. U.S. History: Prehistory and Native American Cultures

10. U.S. History: Colonial Period including Westward Expansion (1500-1775)

11. U.S. History: Becoming a New Nation (1775-1815)

12. U.S. History: The Nation Grows (1815-1860)

13. U.S. History: Civil War and Reconstruction

14. U.S. History: Presidents and Great Political Figures

15. U.S. Government (Major Documents and Citizenship)

16. Economic: Principles, Practices, Money/Banking, Economic Systems

1. Current History: People and Events from the Most Recent 5 Years.

2. U.S. Geography: Physical and Political

3. World Geography: Physical/Political Geography, Maps

4. Geography: Climate, Land, Resources, Map Skills

5. World Civilization: River Valleys, Fertile Crescent, India, and China

6. World Civilization: Ancient Africa and Egypt, Greece, and Rome

7. World Civilization: Middle Ages, including Song, Sui, and Tang China, Islamic Empires, the Americas, African Civilizations, and Medieval Europe.

Social Studies content includes:

Multiple Choice

Students may compete in up to how many areas?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• As many as they want

6. Famous Poets and Poetry (American, British, and World Literature)

7. Famous Plays and Playwrights (including Contemporary), Famous Speeches

8. Short Stories: Authors, Titles, Characters, Themes

9. Traditional Literature (Fables, Folklore, Tall Tales)

10. Sentences: Types, Clauses, Phrases, Structure, Verbals, Errors

11. Conventions: Mechanics, Language Usage, Puctucation, Capitalization

12. Parts of Speech and Their Usage

13. Vocabulary: Spelling, Definitions, Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots

14. Common Foreign Words and Phrases

15. Literary Devices and Techniques

1. Classic American Novels (Early American to 1900)

2. Newbery Award Winners (Medal winners only - works, authors,

characters, settings)

3. Classic Children’s Novels

4. Award-winning Contemporary Young Adult Literature (National

Book Award Winner in Young People's Literature, Scott O'Dell

Award for Historical Fiction, and Coretta Scott King Award)

5. Award-winning Contemporary Young Adult Nonfiction (Sibert and YALSA)

Language Art content includes:

9. Dance: Historical/Cultural Aspects; Dancers and Choreographers

10. World Religions and Holidays, Religious Leaders and History

11. Mythology: Greek and Roman Gods, Goddesses and Characters

12. Drama/Theater: Age-appropriate Musical Theater and Broadway Plays

13. Persons or Artifacts Identified as Cultural Representatives:

Emphasis on (2024) Twin Towers, Great Wall of China, Mickey

Mouse, Indiana Jones, Legend of Zelda, The Beatles, Dolly Parton,

Muhammed Ali, Pele, McDonald's, Princess Diana, Kiwi, Star Wars,

Flintstones, It's a Wonderful Life; (2025) Golden Gate Bridge, Mt.

Fuji, Wonder Woman, Dracula, Pikachu, Elvis, Bill Monroe, Michael

Jordan, Babe Ruth, Legos, Titanic, Canadian Mounted Police,

James Bond, Betty Boop, The Andy Griffith Show; (2026) Statue

of Liberty, Christ the Redeemer, Snoopy, Joker, Mario, Prince,

Elton John, Williams sisters, Wayne Gretsky, Oprah, "Keep Calm

and Carry On", Day of the Dead, Saturday Night Live, Looney

Tunes, I Love Lucy

1. Visual Arts: Elements of Art, Music, Dance and Drama

2. Visual Artists and Their Works – Emphasis on Michelangelo, Durer, Velazquez, van Gogh, Picasso, Rembrandt, Monet

3. Visual Artists and Their Works – Emphasis on Goya, Cassatt, Warhol, Wood, Mondrian, Hopper, Rockwell

4. Architecture — Emphasis on Ancient Greece and Rome; Architects– Emphasis on Palladio, Frank Lloyd Wright, Brunelleschi, Gehry,

Gropius, Michelangelo, Wren

5. Composers and their Works: Classical, Baroque and Romantic –Emphasis on Mozart, Handel, Wagner, Debussy, Vivaldi, Chopin,

Beethoven, Tchaikovsky

6. American Composers and their Works

7. Musical Instruments and Families (including traditional folk instruments)
8. Purposes and Styles of Music— including Latin musical styles,

Medieval (e.g. Gregorian chant), gospel, popular, ballads

Arts and Humanities content includes:

Multiple Choice

What content area would include questions about Pokemon, American Composers, and Award-winning literature?

• Language Arts

• Composition

• Arts and Humanities

• Science

Multiple Choice

What content area would have questions about government, history, and civilization?

• Science

• Social Studies

• Arts and Humanities

• Math

Testing Procedures

• Students take exams in this order: Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Arts/Humanities.

• Students who complete their exams early sit quietly at their seat. [Unless coaches have unanimously agreed to waive this during their planning meeting]

• If a student asks to leave the room to use the restroom or for emergency reasons, that student must

  be escorted by a proctor.

• Students taking High School Mathematics begin testing ten minutes before the rest of the students.

• ALL other students must report at the start time for Testing Time Frame 1. If a student is late for

  the first Content Assessment time frame, no exams may be taken. This is necessary to protect the

  integrity of the event.

Multiple Choice

Students in which content area test first?

• Math

• Science

• Social Studies

• Arts and Humanities

Open Ended

What happens if you are late for a content area assessment?

Open Ended

Does anyone want to change the areas they chose to compete in earlier? If so, please write your new choices here. If not, simply write "no."

Quick Recall

​Rule Updates

• For math quick recall students may use “root 2” instead of “square root of 2” or “radical 2”.
  The following statement will be added as confirmation for written work submitted during Scenario Writing, Scenario Performance, and CmPS events: I certify that any use of automated writing tools, including but not limited to artificial intelligence, has only been for the purposes of proofreading or idea generation and that the written work is fully human-created and authored. Use of any generative tools to provide or

• create content for competition submissions can be grounds for disqualification from KAAC competitions.

Quick Recall Toss Up Questions Review

• Students have 5 seconds to answer a Toss Up

• Students do not have to wait for the entire question to be read to buzz in.

• Students buzzing in for a toss up must wait to be recognized before answering.

• After being recognized, a student must provide his or her answer immediately. Any hesistation will result in a "hesitation" call and the team will forfeit their turn to answer.

• If a student on the opposing team buzzes in with the wrong answer, your team will have a chance to buzz in the correct one.

• Students may NOT talk during a Toss Up.

• Answers must be continuous once started.

Quick Recall Bonus Questions Review

• A team that answers a tossup question correctly receives the right to a one-point bonus question UNLESS:

  a. Match or Half Time expires

  b. The tossup was the last question in the question set for that half

  c. The tossup made for the fifth and final point in overtime.

• Team Captains have 10 seconds to answer a Bonus.

• If a team successfully answers its bonus question, the moderator proceeds to the next question as a tossup. If a team answers a bonus question incorrectly or fails to answer, the bonus question “bounces back” to the other team.

• Team Captains do not have to wait until the entire question is read to give an answer

• Team Captains can designate another team member to answer.

More About Quick Recall

• Questions are divided equally among the subject areas of Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Arts & Humanities. There are no multiple‐choice or yes/no questions. Some questions may require multiple answers and are so designated.

• There are three types of questions: tossups, bonuses, and bounce-back bonuses. All are worth one point and there is no penalty for an incorrect answer.

  a. Tossup—Either team may answer.

  b. Bonus—Awarded to the team that correctly answers a tossup.

  c. Bounce-back bonus—If a team misses or fails to answer its bonus question, the question “bounces back” to the other team and they also receive a chance to answer.

• Each half consists of 12 minutes, or 40 questions.

Quick Recall Tips and Tricks

• Buzzer should be held in your non-dominate hand. That way you can write with your dominate hand and buzz in faster.

• The second you hear a number, start writing.

• Play to the strengths of your team

• Anyone can answer a toss up. Answer as quickly as you can, but wait until you are sure of the answer. Once a team answers, no one else on the team can answer, and you give the other team a time advantage.

• Only the captain can answer a bonus. TALK to each other during a bonus, but not so loudly the other team can hear.

• Prepare and study before competition day. Certain questions and answers are asked year after year. Learn the most common answers and be prepared to recognize them.

More Quick Recall Tips and Tricks

• If your team does not know the answer to a Bonus Question, PASS IT immediately. This gives the other team less time to figure out the answer.

• Be a good sport and support your team.

• Everyone makes mistakes. Just try your best.

• All students buzz in with incorrect answers. That's normal.

• It's better to buzz in with your best wrong answer, than sit in doubt silently.

• DON'T hog the floor. Give your teammates a chance to play and win.

Overtime!!

Ties are decided in an overtime period that continues under the tossup/bonus format. Overtime begins with a tossup question. The first team to score five (5) points is the winner.

Multiple Choice

Students are allowed to talk to each other during a Toss Up question. True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How many seconds are allotted for a toss-up question?

• 5 seconds

• 10 seconds

• 15 seconds

• As much time as needed

Multiple Choice

How much time is allotted for a bonus question?

• 5 seconds

• 10 seconds

• 15 seconds

• as much time as needed

Multiple Choice

What happens if a student buzzes in with a wrong answer on a toss up?

• The question "bounces" back to the opposing team

• The moderator moves on to the next question

• Their team loses a point

• Nothing happens

Multiple Choice

Students must wait until a question has been completely asked before answering. True or False?

• True

• False

Does anyone have any questions?